29 April 2016
SpaceX Announces Plans for Mars Mission.
... changes the original schedule to a mission-oriented one, with milestones tied to the launch and landing of a Red Dragon mission...Mars, would not operate on the surface for long: the milestones include a post-mission review 60 days after landing. NASA ...
31 March 2017
Success for SpaceX's first 'flight-proven' launch
...a next goal would be to significantly shorten the turnaround time for a relaunch – perhaps to just 24hrs – another momentus milestone for SpaceX if it can be achieved. It was remarked that the Falcon 9 relaunched yesterday will be donated to the Cape...
13 April 2018
Air breathing rocket gets significant funding boost
... the approval of existing shareholders. Mark Thomas, Chief Executive of Reaction Engines said: “This is a significant milestone for Reaction Engines and I am delighted to welcome our new strategic and financial shareholders. In addition to providing...
08 September 2021
Success! Perseverance collects its first Mars rock sample
...NASA’s Perseverance rover has completed an historic milestone by collecting a pencil-thick sample of ...life itself. “Getting the first sample under our belt is a huge milestone,” said Perseverance Project Scientist Ken Farley of Caltech. “When we get ...
25 October 2021
NASA is targeting Feb 2022 for first Artemis launch
...-tall (322-foot) SLS/Orion system at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “Completing stacking is a really important milestone,” said Mike Sarafin, NASA’s Artemis 1 mission manager. “It shows that we’re in the home stretch toward the mission...
02 July 2019
Orion spacecraft's launch abort test completed successfully
... safety during an emergency during launch. The test is another milestone in the agency’s preparation for Artemis missions to the Moon ... and propulsion lines. The agency recently reached major milestones for the SLS rocket, assembling four of the ...
