30 December 2018
Spaceplane Hermes: Europe’s dream of independent manned spaceflight
... and surrounded by so much excitement, collapse and founder?”. As usual – and there are plenty of other examples in space technology development – it comes down to a mix of technical challenges, politics and cost. At the turn of the century, it was...
31 March 2015
Media Spun Up on NASA Cutting-edge Mars Landing Technology
... to much more of the planet's surface by enabling landings at higher-altitude sites. More information about the LDSD space technology demonstration mission is online at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/tdm/ldsd/ The LDSD mission is part of NASA...
12 April 2016
Visionary ideas that could transform future NASA missions
... a number of concepts for planetary and robotic exploration,” said Steve Jurczyk, NASA’s associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate in Washington. “NASA continues to value early stage concept studies for our future missions...
25 February 2018
A Sky Wonderful with Stars – 50 years of modern astronomy on Maunakea
... on their ‘sacred mountain’. Anyone who likes astronomy will like this book, and there is even a small space technology element in mentioning the training of Apollo astronauts in the islands’ moonlike landscapes and, more recently, the testing...
29 March 2018
Meeting the Challenge: The Hexagon KH-9 Reconnaissance Satellite
...programme, the book provides details of the development of the technology and the operational and mission aspects. Chapter headings give an ...there would be a lot less shelf-space required in libraries! Mark Williamson, Space Technology Consultant
29 March 2018
Saturn V Rocket
...this offering on the Saturn V, surely one of the greatest products of technology to emerge from the United States. Following a foreword and brief introduction,... series as a visual icon of ‘Modern America’. Mark Williamson, Space Technology Consultant
