spacecraft
NASA's Orion spacecraft passes key review
Posted in Science on 19th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Once finished, Orion will be the first spacecraft designed to allow astronauts to operate beyond Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) since the Apollo program.
Virgin Galactic boosts rocket capability
Posted in Science on 15th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
The aim now is to lift payloads up to 200kg into standard orbits, instead of the previously stated 120kg, in 2016 or 2017 for a price of under $10m.
China wants to be the first to land on the Moon's far side
Posted in Science on 11th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Only three countries have ever landed spacecraft on the moon: the U.S., Russia, and, in 2013, China.
Key Inmarsat rocket flight from Kazakhstan 'a success'
Posted in Science on 29th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
A rocket mission to put a new spacecraft in orbit for London-based Inmarsat has been declared a success.
Launch date for Inmarsat's delayed Global Xpress spacecraft
Posted in Science on 17th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
The new bn GX network is the biggest commercial UK space project in the process of being rolled out right now.