... high level of pre-launch tension,” said ESA Director of Space Transportation Daniel Neuenschwander. “Everything was new on the rocket and so... and to allow for longer operational time in space, to enable extended missions. The P120C motor will...
..., Orbex, has been awarded £3.3 million in funding from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) 'Boost!' initiative, part of ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support programme designed to further the...
...got their respective NASA financed Commercial Crew Program space transportation modules off the ground, Crew Dragon and ... part of a test to simulate the effects of extended stays in space and sent a humanoid AI robot called Skybot F-850 to the ISS ...
...-C European launch vehicle. NAVIGA is a mission-critical system that combines equally two key elements for future space transport systems: cost reduction, by allowing for mass production, and versatility, thanks to the modular and flexible design...
... reusable spaceship, which will mostly be funded by party member Italy. Space Rider aims to provide Europe with an independent, affordable and reusable end-to-end integrated space transportation system for routine access to and from low Earth orbit...
... on top. NASA made the milestones possible by deciding to buy human space transportation as a service rather than building a new fleet of government-owned spacecraft like the Space Shuttles. The agency granted SpaceX the go-ahead in 2014 to build...