spacecraft

New government support for British spaceports

Posted in Business on 11th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

The government is looking to push forward commercial spaceflight activity in the UK with a series of grants totalling 0m.

A Lost Japanese Spacecraft Has Made a Key Measurement on Rosetta's Comet

Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

By studying the quality and quantity of water on comets, we might better understand the origins of water on Earth.

UAE Mars mission on track for a 2020 launch

Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

Hope spacecraft to inspire Arab region to generate knowledge, mission specialist says.

SpaceX will launch fully automated docking ring to space station

Posted in Hardware on 15th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

A metallic ring big enough for astronauts and cargo to fit through is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station in July.

New horizons gets the green light from NASA to explore a world beyond pluto

Posted in Hardware on 6th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

New Horizons, that showed us Pluto up close for the first time, received NASA approval to forge ahead to an ancient target beyond Pluto.