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...
01 May 2020
Blue Origin tops NASA funding awards for human lunar lander
...rely on its own Orion crew capsule and heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket – that currently is still under development...company are likely to use their own Super Heavy rocket to launch Starship and take it to the Moon. “With large habitable...
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...
May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
... far not been achieved by any space agency or commercial company, though records for the most satellites launched in a single attempt have continued to tumble in recent years. In April 2014, Cornell University’s Kickstarter project consisting of 104...
16 June 2016
SpaceX Successfully Launches All-Electric Satellites; Loses First Stage in Landing Attempt
... owners to add extra payloads or find less expensive launch vehicles. In this particular case, while the two all... all experimental,” SpaceX engineer Michael Hammersley said during the launch webcast. “We’re very excited for the day when it becomes...
