Space – Page 70
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NewsPICTURE: NASA manned NEO mission needs robot test
A manned mission to a near Earth object (NEO) would require a robotic precursor mission for safety, concludes a
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Atlantis set for return to earth
Atlantis to return SPACE SHUTTLE Atlantis is to return to Earth after an extended 13-day International Space Station (ISS) solar array assembly mission....
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NewsPICTURES: Astrium aims for 2012 suborbital tourism flights
By 2012 EADS Astrium wants to begin suborbital tourism flights with its proposed space jet
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NewsNASA puts avionics contract out to tender for its Ares I crew launch
NASA has launched a competition to provide avionics for its new Ares I crew launch...
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Italy’s contribution to GMES launched
The first of four spacecraft for Italy's Cosmo-SkyMed constellation of small satellites for...
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China tests engines for new space launch vehicle
China has completed testing of the engines for its new generation of kerosene/liquid oxygen-fuelled boosters, but may not launch them from the proposed Huinan...
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NASA seeks safer cooling for Orion crew exploration vehicle
A fluid that can operate within and outside the warm confines of a spacecraft's habitable volume is the goal of ongoing NASA thermal control work for its...
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Moon and Mars programme costs estimated at $500bn
ESA adviser says expense means exploration should be billed as global enterprise
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International space co-operation framework unveiled
A joint framework for a global space exploration strategy enabling vehicle interoperability and property rights agreements has been made public by its authors...
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ICAO for space takes first step
Lobbying has begun to create a new International Civil Aviation Organisation directorate to handle commercial spaceflight. Montreal, Canada-based ICAO is...
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Maiden Vega to fly science payload to conduct tests with lasers
Vega, the European Space Agency's new small launch vehicle, will carry a science satellite and not a dummy payload on its maiden flight in 2008. The science...
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