18 October 2021
Netherlands creates international space hotspot
... space missions would not exist without Dutch rocket technology and Dutch solar arrays. The country also has... share knowledge and inspire each other to innovate and bring space technology to a higher level. Two multi-functional buildings, ‘Gaia ...
June 2022
Patent protection for space manufacturing
... scale manufacturing in space is prohibitively expensive. Such reasoning can only hold up for so long. As with all areas of technology, developments over time mean that products become cheaper and more readily available. This has already...
05 May 2017
Will CubeRover revolutionise planetary surface exploration?
...offshoot company from Carnegie Mellon University, Astrobotic Technology is a lunar logistics company that delivers ...which has transformed the economics of Low Earth Orbit satellite technology and allowed even school and university groups to take ...
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...
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 ...
15 March 2017
Zero 2 Infinity successfully launch Bloostar from the edge of space
...twice the cruising altitude of commercial airplanes – 25 kilometres – a controlled ignition from the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) in El Arenosillo (Huelva, Spain), set the rocket on its way. The rocket, formally known as Bloostar...
