... in the last five years – the last was Russian-backed firm Sea Launch in 2014 – and is another milestone in China’s ambitious space programme. Launching a rocket from the sea is said to provide a number of advantages from lowering...
... approximately $80 million in total collected deposits and $120 million of potential revenue. Having reached a number of significant milestones, Virgin Galactic board members believe that the additional capital provided by the merger – the company...
... flight controllers successfully commanded the spacecraft into solar sailing mode. "We're very excited to be past this huge milestone," Jennifer Vaughn, Chief Operating Officer at The Planetary Society said during a livestream of the deployment from...
... built since the Saturn V that sent Apollo astronauts to the Moon. “NASA has achieved a historic first milestone by completing the final join of the core stage structure for NASA’s Space Launch System, the world...
... Mann who are assigned to fly Starliner on its first crewed mission next year, helped commemorate the milestone in Starliner's journey. Starliner now sits atop its ride to space, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket...
... with the first test flight, Starliner should be on course to carry astronauts to the space station in 2020. This milestone mission would mark the first time that US astronauts have headed into space from US soil since...