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China will follow SpaceX reusable rockets with Long March 8 first stage reuse
Posted in Hardware on 14th May, 2018
by Alex Muller
China aims to recover the first stage of the Long March-8 carrier rocket, which is expected to make its maiden flight around 2021.
Setting a Date for Landing Humans on Mars
Posted in Science on 9th May, 2018
by Alex Muller
There's a lot of talk about going to the red planet. Some experts are saying the time has come to make a plan.
For the first time, two CubeSats have gone interplanetary
Posted in Science on 7th May, 2018
by Alex Muller
CubeSats could be launched in swarms to planets in the outer Solar System.
Block 5 rocket launch marks the end of the beginning for SpaceX
Posted in Science on 4th May, 2018
by Alex Muller
Less than eight years after its maiden launch, the Falcon 9 booster has become the most dominant rocket in the world.
Nasa announces successful 'Kilopower' test of nuclear reactor for space
Posted in Hardware on 3rd May, 2018
by Alex Muller
The agency hopes that the breakthrough can allow future missions to the Mars and Moon to be powered with nuclear energy.