Space – Page 37
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ATK, NASA test rocket under cloud of funding woes
NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully ground-tested the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever in the Utah desert 31 Aug, though the test was...
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NewsNASA funds suborbitial test flights
NASA is getting closer to near-space with a $475,000 award to two companies developing reusable vehicles for suborbital flight. Under the public-private...
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NewsSpaceX proves recovery system
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has moved a step closer to launching the first operational version of its Dragon reuseable space capsule with a successful...
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Long endurance redefined with two new high-altitude unmanned aircraft
Can UAVs do the work of satellites? AeroVironment and Boeing aim to take long-endurance UAVs higher
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US-Israel space co-operation agreement strengthens already-strong ties
President Barack Obama's push to bring space exploration into the diplomatic arena has been boosted by the signing of a formal co-operation pact between NASA and the Israel Space Agency (ISA).
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NewsPICTURE: WhiteKnight Two landing gear fails
The left rear landing gear on Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two failed during a test flight in the Mojave desert 19 Aug. The quad-engine jet that will...
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ISS back in action after marathon spacewalk series
Everything is up and running again on the International Space Station following a marathon series of spacewalks to replace a critical cooling pump. The pump's...
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Control science tops list of USAF science and technology priorities
If the chief scientist of the US Air Force is correct, the key technology challenge for airpower over the next two decades is not directed energy, cruise...
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Orbital lands sounding rocket deal
Orbital Sciences Corp. will continue to handle NASA's sounding rocket programme under a $125m contract awarded 30 July. The total potential value of...
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Italy has sights - and budget - set firmly on the cosmos
As a public body, the Italian space agency (ASI) might have expected lean times ahead as governments across Europe set austerity budgets. However, at the Farnborough air show, Rome underscored its determination to build on the momentum driving its space programme, which is enjoying a high profile as a key ...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing, Bigelow to build space station by 2015
Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace are teaming up to build a commercial space station system, with a 2015 target for a fully operational station in low Earth orbit...
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FARNBOROUGH: Italian space agency set to escape budget cuts unscathed
As a public body, the Italian space agency, or Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) (hall 3, stand SZA), might have expected lean times ahead as governments across Europe, including Italy, outlined austerity budgets. However, it appears that the agency's 10-year, €7 billion ($8.8 billion) development will survive largely intact.
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EADS Astrium in a stable orbit
EADS has drastically restructured its spaceflight unit into one of the most non-partisan and united groups in its business
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India launches 5 satellites
India successfully launched five satellites into orbit 12 July, one of them a miniature satellite built by Indian university students, space officials say. India's...
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NewsBroken booster pump possible cause of failed Indian launch
A flaw in the fuel booster turbo pump was the cause of the failed 15 April launch of India's three-stage geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV),...
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This Week Briefing
Airbus delivered 250 aircraft over the first half of 2010, while the recent landmark Emirates deal for 32 A380s took its six-month gross order total to 131
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Progress supply ship docks with ISS on second attempt
After an aborted first attempt on 2 July, the Russian cargo ship Progress 38 successfully docked with the International Space Station on a second pass, say...
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This Week briefing
Investigators have determined a Qantas Airbus A330's weather radar had been degraded before the jet encountered severe turbulence approaching the northern coast of Malaysia in 2009
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Indian Space Research Organisation to push for GSLV flight next year
The three-stage geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV), which failed an 15 April mission, will under go flight-testing next year, says K Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
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NewsSpace station docking attempt aborted
The Russian resupply vehicle carrying food, fuel and new crew members failed to dock with the International Space Station on 2 July after a loss of communications...