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Trash-eating spacecraft turns orbital debris into fuel
Posted in Science on 6th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
According to NASA, there are more than 500,000 pieces of debris in orbit that are being tracked by the space agency.
Virgin Galactic boosts rocket capability
Posted in Science on 15th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
The aim now is to lift payloads up to 200kg into standard orbits, instead of the previously stated 120kg, in 2016 or 2017 for a price of under $10m.
ESA astronaut drives rover from low-Earth orbit
Posted in Science on 9th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
The technology has the potential to be used in a number of roles both in space and back on Earth, possibly taking human workers out of harms way.
NASA Signs $490 Million Contract With Russia to carry US astronauts to the International Space Station
Posted in Science on 6th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
The US has been dependent on Russia for ISS access since it ended its space shuttle program in 2012.
Germany to tackle space junk with GESTRA project
Posted in Science on 7th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Due for completion in 2018, the GESTRA project is designed to monitor and track objects in low-Earth orbit.