While the SLS Block I variant is nearly certain to achieve flight status, new heavy-lift rockets on the block threaten to usurp later variants of this huge US$20 billion Heavy Lift launch vehicle (HLV). Nevertheless, during the Heads of Agencies’ press conference,...
The German Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) and Spanish, new-space, launch provider, PLD Space signed an agreement on 2 October, during the 69th IAC in Bremen, Germany, for the first test flight of the Arion 1 sub-orbital launch vehicle. The...
The Thailand-based space and satellite company mu Space Corp has released a 3D design model of its “OO mission” space suit which it hopes space tourists might chose to use. The spacesuit is designed to be lightweight, but durable to withstand harsh...
The University of Surrey/SSTL-built RemoveDebris spacecraft demonstrator satellite made an ejection of a 2U cubesat called Debrisat 1 to mimic debris at 2306 GMT on 16 September. It then fired an untethered net to successfully snag the tumbling Debrisat 1. In this...
The UK-based life-extension satellite services spacecraft supplier, Effective Space Solutions, has signed up IAI (Israeli Aerospace Industries) to build its new Space Drone system. Under the deal IAI will invest in the Space Drone concept – a spacecraft which...
Mark Sirangelo is giving up his role as head of Sierra Nevada Corp’s (SNC) Space Systems division. Sirangelo gained that position after serving as CEO of SpaceDev, which SNC acquired in 2008. Fatih Ozmen, overall owner of the firm with his partner Eren, takes over...
