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...
21 March 2018
NASA aims for the Moon with commercial help
...initiative will run alongside the development and flight of the Space Launch Systems (SLS), Orion, and the agency’s plans to ...Orbital ATK of Dulles and a final version is targeted for launch in 2022. Further additions to the outpost such as habitation...
29 January 2021
NASA is looking at commercial options to launch its Europa Clipper
... previously mandated by law that Europa Clipper’s orbiter and a follow-up lander mission had to be launched on NASA’s huge, but problematic Space Launch Systems (SLS) rocket. However, development on the SLS is behind schedule and when it is finally...
04 July 2017
Rocket failure could delay China's Chang'e 5 mission
.... However, despite efforts to change its flight path after its successful blast off from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in China, the Long March 5 came crashing back down to Earth. The rocket was carrying Shijian...
