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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.
Elon Musk To Shoot Mega-Rocket To Mars
SpaceX chief Elon Musk's elaborate plan for a mega-rocket to carry astronauts to Mars may have some down-to-Earth…
Putting NASA’s First 3D Printed Rocket Engine To The Test
Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, tested NASA's first 3D printed rocket…
The NASA Spacecraft That Will Touch Our Sun
On 25th September, 2017, media were invited to see NASA’s Parker Solar Probe in its flight configuration at Johns…
Captain Kirk Sends Message To Voyager 1
The winner of a contest to send a message to the Voyager 1 spacecraft which launched 40 years ago on a historic…
Cassini Spacecraft To Take Fateful Plunge Into Saturn Atmosphere
The Cassini mission has been packed full of scientific firsts, and unique planetary revelations will continue to…
The Next Generation Of Reusable Spaceplanes
A new spaceplane stage has been set by decades of NASA work done at Langley Research Center on horizontal-landing,…
SpaceX Dragon Delivers Icecream To ISS
A SpaceX shipment has delivered a bonanza of science experiments to the International Space Station.
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…