08 December 2017
Second test launch window for trailblazing Electron rocket
... 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...
12 December 2017
Trump signs Space Policy Directive 1
...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...
05 February 2018
Launch fever grips Florida as SpaceX prepares for game-changer mission
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 ...
29 March 2018
China's Tiangong-1 space lab is destined for Earth, soon!
.... 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...
07 May 2018
Smallest rocket by Jaxa sets a Guiness World record
... 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...
16 July 2018
Science begins with South Africa's super radio telescope
With a stunning image of the galactic centre to mark its inauguration, South Africa’s Deputy President Mr David Mabuza unveiled MeerKAT, a set of 64 telescopes that has already joined the ...
