Tag: NASA
Astra launch of NASA TROPICS cubesats fails
ARCADIA, Calif. — An Astra launch of two NASA cubesats to monitor tropical storms failed June 12 when the rocket’s upper stage shut down...
Northrop & NASA’s Mission Extension Vehicle Ready for Launch
9th October Russian rocket will mark a day of the first-of-its kind Mission Extension Vehicle MEV-1 designed and built jointly by Northrop Grumman and...
Australian Space Agency to Support NASA for the US Moon to...
In a recent visit to USA, Prime Minister Scott Morrison put
a huge emphasis on Australia’s Mission to Space. With a $150 million investment
into Australia’s...
Falcon Heavy Back to Space with New Cargo
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, known as the most powerful operating rocket, took flight on Tuesday, 0230 hrs EST. It launched from Kennedy Space Center in...
Cost-Efficient Manufacturing for Rocket Cylinders
‘Flow forming’ shapes a metal in a single step and is being trialed to create rocket cylinders that are much cheaper and quicker...
Dream Chaser spacecraft passes another NASA milestone
(21 March 2019 - Sierra Nevada Corporation) Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser spacecraft passed NASA’s Integrated Review Milestone 5 (IR5), a key status...
Satellite payload startup raises $12.4 million from Airbus Ventures, other investors
WASHINGTON — Cesium Astro, a startup building advanced antennas and communications systems for satellites, raised $12.4 million in a Series A round led by...
SpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown marks success of first NASA Commercial Crew...
(8 March 2019 - NASA) NASA passed a major milestone Friday in its goal to restore America’s human spaceflight capability when SpaceX’s Crew Dragon...
NASA selects mission to study space weather from Space Station
(25 February 2019 - NASA) NASA has selected a new mission that will help scientists understand and, ultimately, forecast the vast space weather system...