03 September 2015
Orion and NASA’s Mission to Mars at IAC 2015
... necessary to expand human presence into the solar system,” said Mr. Gerstenmaier from NASA. “Together with the Space Launch System rocket, Orion is a critical part of our efforts, and sharing insights from last year’s flight test...
15 May 2019
New funding under fire for Moon 2024 Artemis mission
... the tune of $651 or so, for the agencies Space Launch System mega rocket and the Orion capsule; NASA’s multi... of scientists and engineers who strengthen U.S. competitiveness in space and all other areas of scientific discovery and innovation,”...
24 May 2019
SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its Starlink mega-constellation
... off from within the nose cone of a Falcon 9 rocket that had blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 22:30 local time (02:30 GMT, Friday). An hour later, the now ...
20 December 2019
Trouble for Starliner's inaugural flight as burn maneouver fails
... At 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 GMT) this morning, the reusable CST-100 Starliner capsule launched atop the United Launch Alliance "N22" Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. "It was stunning to see," NASA...
01 November 2022
NASA contractor to oversee Scottish spaceport construction
... Orbex Prime rocket will produce 96 per cent lower carbon emissions than comparable space launch systems using fossil fuels. Prime is also a re-usable rocket which has been engineered to leave zero debris on ...
09 November 2016
How a Trump presidency might affect US space policy
... presidency carries many unknowns when it comes not only to space policy but to other scientific issues. For example, Trump...a hard look at costly NASA programmes, such as the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, which could be replaced by cheaper...
