16 January 2024
Artemis I - Return to the Moon
...Moon with the Constellation programme and its Ares launch vehicles. We get a feel for the politics involved in the transition to the Space Launch System (SLS) and the various capsules ... in the same series on subsequent missions. Watch this space!
07 April 2017
Astronauts can zip to safety with new Emergency Egress System (EES) from ULA
... perhaps surprising but very practical method, United Launch Alliance (ULA) have teamed together with Terra...level 12 of the Crew Access Tower (CAT), 52 metres above the Space Launch Complex 41 pad deck at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, crew will be...
20 June 2023
Orbex teams with Arianespace
... world. A study by the University of Exeter showed that a single launch of the Orbex Prime rocket will produce up to 96 per cent lower carbon emissions than comparable space launch systems using fossil fuels. Martin Coates, Orbex CEO, said...
22 December 2015
Falcon 9 Launches Successfully
... in orbit, while the first stage successfully landed back near the launch site at Cape Canaveral. The upgraded Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:29 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Deployment of the...
07 February 2020
ESA's Solar Orbiter mission set to launch on 10 February
...’s mission control is counting down the hours to the launch of their Solar Orbiter mission. Scheduled for launch Monday 10 February 04:03 GMT (05:03 CET) on top of an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...
24 February 2021
Orbex commissions industrial 3D printer for rocket engines
... has commissioned AMCM in Germany to build the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe, giving the innovative UK-based space launch business the capability to rapidly print complex rocket engines in-house. The custom-made, large volume 3D printer...
