The X-15 Rocket Plane
After World War Two, the United States as well as the United Kingdom and Soviet Union all began programs to develop rocket propulsion as follow on to the German V2.
Even Elon Musk can’t control the weather, but Bill Gates wanted to.
A lot of people wonder, why does a really expensive, powerful rocket get stopped by the weather? Well, a number of factors. In the case of the recent SpaceX launch attempt to send people to the International Space Station, the safety of the crew is paramount. The...
NASA press release on SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch
RELEASE 20-057NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to...
ESA Grounds ExoMars
The ExoMars program is a joint effort between European Space Agency(ESA) and Roscosmos. The mission includes the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) launched in 2016. The TGO is already both delivering important scientific results of its own and relaying data from...
Pi Space
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...
New NASA Space Shuttle Slated for 2021, and it has a Name
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 resupply missions as well as...
China’s First Satellite 50 years ago
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...
Russian Space Industry: Tracing the History of One of the Biggest Space Powers of the World
About The AuthorOmkar Nikam is a Market Analyst, currently working with Orbital Gateway Consulting (OGC) in Strasbourg, France. He joined OGC as an intern in June 2018. At OGC, he works on Satellite Communication, Earth Observation, and Satellite Navigation consulting...
PRESS RELEASE 20-020 NASA Selects New Instrument to Continue Key Climate Record
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AsiaSat’s Privatization Marks the End of an Era for Hong Kong
AsiaSat’s Privatization Marks the End of an Era for Hong KongBy Blaine CurcioJuly 12, 2019Hong Kong is one of the world’s truly global cities. Long an entrepot focusing on trade, starting in the 1970s and 1980s, Hong Kong became a center for regional broadcast, and in...
The Failure of Intelsat – More than Meet’s the NYSE
The Failure Of Intelsat — More Than Meet’s The NYSE By Blaine CurcioJune 27, 2019Intelsat—the world’s largest or second-largest satellite operator, depending on whom you ask and how you count—recently completed its Epic Next Generation, or EpicNG constellation of GEO...
437 days 18 hours Longest Duration in Space
Valery PolyakovCredit Mil.ru 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...
7 Spacecraft to critical for the ISS survival
7 Spacecraft to critical for the ISS survivalBy Bill D'ZioCredit: NASAAstronauts on the International Space Station cannot take a trip to the grocery store, local home improvement store, got to the laundromat or drop off trash and recyclables at the curb. Astronauts...
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