28 August 2019
SpaceX's Skyhopper impresses with its highest test flight
SpaceX’s Starship “hopper” spacecraft – the company’s experimental version of its planned Mars launch system called Starship – made its highest and longest flight yet from the firm’s Boca Chica, Texas, test facility this week. The event also marked ...
09 October 2020
BepiColombo could search for signs of life as it flybys Venus next week
... colleagues is tantalising, but if it turns out the Mercury probe is not suited to search for PH3, others such as Rocket Lab’s intended Venus mission and future Venera missions planned by Russia, might get lucky instead. Although...
12 February 2019
Fleet Space Technologies hits major milestone with Project Galaxy
... US$2 per device, per year. Fleet Space Technologies launched the first of its nanosatellites in 2018 on board SpaceX, Rocket Lab and ISRO — to create its global, low-powered IoT connectivity network. Several Fortune 500 companies...
27 August 2019
Soyuz MS-14 successfully docks with ISS on second attempt
... descent control system, ready for when Russian crew launch transition from the Soyuz-FG to the Soyuz 2.1a rocket beginning in Spring 2020. While there was no human crew onboard the spacecraft, there was one lofty...
29 March 2017
SpaceX set to reuse rocket for the first time on Friday
... International Space Station last year. The company’s philosophy of keeping costs of space flight down by reusing its rockets, will finally be realised – to some degree – on Friday, as the launch, which was initially planned for tomorrow (Thursday...
24 February 2021
Orbex commissions industrial 3D printer for rocket engines
..., Orbex is expanding its factory floor space by an additional 1,000 square metres. The 3D printing system will print rocket parts using a custom blend of metals including titanium and aluminium to create a lightweight system designed to withstand the...
