03 October 2021
Test Gods - Tragedy and Triumph in the New Space Race
... As the book’s title suggests, it is ultimately a celebration of the test pilots whose day-to-day work involves putting their lives on the line. In... by Mark Stucky in one of the early tests of SpaceShipTwo, but the story becomes especially voyeuristic...
29 April 2019
Preparing for an asteroid impact - test underway now!
... on 26 March 2019 and has been given its name by the IAU’s Minor Planet Center. Those in the test have been given the following unfolding circumstances in order to formulate a plan to minimise casualties and to prepare for...
20 July 2018
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: The NASA Mission Reports
... Apollo spacecraft for an historic political meeting in orbit at the height of the Cold War. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), which took place in 1975, was a surprise to many at the time, but presaged the cooperative...
February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
...are not found naturally on Earth. In order to test instruments or analyse rover capabilities for future missions, these... have been used for plant growth experiments, radiation shielding tests and 3D printing capabilities. A building block weighing 1.5...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
... the human body, and to increase the scope of testing novel personal radiation protection equipment - specifically, the AstroRad radiation... Earth and in LEO on the ISS, and advancing and testing them in the proving ground of lunar flights to help to ...
September 2019
A new era in planetary defence missions
...wide devastating event are two dedicated missions that will test out key deflective technology on a pair of ...not a threat to Earth. EarthThe NEXT-C ion engine during ground testing at NASA Glenn Research Center. DART will be the first flight of...
