20 September 2019
Russia and China to cooperate on future Moon missions
... has been in planning since at least 2011 and its launch date is now targeted for 2024. Meanwhile Chang’e-7 polar ...environment. The mission may involve a rover and is expected to launch in 2023. The nation is already enjoying success with its Chang...
06 November 2019
Boeing's ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ proposal for NASA’s Human Lander
... safety say Boeing. “Using the lift capability of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1B, we have developed a ‘Fewest Steps ... complete, the agency’s behemoth super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle will be the most powerful rocket that NASA has...
27 January 2020
US bill spurns Moon programme favouring Mars instead
... leadership. Key to providing the heavy-lift capability to carry out the Moon to Mars Program is the Space Launch System (SLS), and the Exploration Upper Stage, or EUS. While other aspects of the Artemis mission might...
18 May 2020
India opens its space industry to private firms and start-ups
... a number of successes in recent years including an historic launch of 104 satellites on a single mission in 2017 and ... because of India’s close proximity to the equator. Rockets launched from equatorial locations get an extra boost in speed, thanks...
15 January 2021
Orion now ready for its Moon mission later this year
... transferring the spacecraft to NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) where it will be prepped and fuelled ready for a launch currently scheduled for November 2021. “The handover of Orion is a big milestone for the Artemis program – it represents...
22 January 2021
Russia develops instrument to search for precious metals on the Moon and Mars
... necessary for the production of final products - the Angara-A5V launch vehicles and upper stages (Breeze-M or a heavy-class oxygen... just over a month ago, Rogozin said the first test launch of the new generation Oryol spacecraft is slated for August ...
