13 September 2016
Scientists prove the Moon was created by a vaporised Earth
... impact really did (largely) vaporise Earth," said Wang and the evidence that has given the game away is the amount of heavy potassium isotopes found in lunar samples. The duo’s findings show that Moon...
30 September 2016
Historic Rosetta mission ends
... history books once again," says Johann-Dietrich Wörner, ESA's Director General. "Today we celebrate the success of a game-changing mission, one that has surpassed all our dreams and expectations, and one that continues...
05 May 2017
Will CubeRover revolutionise planetary surface exploration?
Lunar rovers are set to get smaller, much smaller and a lot lighter compared with the traditional bulky and heavy models we are accustomed to seeing, as NASA has selected Astrobotic to develop CubeRover, a class of 2 kilogram rover platforms capable...
02 August 2017
First iodine fuelled thrusters pass critical design tests
... IceCube mission added, “this mission wouldn’t be possible without the BIT-3, and we’re proud to have Busek as a partner. It’s a game-changing technology for the whole CubeSat community.”
26 September 2017
Rocket Lab to fly Planet and Spire satellites on second test flight
..., so it’s only fitting that Planet is among the first payloads to fly on a Rocket Lab Electron. The Electron will be a game changer in a traditionally difficult launch market. We are excited to quite literally be riding the leading edge with Rocket...
18 May 2018
China launches its first private space rocket
... mean competitors have been sat idly by and to prove that the rocket launching business is still an open game, Chinese company OneSpace became the country's first private company to launch its own rocket. OneSpace, a startup...
