We are going. For the first time, the @NASA_SLS rocket and @NASA_Orion fly together. #Artemis I begins a new chapter in human lunar exploration. pic.twitter.com/vmC64Qgft9 – NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2022 After 50 years, we are on the first flight of the program that will take us back to the Continue Reading
Artemis I: Ready for launch
Near future: SLS
The first launch of the world’s largest rocket, the SLS – Space Launch System, is scheduled for August 29. Update (August 29): The team is examining why the exhaust valve on one of the engines isn’t at the right temperature, and has concluded that there won’t be time to fix Continue Reading
Near future: Artemis
Update (August 15, 2022): after the two rounds of wet tests, in April and June 2022, the SLS and Orion have returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building, have been prepared, and will leave tomorrow (August 16, 2022) for the pad, for launch on August 29. The rocket’s movement to the Continue Reading
Revolutionizing the industry: Rocket Lab
Much is made of SpaceX and Blue Origin, but there are many other private companies creating their own rockets. Some of them using what are in fact innovations in the field. This article is one of a series about them. Rocket Lab is a private company that has been developing Continue Reading
Revolutionizing the industry: Relativity Space
While SpaceX and Blue Origin tend to dominate the headlines, a new wave of private companies is quietly forging the future of orbital launch. Many of them are introducing radical, ground-up innovations to the aerospace sector. This article, part of our ongoing series on these industry trailblazers, focuses on one Continue Reading
