Space – Page 58
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NASA begins work to solve boil-off problem
NASA has started the contractor selection process for its lunar surface thermal control system study that could find a solution to the biggest hurdle in...
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ESA considers cislunar space station for lunar exploration
The European Space Agency, Russia and Japan are all considering a cislunar orbital complex that could consist of a habitation section and a resource module...
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Thales Alenia Space awarded Sentinel-3 contract
The European Space Agency has signed contracts worth over €500 million euros ($791 million) for the European...
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ESA considers robotic lunar cargo lander for Moonbase
The European Space Agency is considering a robotic cargo lunar lander that would deliver 1,700kg (3,700lb) to a manned outpost on the Moon. Flight...
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NewsPICTURE: UK built SpaceX capsule revealed
Details have emerged of the UK's first commercially designed and built manned capsule that was delivered in 2005 to US customer...
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Election year delay for NASA's Ares and Orion vehicles feared
The USA's presidential election could leave NASA short of the funding it needs to keep its Orion crew exploration vehicle and Ares I booster project on track...
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NASA rejects non-Shuttle answers to stranded ISS instrument
Pressure on the International Space Station's cargo delivery schedule has left NASA with no way to get an international antimatter experiment to the station. The...
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ESA's cargo spaceship achieves automatic docking
The European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) , called Jules Verne, docked successfully at the International...
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Space Shuttle to get moving map
NASA is rolling out a moving-map display for its Space Shuttle orbiters under its 33rd operational increment (OI33), the penultimate software update before...
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NASA rejects European ISS logistics project
NASA has rejected a European proposal to permanently dock an Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) to the International Space Station to try...
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NewsATV: An automatic success
As the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle, named Jules Verne, embarks on the last few kilometres of its journey to dock at the International...
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NewsUK plans canine astronaut for space station programme
The UK is to send a specially trained dog to the International Space Station, Flightglobal.com can exclusively reveal
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Xcor Aerospace unveils rocket powered Lynx vehicle design
Mojave, California based-Xcor Aerospace has unveiled its design for its reusable horizontal take-off and landing Lynx...
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NASA awards contracts for lunar lander study
NASA has awarded a total of $1.5 million in contracts to five companies for a 210-day independent evaluation of NASA's in-house lunar lander design concept...
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NewsSales are rocketing at Virgin Galactic
Sales are rocketing at Virgin Galactic, but development costs may yet bring it back to Earth
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Japan's ISS lab arrives but the real challenge is still over the Horizon
Following close on the heels of the launch and installation of the European-built Harmony and Columbus modules, the successful delivery of the first part...
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Fractions in action: satellites of the future
Mainframe computers have given way to desktop PCs, telephone exchanges to mobile phones, and now traditional satellites are to be challenged by modular spacecraft...