... projects and as a first step, ASTROSCALE has contracted SSTL to supply a “Target” satellite and avionics for its inaugural End-of-Life Service, which will simulate capture of orbital debris and is designed to validate key technologies for...
... operated orbital launch site globally. The test launch, titled ‘Still Testing’, follows on from the successful inaugural Electron test carried out earlier this year in May, which at the time made history as the first...
...era of American space leadership President Trump has relaunched the National Space Council and at the council’s inaugural meeting in October, we unanimously approved a recommendation to instruct NASA to return American astronauts to the Moon and from...
You know that there is something special coming up when you walk over to the customs and immigration officer after arriving at Florida’s Orlando airport and in reply to his question ‘you what you are coming to do here the US?’ you reply: “I'm here ...
.... Its successor – Tiangong-2 – is already in orbit and has been home to two astronauts for 30 days as part of its inaugural mission. Both are being used as testbeds for China’s eventual manned station that it hopes to have in orbit...
... ever performed. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency will no doubt be delighted with the launch as last year’s inaugural test flight of the SS-520-5 crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The launch wasn’t just about making...