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Airbus unveils 'Adeline' re-usable rocket concept
Posted in Science on 7th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Airbus, which leads the production of Europe's Ariane rocket, has developed a concept that could make future vehicles partially re-usable.
NASA Chief Wants to Cut Mars Travel Time in Half
Posted in Science on 3rd Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Getting astronauts to Mars will take all the expertise the US can muster, including advanced propulsion technologies such as solar electric engines and perhaps even nuclear rockets.
SpaceX Gets Certified For National Security Launches
Posted in Science on 30th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
SpaceX has certification from Space and Missile Systems Center. This is important for the launch industry, Pentagon, Air Force and the Intelligence Community.
SpaceX Falcon 9 certified for medium risk NASA launches
Posted in Hardware on 18th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
SpaceX has been certified by NASA for Falcon 9 rockets to carryout Category 2 space missions. These are 'medium risk' launches such as satellites and less expensive space probes.
Russian rocket carrying satellite burns up over Siberia
Posted in Science on 17th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Russia's space programme has experienced a series of mishaps in recent months.