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Trump administration reportedly moving to privatise the International Space Station
Posted in Business on 11th Feb, 2018
by Alex Muller
The Trump administration is planning to privatise the ISS instead of simply decommissioning the orbiting international experiment in 2024.
RocketLab reaches orbit and will charge less than $5 million per launch
Posted in Hardware on 22nd Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
Following successful first and second stage burns, Electron reached orbit and deployed customer payloads.
Planetary Resources Arkyd-6 launched and deployed
Posted in Hardware on 13th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
The Planetary Resources Arkyd-6 spacecraft was launched and deployed in space. This 6U cubesat is packed with power including 17 computing elements.
China aims to launch a reusable spaceplane in 2020
Posted in Science on 7th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller
China plans to launch its reusable spaceplane in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Up to 200 pound pieces of Chinas Space Station could hit the Earths Surface
Posted in Hardware on 21st Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
Pieces weighing up to 200 pounds of Chinas space station could make it to the surface when the 8.5-tonne laboratory breaks up.