6 quick facts about NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is set to become the first aircraft to fly on another planet in the coming months
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Ball Aerospace to test Solar Cruiser space sailcraft for NASA
Solar Cruiser sailcraft will demonstrate the viability of solar photons for propulsion in space vehicles
Ariane 6 rocket’s upper stage arrives for hot fire testing in Germany
First Ariane 6 upper stage arrives at Lampoldshausen, Germany for hot fire testing during the coming months
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne reaches space during test
Virgin Orbit reaches space with its LauncherOne rocket for the first time
NASA plans final SLS Rocket hot fire test for this weekend
NASA’s SLS ‘mega-rocket’ will launch the space agency’s upcoming series of missions to the Moon
UK rocket developer Skyrora runs full duration upper stage test firing
Successful firing of third stage for full duration opens up possibilities of vehicles use for in-space operations
First orbital space debris removal to get go-ahead next month
ESA to sign contract giving the go ahead to first space debris removal mission
Scottish rocket company Skyrora reaches key engine testing milestone
Skyrora completes more than 100 tests including vacuum chamber tests have been conducted on rocket engine for its reignitable LEO launch vehicle
Turbulence detection technology to be tested on high altitude glider
Series of flight tests will demonstrate potential of turbulence detection to enable safer and more efficient high altitude flights
Technology for a ‘mega cell tower in the stratosphere’ takes first steps with flight tests
A consortium of European companies has successfully tested communications technology capable of operating mobile networks from the stratosphere