One of the new space products being introduced by Russia at the Show is a Space Tug from Khrunichev. The automatic Space Tug could deliver 4,940kg of equipment to a space station after launch on a Proton. It is being promoted for work supporting the International Space Station, delivering fuel, food, water, equipment and science experiments.
Source: Flight Daily News
Orbital launch pioneer SpaceX is being contracted by the American space agency NASA to develop a so-called “US Deorbit Vehicle” that can safely return the International Space Station to Earth via controlled re-entry.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
