January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
... sail missions to follow. That same year, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) flew an approximately 200 square metre solar sail in deep space that successfully demonstrated deep space propulsion and navigation as it flew in the inner solar system near...
January 2017
Blueprint for NASA’s journey to Mars
..., crew transportation, heavy launch capability, in-space propulsion, deep space navigation and communication, working in space, science, deep space operations, in-situ resource utilisation, deep space habitation and crew health. This progression...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
...turn lead to the establishment of DSPs and the coagulation of basic infrastructure in-space. From there, refinements to deep space propulsion, deep space communication and in-space mission capability can be better established. This should enable even...
04 October 2018
Space cluster launch takes UK beyond the final frontier
...be key to unlocking the potential of 5G technology across markets ranging from healthcare to entertainment. UK Space Agency’s National Space Propulsion Test Facility (NSPTF) – a £4m government investment giving the UK a brand new facility for testing...
13 July 2016
Reaction Engines sign new deal with ESA while UK Space Agency announces new facility
... facility will be based at Westcott in Buckinghamshire and it will allow UK companies and academia to test and develop space propulsion engines including engines geared towards interplanetary travel, along with building on existing facilities for the...
January 2018
SLS ushers transformation of deep space exploration
... United Launch Alliance Delta Cryogenic Second Stage (DCSS), flown on the Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle, for in-space propulsion for the first flight. The EM-1 ICPS was recently completed - the first major element of the EM-1 vehicle...
