04 July 2017
Rocket failure could delay China's Chang'e 5 mission
...the year. The Long March 5 rocket, which had its maiden launch last November, is China's most powerful booster. It is said ...China's rocket fleet - whose power about equals that of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy launcher - will have to be put ...
23 October 2017
Space race ramps up between Blue Origin and SpaceX
...further $40.8 million to the company under its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The Air Force had already agreed an ...an upper stage on the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. The Raptor prototype is powered by densified liquid methane...
21 March 2018
NASA aims for the Moon with commercial help
... will run alongside the development and flight of the Space Launch Systems (SLS), Orion, and the agency’s plans to build... Orbital ATK of Dulles and a final version is targeted for launch in 2022. Further additions to the outpost such as habitation, ...
13 August 2018
NASA to partner with six US companies to develop space exploration technologies
... mission planned for 2020. Paragon Space Development Corporation in Tucson, Arizona, 1 project, $1.6 million “Cryogenic Encapsulating Launch Shroud and Insulated Upper Stage (CELSIUS)” CELSIUS is a system that can be installed on the surface of the...
26 October 2018
Orion's service module ready to be shipped from Europe
... an American spacecraft. The Orion spacecraft, along with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will carry it all into space... the Moon and beyond. The spacecraft, which consists of a launch abort system, a crew module and a service module, will ...
19 April 2019
Mission to Mars by 2033 not viable says independent report
...delayed development of its new heavy-lift rocket the Space Launch System (SLS) could have an impact on realising these...) therefore need to be developed and completed in order to launch a human mission to orbit Mars. Furthermore, the schedule developed...
