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China working on reusing rocket stages and will try to use parachutes and airbags to recover stages

Posted in Hardware on 24th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

China is developing a rocket stage and engine recovery system.

Trump signs NASA funding bill, sets goal of human on Mars

Posted in Science on 22nd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

President Trump on Tuesday signed a bill authorizing funding for NASA while setting a new goal to send humans to Mars.

'Smallsats' open up new planetary frontier

Posted in Science on 22nd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Nasa is planning a series of small satellite missions that could open up new ways of exploring the Solar System.

SpaceX to make history by re-flying orbital rocket

Posted in Science on 21st Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Ars has confirmed that the reused Falcon 9 booster will attempt a drone ship landing.

SpaceX plans global 'space internet' satellite launches

Posted in Hardware on 20th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

SpaceX has applied to launch 11,943 satellites into low-Earth orbit, providing ubiquitous high-bandwidth (up to 1Gbps per user, once fully deployed) broadband services.