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The spacecraft technology that will take us to the stars, the Moon and possibly even to Mars, including news from NASA and private companies.
A Message From Outer Space From A Flying Computer Chip
The flying computer chip dubbed 'Sprite' the size of a Saltine cracker, is healthy, happy and sending us signals…
One Lightweight Motor Drive… One Giant Leap To Space
In 2018 ESA is sending a Solar Orbiter into space which will be equipped with a thick heat shield, and motors and…
Floating Space Ball Camera Drone To Help Onboard ISS
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has disclosed the first images and movies that have been shot by the…
Investigators Uncover Why Atomic Clocks Onboard Satellites Failed
The European Commission has said that investigators have uncovered the problems behind the failure of atomic clocks…
NASA complete Preliminary Design Review of Supersonic X-Plane
NASA has achieved a significant milestone by completing the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of its Quiet Supersonic…
NASA test Orion is safe from launch to splashdown
NASA engineers kicked off summer with a series of important tests for some of the Orion spacecraft’s critical…
Polymer capacitors for space applications
KEMET expands its portfolio with new space grade polymer capacitors T583 series organic polymer devices address…
NASA research heads for International Space Station
NASA has sent a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft up to the International Space Station with research materials aboard to…
Satellite-toting rocket launching aircraft closer to testing
Having been rolled out of a hangar in the desert, a colossal aircraft capable of launching satellite-toting rockets…
NASA’s Psyche Discovery Mission launch moved up one year
Psyche, NASA's Discovery Mission to a unique metal asteroid, has been moved up one year with launch in the summer…