Ariane 6 testing ramps up towards before first mission
Europe’s Ariane 6 launch vehicle is set to debut with a commercial mission in 2020 and industry is carrying out the final tests and starting production of the launch platform
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Mars helicopter ready for final tests
The Mars Helicopter project has passed a number of key tests over the past several months and is approaching its final phase of testing, NASA has said
Space sail successfully deploys during commercial space trip
Researchers welcome success after failure of sail to deploy during testing last year
Starliner completes service module hot fire testing
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner propulsion system has been successfully put to the test at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico
Virgin Galactic moves to New Mexico ahead of test program completion
Final test flights will be conducted from Spaceport America
Boeing reveals prototype of Gateway lunar orbiter
Boeing has revealed a prototype of the space station that US astronauts may use to explore the moon within just five years
SpinLaunch breaks ground on test facility at Spaceport America
Space launch system company SpinLaunch has started construction of a US$7 million test facility at Spaceport America
Heat shield for Mars 2020 mission passes structural tests
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed structural testing of the heat shield for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover
Blue Origin to upgrade historic NASA rocket test stand
Test Stand 4670, at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama is to be used by Blue Origin
Details of ESA-NASA bedrest study released
Test subjects ‘enduring’ 60 days in bed to simulate weightlessness