29 August 2018
New national launch record for China
... reported by the authorities. However, China are not planning on stopping there. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main contractor for the space program, is aiming to carry out a further 12 launches before...
08 February 2019
New Orbex rocket revealed
.... Orbex chief executive Chris Larmour stresses that rocketry is no longer the experimental science it once was. Advances in technology have meant that it is now a matter of applying knowledge and expertise that already exists, rather than pushing...
08 May 2019
Tests start on first design of 'wafer scale' spacecraft
...,” added Rupert. This slim, round disk, no bigger than a flattened muffin case, is being developed to use photonic technologies, I.e lasers, to propel it through space at relativistic speeds – a similar concept that has been proposed for the light...
02 October 2019
First look at China's new spacecraft capable of deep-space travel
The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), a state-owned spacecraft and satellite ...nation signed a deal with Russia in 1995 for the transfer of Soyuz technology, including life support and docking systems. While it functions adequately for its ...
18 March 2020
Failure of China's Long March 7A launch could impact major missions
...the manufactures of the rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., (CASC), made no statement following problems with the ...Since the Long March 7A uses many of the same technologies and shares common engines with other rockets in the ...
25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
... landing process with multiple parachutes and airbags for safety. "The mission will test the key technologies of the new manned spaceship such as the control of its re-entry into the atmosphere, heat shielding and...
