Aerojet – famous for being a key element of numerous launch vehicle and satellite propulsion systems – believe their Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) technology can be positively applied to an Exploration Gateway Platform – which has been touted as a potential – and often favored – approach in NASA’s ongoing studies into a long-term exploration plan.
January 2012
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The Delta Mariner – carrying hardware elements targeting two future launches – collided with the…
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The uncrewed Russian Progress M-14M resupply spacecraft, also going by its US designation of 46P,…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have provided a positive overview on their progress in readying their…
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Eight years ago today (January 25, 2004), the Mars Exploration Rover -B (MER -B) slammed…
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ArtemisOther
SLS Exploration Roadmap evaluations provide clues for human Mars missions
by Chris BerginAs NASA managers continue to work through the evaluations into an exploration roadmap for the…
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Kennedy Space Center engineers have begun removing Main Propulsion System (MPS) hardware from the aft…
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Atlantis departed her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2) on Friday, ahead of arriving inside the Vehicle Assembly…
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United Launch Alliance have conducted the United States’ first orbital launch of the year on…
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The first launch into space for NASA’s new Orion spacecraft is expected to receive a…
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Commercial
Dragon ISS flight slips – SpaceX determined to return US crewed access to LEO
by Chris BerginSpaceX’s next Falcon 9 flight with the Dragon spaceship – a mission which is expected…
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Russia’s failed Fobos-Grunt spacecraft has re-entered on Sunday, following its failure to leave Low Earth…
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ArtemisShuttle
SSME family prepare for SLS core stage role following Shuttle success
by Chris BerginNASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center…
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For their second launch of 2012, the Chinese have launched the FengYun-2F geostationary meteorological satellite from…
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will begin testing on a vertical propulsion landing system later…
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Commercial
ISS performs hardware and software upgrades to support inaugural Dragon visit
by Pete HardingThe six-member crew of the International Space Station (ISS) have been hard at work over…
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ArtemisOtherUncrewed
Enabling the future: NASA call for exploration revolution via NIAC concepts
by Chris BerginNASA’s Space Technology Program announced on Monday they are looking for what they describe as…
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China launched a new high-resolution remote sensing satellite on Monday at 03:17 UTC using the…
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A new launch vehicle will be born in the coming weeks, as the small orbital…
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ArtemisUncrewed
SLS capability touted for Europa Lander capability, Enceladus sample return
by Chris BerginAs the Space Launch System (SLS) teams head into their first full year since the…