by Aeroman | May 16, 2020 | All space related, Launch, Space Money
Due to the inevitable advance of technology during the last decades, the space industry has been developing and it is recently showing an abrupt growth such that, as it is widely referred, the world is entering a new space era. One of the aspects of this growth shows...
by Bill D'Zio | May 5, 2020 | All space related, Launch
People stood on the hot beach in Hainan Island China. No, a China Cinco de Mayo party isn’t happening on the beach. People gathered for a launch party. They wanted to get a glimpse of the newly upgraded rocket. The Long March 5B rocket carrying the hopes and...
by Bill D'Zio | May 3, 2020 | All space related, Launch, Space Agencies
NASA plans to launch the most powerful rocket sometime in the next few years. The rocket experienced delays and cost overruns which keeps NASA pushing the debut out. The goal is still, bring America along with allies into deep space for longer and farther than ever...
by Bill D'Zio | May 3, 2020 | All space related, Launch
The crew module (top) and service module of the new Chinese crewed spacecraft. (Image credit: CAST) The US isn’t the only country with aspirations of going to deep space. The United States remains the only country to send people beyond Low Earth Orbit. That may...
by Bill D'Zio | May 2, 2020 | All space related, Launch, Space Agencies
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a spaceplane! No, it’s a lifting body reusable spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station! Part of NASA’s attempt to develop a vibrant space community, NASA solicited awards for commercial...
by Bill D'Zio | Apr 22, 2020 | All space related, Launch, Stuff in Orbit
April 24th, 2020 marks the 50th-anniversary launch of the Chinese DFH-1 satellite. DFG-1 successfully launched on April 24, 1970, ushering China into the elite group of nations capable of developing and launching satellites into space. Although many nations in present...
