30 January 2017
Orion engineers test for vibrations and SLS completes a major review
... exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew in the crew module during space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion will launch on NASA...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... that dormant algal seed cultures can survive exposure to the vacuum of space in emergencies. So, algae are great at surviving the harsh conditions associated with space travel but one question that would-be recipients of an algae meal will be asking...
05 October 2015
ESTEC opens its doors, 9,000 hi-res Apollo photos go online, and other news from the weekend
... in the Dutch city of Noordwijk. Guests were able to see demonstrations of developing technology, hear astronauts’ personal stories of space travel, and view a scale model of the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet at the home of the Rosetta probe. Even...
26 September 2018
A mini space elevator is being tested near the ISS
..., and that is exactly what the researchers at Shizuoka University have gone and done. "In theory, a space elevator is highly plausible. Space travel may become something popular in the future," said Yoji Ishikawa, who leads the research team...
13 January 2021
The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce launch study into nuclear-powered space exploration
...energy released in splitting the atom to accelerate propellants, like hydrogen, at huge speeds, has the potential to revolutionise space travel. By some estimates, this kind of engine could be twice as efficient as the chemical engines that power our...
20 September 2021
SpaceX all-civilian crew completes historic orbital mission
... up a "whole new chapter in human spaceflight" because the public was able to see civilians in space. "Welcome to the second space age," Ericson said. With the trips completion, "space travel becomes much more accessible to average men and women."
