March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
.... Shifting policy interests between the Moon, asteroid exploration and Mars, has had its effect on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). About the authors Lauren Napier has a BS in Communications and a MA in International Relations. Originally from the...
30 June 2016
Orbital ATK and NASA Successfully Complete Second Qualification Test
The QM-2 test was conducted in order to test the performance at the lower operational temperature limit (40 °F / 4.44 °C). The booster was kept in a cold environment for over a month in an attempt to uniformly cool the casing and propellant. All ...
18 September 2019
Researchers calculate feasibility of sending a probe to C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
...and to reach C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) by 2045, the Space Launch System (SLS), up-scaled Parker probe heatshield technology, and ...on a path to check out the interstellar tourist. The anticipated launch date of such an endeavour would be 2030. 2030 doesn’t ...
25 October 2021
NASA is targeting Feb 2022 for first Artemis launch
... long-delayed maiden flight of its massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will take place ... then. “Our team has demonstrated tremendous dedication preparing for the launch of Artemis I,” said Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems program manager...
28 July 2017
Japan's first privately developed rocket launches tomorrow
... making a nose-dive into the sea upon its return. Interstellar technologies mission is to “change the economics of Space Launch Services, making it more economic to existing customers and accessible to entirely new markets,” and it aims to achieve...
01 May 2020
Blue Origin tops NASA funding awards for human lunar lander
... will rely on its own Orion crew capsule and heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket – that currently is still under development – to loft astronauts into space. The landing vehicle, which all vary widely in design, then...
