11 March 2019
NASA outlines future Moon to Mars plans
... from American soil for the first time since 2011. The Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft, and Gateway will continue to be our backbone for deep space exploration. “Beginning with a series of small commercial delivery missions to the...
19 April 2021
NASA picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander for its Artemis programme
... the lunar surface. The agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket will launch four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft for ...beyond the initial crewed demonstration mission. With NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, HLS, and the ...
24 May 2019
SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its Starlink mega-constellation
... off from within the nose cone of a Falcon 9 rocket that had blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 22:30 local time (02:30 GMT, Friday). An hour later, the now ...
20 December 2019
Trouble for Starliner's inaugural flight as burn maneouver fails
... At 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 GMT) this morning, the reusable CST-100 Starliner capsule launched atop the United Launch Alliance "N22" Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. "It was stunning to see," NASA...
01 November 2022
NASA contractor to oversee Scottish spaceport construction
... Orbex Prime rocket will produce 96 per cent lower carbon emissions than comparable space launch systems using fossil fuels. Prime is also a re-usable rocket which has been engineered to leave zero debris on ...
03 September 2015
Orion and NASA’s Mission to Mars at IAC 2015
... necessary to expand human presence into the solar system,” said Mr. Gerstenmaier from NASA. “Together with the Space Launch System rocket, Orion is a critical part of our efforts, and sharing insights from last year’s flight test...
