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Review gives NASA's Space Launch System the tick of approval
Posted in Science on 26th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
The final review paves the way for full-scale fabrication of the first exploration-class rocket since the Saturn V and the most powerful rocket ever built.
Lunar detour could lighten the launch load for manned missions to Mars
Posted in Science on 19th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
A detour to the Moon could make repeated trips to Mars sustainable, reducing the mass of launch from Earth by 68%.
Within 80 days Elon Musk should reveal a detailed design for the Mars Colonial Transport vehicle
Posted in Hardware on 13th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
"It's going to put over 100 tons of cargo on Mars." We are expecting something absolutely enormous.
NASA completes successful heat shield testing for future Mars exploration vehicles
Posted in Hardware on 8th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
Rockets have limited space to accommodate spacecraft and their heat shields. However, NASA has a solution to accommodate that.
Elon Musk says his new rocket could get us to an icy moon where life may exist
Posted in Science on 24th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Below Europa's icy crust, a warm, salty ocean may exist containing more than twice as much water as all of Earth's reserves combined.