spacecraft
ESA successfully test flies mini-spaceplane
Posted in Science on 12th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The future of space travel is all about rapid reusability.
Might a resource 'Gold Rush' on the Moon Trigger the Next Epic Space Race?
Posted in Business on 12th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Shackleton Energy Company says it aims to mine lunar water. Why? To stock low-Earth orbit gas stations with Moon-made rocket fuel.
ESA spaceplane launch gets green light
Posted in Science on 17th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
The European Space Agency (ESA) has given the green light for the launch of its unmanned spaceplane, Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV).
From runway to orbit and back
Posted in Hardware on 5th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
A spaceplane, a craft that can take off from a runway like an aeroplane, fly up into orbit to deliver a payload, and then glide back to Earth for a runway landing. Nothing has ever come of them. Even so, the dream persists.
Branson reaffirms commitment to Virgin Galactic after crash
Posted in Featured, Hardware on 5th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Virgin Galactic must go on.