spacecraft

Virgin Galactic crash: Descent system 'deployed early'

Posted in Hardware on 3rd Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

A safety device on the Virgin Galactic spacecraft that crashed on Friday killing a test pilot had been deployed early, US investigators say.

Virgin Galactics Richard Branson: 'The dream lives on'

Posted in Hardware on 1st Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson said in a Saturday press conference that he was determined to find out what went wrong

Virgin Galactic spacecraft crash kills one

Posted in Science on 31st Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Halloween is turning into a nightmare for the spaceflight industry.

Test Version of Planetary Resources Space telescope Scheduled to Launch Today

Posted in Hardware on 27th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

More than 1,500 asteroids are as easy to reach as the Moon and are in similar orbits as Earth.

China Launches First Privately Funded Moon Mission Today

Posted in Science on 23rd Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

The main purpose is to try out tech that could get moon dirt and rocks to Earth.