October 2015
Baikonur, Kibo and beyond: Japan’s leading role in space
.... With a second deep-space probe on its way to an asteroid, and the development of new satellites and rocket launchers, the country is playing a key role in international space activities. On 23 July at 3:04 am, Soyuz TMA-17M rocket launched...
March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
... this the spacecraft had to reach the orbital energy of the comet, but even the most powerful launcher cannot provide sufficient dynamic energy to the spacecraft. For this reason the mission had to make use...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
... second largest manufacturer of non-academic satellites in the world, it has no launch capability; indeed, it has not had a launcher for over 50 years, since it scrapped Black Arrow. Currently, UK satellite developers transport their systems overseas...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
..., particularly Earth Observation, and Space and Atmospheric Sciences. IAE is responsible for the development of Brazil’s satellite launchers and extensive sounding rocket programme and for the development of the Alcântara Launch Center (CLA...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... insulating material to many early US missions such as the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo capsules and the Saturn V launcher. However, it was only in 1989 that Portugal joined the first space-related international organisation when it became...
28 December 2020
First piece of the Chinese Space Station is set to launch in 2021
... Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province. Both Tianhe, which translates as "Unification of Heaven" and the Long March launcher are undergoing final tests. The crew to construct the station have been selected and training is underway...
