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.
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With the first half of 2022 coming to a close, NASA teams are continuing work…
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CommercialNorthrop GrummanSpaceX
Maxar making progress with Power and Propulsion Element for Gateway
Last year, NASA awarded Maxar Technologies the contract for the Power and Propulsion Element, the…
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Throughout the inner solar system in 2016, NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos, and ISRO built upon…
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NASA has awarded contracts to three American propulsion companies to aid the U.S. federal space…
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The European Space Agency’s (ESA) BepiColombo spacecraft, which is in the midst of its seven-year…
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As 2022 begins, the ASU (Arizona State University)-led team for the NASA Psyche spacecraft is…
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Canada is marching forward with its international partners to establish a permanent research installation near…
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CommercialInternationalRussian
Proton rocket ride-share launches Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle
A Russian Proton-M rocket launched on Wednesday morning at 06:17 EDT (10:17 UTC) from the…
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As part of NASA’s continued effort to ensure a steady supply of astrophysics and astronomy…
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A new amendment to the White House’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget request increases NASA’s federal…
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Artemis
Administration proposes the end of EUS while Administrator considers full Exploration manifest rewrite
by Philip SlossAlongside last week’s Trump Administration budget proposal to cancel future Space Launch System (SLS) upgrades,…
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Arianespace has conducted the opening part of the BepiColombo mission with the launch of the spacecraft…
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NASA management updated the agency’s human exploration plans for the 2020s to the NASA Advisory…
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Artemis
Mars Sample Return mission gains traction – SLS and Orion had an eye on involvement
by Chris BerginThe European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA have signed a statement of intent to jointly…
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While NASA engages spacecraft industry help in studying concepts for design, development, test, and evaluation…
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As part of its increasing dedication and ramp up of activities at the red planet,…
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As part of its initiative to advance exploration in the solar system, NASA has awarded…
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NASA has completed a review of its upcoming, first-of-its-kind Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) flight. ARM,…
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The multi-center, multi-partner effort is continuing to piece together the key hardware elements that will…