All Space articles – Page 62
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NASA gets full budget but COTS suffers 30% cut
NASA has been given $49 million more than it requested for the development of its Constellation programme's Ares...
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NASA develops new docking system for Constellation
The first two manned Orion crew exploration vehicle flights to the International Space Station, scheduled from September 2015, will deliver a new NASA-developed...
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NASA's Moon mission could see major change in concept of operations
NASA is studying a major change to its Moon mission plan to cut the time its Orion crew exploration vehicle has to loiter in low Earth orbit in anticipation...
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Briefings 1/1/08
US MILITARY EYES BETTER UNMANNED SYSTEMS ROADMAP The US Department of Defense's latest 25-year roadmap for unmanned systems calls for better integration...
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2008 forecast: The year progress must be made in space
The year ahead is set to either be a record breaker or will see major programmes unravel, with the European Space Agency, NASA, California based-Space Exploration...
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Payload shortfall triggers NASA Lunar Lander redesign
NASA is redeveloping its Lunar Lander design after its first crewed Lander was found to be unable to deliver the necessary payload
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Manned Mars mission lander development to start in 2009
NASA is planning to start development work for a manned Mars mission's lander and transfer stage in the fourth quarter of 2009
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South Korean army selects Elbit Systems' Skylark II UAV
South Korea's army has selected Elbit Systems' Skylark II close-range unmanned air vehicle, with its first-phase deal for one system expected to grow into procurement of a large number of systems.
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Thales makes strategic partnership with NPO-PM
Franco-Italian joint venture Thales Alenia Space and Russia's satellite specialist NPO-PM have agreed to develop a new...
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UK could provide instruments for Chinese lunar rover
China's next attempt at lunar exploration, its rover mission Chang'e-2, could use UK instruments if ongoing Sino-British academic contacts develop into government-approved...
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Russia may supply rover for India's lunar ambition
India's space ties with Russia received yet another boost with both countries agreeing on a joint lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, that will feature a lander...
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UK MoonLITE mission to cost $205 million
The UK's proposed Moon Lightweight Interior and Telecom Experiment (MoonLITE)...
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Virgin Galactic sets out Year of the Spaceship
Virgin Galactic expects its White Knight II aircraft's last engine to be delivered in January and the SpaceShipTwo carrier fully assembled by...
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This week briefings
Galileo satellites poised to clear hurdle NAVIGATION The European Union's Galileo satellite navigation system looks likely to clear a funding hurdle...