02 December 2014
Orion service module contract for Airbus
... control panels, an automated docking system and new waste management systems. It will soon be tested atop a Delta Heavy rocket in December 2014 in uncrewed mode, during the EFT-1 test flight out to 5,800 km beyond low-Earth orbit...
22 January 2021
Russia develops instrument to search for precious metals on the Moon and Mars
... launch would be carried out using a Yenisei super-heavy rocket, designed specifically for ferrying cosmonauts to the Moon. ...Novosti. Instead, several of the countries Angara-A5V carrier rockets will now be used. Manufacturing of the hydrogen stages...
June 2017
How to build a Moon base cheaply
...all cargo that requires the use of heavy rockets need to be delivered in this expensive manner? With an outlay of... 3D printers will be able to print habitation and technological modules, rocket engines, fuel tanks and spacecraft in situ – wherever that may...
28 April 2016
Rocket Launch from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome Successful
...the delay was due to “cable problems”, which have since been resolved. The rocket was launched successfully today at 5:01am Moscow time. Igor Komarov, head of ...scheduled for 2023, when the Angara-A5B heavy rocket will launch the Federaciya spaceship.
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
...the Atlas V booster costs US$20,000/kg while SpaceX promises a reduction to US$1,700/kg with its partly reusable Falcon Heavy rocket. Of course, the costs of onward flight across interplanetary space will be much higher. Artist’s concept depicts NASA...
15 January 2020
Rising sea levels pose threat to KSC
...Space Shuttle launch pad that SpaceX now leases for its Falcon Heavy rocket, is one of the most vulnerable, as the base ... the Space Coast area as a launch base for its New Shepard rocket, is taking no chances. The company leases Launch Complex 36 and ...
