05 June 2019
A first for China as it demonstrates new sea-launch capabilities
... 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...
10 July 2019
Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company
... 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...
24 July 2019
LightSail 2 unfurls its sails and soars through space
... 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...
20 September 2019
Russia and China to cooperate on future Moon missions
... 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...
