15 January 2021
Orion now ready for its Moon mission later this year
... built to carry astronauts have used main propulsion test articles to test the integrated engines and main propulsion system; the... and sheer size of the rocket. Green Runs include testing of three flight computers, more than 50 avionics units,...
17 November 2021
Debris from destroyed Russian satellite now visible in telescope images
... similar incidents. “We call upon the United States, Russia, China, and India to declare unilateral moratoriums on further testing of their antisatellite weapons that could create additional orbital debris and to work with other countries towards...
February 2016
A Self-Deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments (SHEE)
...selected mainly because of the availability of tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf components. The drives are compact ...mission, the SHEE habitat is being tested in a laboratory environment. Tests include: exterior operations including repeated deployment ...
29 May 2018
Gilmour Space prepares for suborbital hybrid rocket launch
...'s three-stage hybrid rocket dedicated to launching small satellites (up to 400 kg) to Low Earth Orbit by 2020. "It will also be a test of our mobile launch platform, which we've designed to enable rapid and low-cost launches from remote locations...
March 2016
Gravitational waves provide new window on the universe
... until last year, scientists had no fool-proof way of testing for their presence. The first measurements, which came through on...addition of more powerful lasers and using silica fibres on the test masses to reduce thermal noise, it may have been much ...
April 2024
Commercial launch development in Spain
... example, we use rainwater to deluge our pad during engine tests - but also the financial sustainability of the business. Another ... first private European rocket, MIURA 1. The MIURA SN1 Test Flight lasted 306 seconds, reaching an apogee of 46 ...
