Space
Virgin Orbit success brings UK launches closer
Satellite launches from Spaceport Cornwall moved a step closer following Virgin Orbit’s third successful commercial mission. Virgin Orbit launched several satellites to orbit during the
Space
NASA releases flight termination software to industry
NASA has provided an advance release of its NASA Autonomous Flight Termination Unit (NAFTU) software code to the launch industry. Once it passes final certification
Space
James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed
The most complicated science project in NASA’s history is nearly operational. Last week, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) completed its delicate unfolding process while
Space
Construction starts on new UK rocket launchpad
One of Europe’s private small satellite launch service provider announced it has started construction of its first state-of-the-art launch platform. Orbex said that this will
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Successful space launch with catapult
A US company which is developing a kinetic energy-driven launch system has conducted its first test flight in the deserts of New Mexico at SpacePort
Space
Boeing gets FCC approval for satellite web
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an application from the Boeing Company for a license to construct, deploy, and operate a satellite constellation. The
Space
SpaceX installs final engine ahead of tests
Prior to new tests scheduled to take place this week, SpaceX has installed the last of its engines for one of its latest Starship rocket
Environmental
Cold War tech reveals water-guzzling California farms
Since the Golden State’s founding in 1850, California’s farmers have had water rights which seem to defy logic – especially now as the state enters
Space
Catching a ride on a centaur to study comets
Deep in the solar system, between Jupiter and Neptune, lurk thousands of small chunks of ice and rock. Occasionally, one of them will bump into
Space
Nearby asteroids may be worth $11.65 trillion in metals
A gold rush lasting from 1896 to 1899 which sent around 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon, gave us the word ‘Klondike’
Space
Spaceport gets launch partner
Scotland’s space industry goals have come a step closer as Glasgow Prestwick Airport as signed a deal with Astraius for the development of the Prestwick
Space
Mining the Moon and Mars with reactor
Rolls-Royce has announced that it is developing a micro-sized nuclear reactor that it hopes will be used for mining operations on the Moon and eventually