spacecraft
Virgin Galactic Ready for Another Round of Space Testing
Posted in Featured, Hardware on 20th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Virgin Galactic has been plagued with problems that have seen its projected consumer launch date pushed further and further back.
The Space Station Is Getting A UPS-Style Shipping Service
Posted in Science on 17th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
A new vehicle design could enable same-day shipping from the ISS to Earth, making science experiements in microgravity cheaper and easier.
Asteroid Act could unlock billions of dollars in asteroid mining
Posted in Business on 29th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
Companies want to mine asteroids for fuel, and build filling stations in space. A bill now in front of the US Congress would help by allowing them to own what they discover.
Mars 2020 rover will pave the way for future manned missions
Posted in Science on 2nd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Nasa's next Martian rover will attempt to make oxygen on the surface of the red planet when it lands there in 2021.
Lift-off for two British demo satellites
Posted in Hardware on 10th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
Two British spacecraft, including the first satellite made in Scotland, have launched to orbit.