July 2021
Canadarm2 - 20 years of Canadian space robotics on the ISS
...The day of the flight’s first spacewalk, 22 April 2001, was a milestone for Canada and an important step for the on-orbit assembly of the arm...spare parts flying to and from space. Each milestone and system improvement has required huge effort from the...
May 2022
Using space data to improve life on Earth
.... Satellite test chamber. Is there a recent win or milestone that you are particularly excited about? We are leveraging our... the walls of our Glasgow office for weeks. On the milestone side of things, we recently announced a landmark Space Services ...
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 ...
