Expect big things from this small company – Alba
ESA, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, TU delft all figured out that they can build and launch a satellite for less. The goal of these smart organizations? Miniaturization. But how small? What if I told you that you could hold a satellite in your hand? How about a functional satellite that is the size of a Rubik’s Cube? Sound crazy? It’s not. Here is how.
Elon Musk’s Starlink growing bigger and bigger
SpaceX launching again this week, if all goes as planned. SpaceX is at it again. Love it or hate it, Starlink is growing again. The company is getting ready to launch the next batch of 60 satellites into orbit in just a few days. The original launch was...
SpaceX and NASA to set a new era of human spaceflight after Apollo
A SpaceX Falcon 9, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 30, 2020. (Photo Credit: David J. Philip/AP) “You want to wake up in the morning and think...
SpaceX going to the Moon with NASA
NASA may have sidelined the Lunar Gateway for a return mission to the Moon, but it is not stopping the momentum. NASA has awarded several contracts for the Lunar Gateway including the most recent one to SpaceX. This demonstrates the growing capabilities of New Space...
Watch Out Tesla the Next Car in Space May Be Toyota
By Bill D'Zio March 27, 2020 A little over a year after Elon Musk launched his Cherry red Tesla Sports car into space on the debut launch of the Falcon Heavy, JAXA and Toyota announced their collaboration efforts on a manned lunar rover. The March 12, 2019...
NASA’s SLS Mega Rocket’s Engines are Mega Cost…
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...
China’s answer to NASA’s Orion to launch in May
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 change...
Artemis Completes Key Tests for Launch
About The Author Bill founded WestEastSpace.com after returning to China in 2019 to be supportive of his wife's career. Moving to China meant leaving the US rocket/launch industry behind, as USA and China don't see eye to eye on cooperation in space. Bill has an...
Chinese Manned Programs: is Soyuz as lonely as it seems?
About The AuthorScientific journalist at the Russian space portal "Outer Space". Major in Chinese Space industry.
Who’s Investing in China’s NewSpace?
2) A Growing Interest from Investors for Commercial SpaceFutureAerospace’s report also provided the number of investors in space per year between 2015 and 2018. Unsurprisingly, it is a steady increase, with a notable +75% jump between 2015/2016, and 2017/2018. This...
Belt-Road Initiative, Chinese Space Station
Belt-Road Initiative, Chinese Space Station By Blaine Curcio & Omkar Nikam August 13, 20191 First Chinese Astronaut, Yang Liwei, photographed during a training session on September 27, 2003 [Image Credits: http://thecharlestendellshow.comChina is unleashing its full...
Satellites Are Getting Smaller: Hubble Size to Starlink and Smaller.
On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. It was 83.6 kg, roughly 58 cm in diameter and used 1 watt of power. Over time, satellites grew in size and complexity, but the recent trend is seeing them shrink. ...
Final NASA Seats on Soyuz in 2020
The Soyuz spacecraft succeeded the Russian Voskhod spacecraft and was originally designed as part of the Soviet crewed lunar programs. An advantage Soyuz had over the Space Shuttle was the ability to abort in the event of a failure with the launch vehicle. The Soyuz...
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