April 2024
Terraformal dreaming
..., so the Red Planet is constantly bombarded by carcinogenic solar and galactic radiation. The second test flight of SpaceX’s Starship took place on 18 October 2023. The system’s software was triggered to terminate the flight, exploding the spacecraft...
October 2024
Lunar construction with regolith and robots
...’s launch vehicles have strict payload limits. For example, the Space Launch System (SLS) and SpaceX Starship, two of the largest proposed heavy-lift rockets, can carry payloads up to hundreds of tons to the Moon. The...
28 September 2016
Musk unveils ambitious plans for Mars
... Mars flight could take place in 2022 in a spacecraft he would like to name ‘The Heart of Gold’, after the starship in Douglas Adams' book, ‘The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy’. A prototype spaceship is planned to make test flights in four...
22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
..., who also appeared to criticise SpaceX too right before Elon Musk prepared to unveil the company’s new Starship rocket in September. "I am looking forward to the SpaceX announcement tomorrow. In the meantime, Commercial Crew is years behind schedule...
20 September 2021
Best time for a human Mars mission? During a solar maximum, new study says
With SpaceX founder Elon Musk racking up Starship prototypes as fast as he can build them in order to build colonies on Mars – work on SN20, or Ship 20 is currently in progress – and ...
01 August 2023
Report predicts continued growth of smallsat market
... create the impression of a shrinking smallsat market towards the end of the decade. SpaceX's shift alone, powered by Starship's entrance to the launch market, can lead to a perceived deficit in the industry. Euroconsult indicates that the industry...
