All Space articles – Page 21
-
NewsCrewed Soyuz launches to ISS
A Soyuz launch vehicle has successfully orbited a capsule carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz launched from...
-
News
Blue Origin completes pad abort test
Blue Origin has completed the pad abort test of its crew capsule, one of the last remaining milestones under the commercial crew development (CCDev) programme.
-
News
NASA's SLS risk reduction programme keeps companies salivating
In its quest to propel manned space missions to the Moon, asteroids and onwards to Mars, NASA began its Space Launch System (SLS) programme in 2010. While...
-
News
Orbital Sciences Cygnus flight delayed to 2013
The first test flight of Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo capsule is delayed until the end of the first quarter of 2013. Previous schedules had the vehicle...
-
NewsBaumgartner’s record freefall offers limited scientific benefit
Although undeniably a great undertaking, Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking freefall from 120,000ft (36km) on 14 October, when he became the first person...
-
NewsBlue Origin completes full-power tests on thruster for orbital vehicle
Launch vehicle builder Blue Origin has successfully tested the thrust chamber of its BE-3 rocket engine, another key milestone under NASA's commercial crew...
-
News
SpaceX aims big with massive new rocket
Launcher developer SpaceX has promised a new engine for a new rocket, larger than the Falcon 9 that NASA expects to become a mainstay of its Earth orbit...
-
News
US Air Force announces formal accident investigation for GPS launch anomaly
The US Air Force (USAF) has convened an accident investigation board (AIB) to examine an incidence of lower-than-expected thrust from the 4 October launch...
-
NewsSpaceX details incorrect orbital insertion
SpaceX has released a statement explaining the low orbital insertion of the Orbcomm G2 communications satellite after losing one of the Falcon 9's engines...
-
NewsAerojet details new SLS rocket booster bid
US manufacturer Aerojet informally unveiled a "brand new" rocket engine programme at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy in early October....
-
NewsSpaceX Dragon capsule berths with ISS
A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying supplies has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), three days after a problematic but successful...
-
News
With Grasshopper airborne, the past beckons for SpaceX
One year ago, SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk stood up in Washington DC's National Press Club and formally declared his intention to build a fully reusable...
-
NewsSpaceX launch to Space Station encounters difficulties
SpaceX today is investigating the failure of one of the nine Merlin 1C engines that power the Falcon 9 launch vehicle during the 7 October launch of a Dragon...
-
NewsVIDEO: SpaceX launches first commercial mission to ISS
SpaceX has successfully launched the first commercial mission to the International Space Station (ISS), successfully launching a Dragon capsule loaded with 400kg (882lb) of supplies.
-
NewsUnited Launch Alliance successfully launches Boeing GPS satellite
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched the a Boeing GPS IIF satellite from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. The ULA Delta IV rocket...
-
NewsChina's next manned mission Shenzhou 10 to perform complex manuevers
China's next manned spaceflight is likely to make a "fly around" of the Tiangong 1 space station, says Ming Li of the China Academy of Space Technology....
-
News
Virginia delivers Antares launch pad to Orbital Sciences
The State of Virginia has finished construction on the Wallops Island, Virginia launch pad for Orbital Sciences' Antares launch vehicle. The pad has officially...
-
News
Space companies progress on commercial crew grants, await third round
Contractors under NASA's commercial crew development (CCDev) programme have completed a number of technical milestones marking significant progress towards access to the International Space Station (ISS) and low Earth orbit (LEO).
-
NewsVIDEO: Radar data highlights sea level threat
A new high-resolution dataset from multiple orbiting missions has shown the global sea level to have risen by an average of 3mm per year over the past 18 years.
-
News
HAL completes structure of Indian Mars orbiter
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has delivered the Mars orbiter mission satellite structure to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). "The satellite...