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Watch out SpaceX: China's space start up industry takes flight
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
A new generation of Chinese start ups are entering the space race, backed by universities and hedge funds.
An engine for Mars: Aerojet wins $67M NASA contract for solar electric propulsion
Posted in Business on 22nd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Electric propulsion systems are expected to send astronauts to Mars and its moons starting in the 2030s.
3d printing rocket parts and liquified natural gas could also dramatically lower launch costs
Posted in Hardware on 19th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Reusable rockets could greatly lower launch costs but other significant technologies are 3D printing and natural gas rocket fuel.
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrives at the ISS
Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Tim Peake has successfully berthed the latest cargo ship to visit the ISS. Using the robotic arm, he grabbed the Dragon freighter on Sunday, pulling it into the Harmony module.
SpaceX reusable rocket lands on ocean platform for the first time
Posted in Hardware on 9th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Elon musk hopes to launch landed rocket booster again in May or June. Bigelow inflatable habitat to be delivered to the ISS.