October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
... glass-and-steel facilities in the world. Top of the list must be the Wenchang Space Launch Site, from which China has launched its space station (opened, 2016); and Vostochny, in the Russian far east (also 2016). Vostochny...
May 2024
Spaceflight revolution on a shoestring
... breakthrough discoveries. There are wide environmental benefits. This is not a science fiction dream. There is a roadmap for space launch that could achieve this scenario within about 15 years, using only proven technology and with a compelling...
28 December 2015
NASA Unveils “Sky For All” $15,000 Challenge
..., passenger jets, and unmanned aircraft of various sizes and speeds flying at a variety of altitudes, as well as commercial space launches, spacecraft and even stationary objects like wind turbines," says Parimal. To find viable solutions to this...
25 October 2019
Jim Bridenstine discusses impact of Trump impeachment on NASA plans
... have said just over US$500 million of the supplemental request is for the agency's Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket programs needed for the missions; while the remainder would be a start toward the development...
24 January 2022
Solar sail mission will intercept and study small asteroid
...to be studied by a spacecraft. After the spacecraft launches aboard the Artemis I uncrewed test flight this spring,... 10 secondary payloads aboard NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, currently scheduled for launch no earlier than March. The ...
29 October 2015
NASA’s SLS rocket: CDR completed, but budget questions remain
... rocket has completed all of the steps needed to pass a critical design review (commonly referred to as CDR). The Space Launch System (otherwise known as SLS) is the first vehicle that was designed with the journey to Mars in mind...
