“Stronger than steel” “Stiffer than diamonds” “Capable of sitting on the surface on the sun” No, it’s not superman: It’s graphene. These were just some of the superlatives claimed to describe the “frontier material” in a workshop held during the UK Space Conference....
Eris, a 25m tall rocket, slowly lifted itself into the air on its maiden flight from Bowen, Abbot Point, in Queensland Australia at 2035 GMT on 29 July. The rocket, built by Australian startup Gilmour space, cleared its launch pad but then its climb stopped abruptly....
Frazer-Nash has announced that it is leading a new spaceplane programme called INVICTUS, with the help of the European Space Agency (ESA). Funded by €7 million from ESA, the plan is to use air-breathing rocket technology to build a test aircraft capable of Mach 5 by...
The following construction and launch orders for the space industry were announced in June 2025: Construction Orders: Despite a regulatory probe by the FCC into its spectrum licenses, EchoStar has ordered a new geostationary satellite, EchoStar XXVI, to provide...
