25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
... challenges that interplanetary travel brings with it, such as higher speeds and improved heat shielding performance. The spacecraft’s development team have been working on new materials and a new structure to make the heat shielding capacity...
29 March 2018
Materials and Processes for Spacecraft and High Reliability Applications
...illustrations are concerned, engineering problems related to spacecraft hardware in the space environment are “... a serious practical issue for commercial spacecraft around the turn of the century. Spacecraft micro-components and ICs made using ...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
... payload. Stowed onboard was a pioneering Northrop Grumman-built satellite designed for one purpose - to give ageing spacecraft a new lease of life. The satellite in question is the Mission Extension Vehicle, or MEV 1, and it is the industry’s first...
20 January 2020
SpaceX complete final major flight test of crew spacecraft
...’s Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry as companies develop and operate a new generation of spacecraft and launch systems capable of carrying crews to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station. Commercial...
06 May 2020
China launches prototype spacecraft on maiden flight of Long March 5B
... of its Long March 7A rocket the month before, brought a temporary halt to launch activity. With the prototype spacecraft safely deployed, China is now likely to proceed with its Tianwen-1 mission in July. Tianwen-1, meaning ‘questions to heaven...
April 2020
Plasma Clipper - opening the age of sail, in space travel
... in a year using a standard chemical-fuelled rocket, the spacecraft would have to reach a rough speed of 100 kilometres per...is the Plasma Clipper. Artist concept of what a spacecraft using Plasma Magnet propulsion might look like. Plasma Clipper...
