24 May 2021
A CubeSat that produces visible light on the ground to be launched in NASA initiative
...Space Station (ISS) as an auxiliary payload aboard a rocket launching between 2022 and 2025. Once deployed the CubeSat will respond with...that were chosen by NASA as part of its CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) Other CubeSat ideas also selected as part...
02 July 2019
Orion spacecraft's launch abort test completed successfully
... approximately three-minute test, called Ascent Abort-2, a test version of the Orion crew module launched at 7 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a modified Peacekeeper missile procured through the...
February 2020
Climate change and spaceports – a difficult balance
...picturesque county that survives on tourism and a rural agriculture economy. I agree that the idea of a spaceport regularly launching large aircraft and rockets seems at odds with an environment-orientated holiday experience. But a county has to have...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... and Innovations to build a friendly environment for business and R&D. Brazil has not only a good position for launching vehicles but also a good structure of space engineering education, research facilities and national companies with competitive...
March 2021
Building SLS - a contractual odyssey
... to stay on schedule. It was in 2011 when NASA announced its latest venture in human exploration: development of the Space Launch System super heavy-lift rocket after an independent commission had presented a range of approaches NASA could pursue...
January 2022
De Ayrshire ad Astra
... - the largest in Scotland and fourth largest in the UK - Prestwick Spaceport has several strengths that can support launch ambitions. The region is arguably the most connected of all European spaceport developments, directly accessible by rail, road...
