Parabolic flight campaign evaluates laser-melting of lunar regolith for future construction of habitats and infrastructure on the Moon
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The radiation-hardened multicore chip undergoing thermal, shock and functional trials at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California
Will Austin, flight operations lead at Dawn Aerospace, reveals how an aviation-style approach to testing the rocket-powered, remotely-piloted Mk-II Aurora is unlocking low-cost, high-frequency access to space from an ordinary runway
The first full-size drop-test model of Space Rider, Europe’s first re-usable spacecraft, has been completed ready for glide trials this year
“One of the most important things on this mission, different from Artemis I, is we…
With a price tag of almost $100 billion and delays to Artemis II, is returning to the moon an expensive folly? We consider the program, the costs and benefits so far.
UK-based Pulsar Fusion created and confined plasma for the first time in its Sunbird engine during testing
Engineers are testing flight-like cryocooler hardware to liquefy oxygen from lunar water ice for lander propellant
A new crewed mission in 2027 will test lunar lander docking in orbit before the first surface landing attempt
UK-based rocket developer Orbex is preparing for administration after its funding round and acquisition talks collapsed