by David Todd | Oct 10, 2016 | ESA, Satellites, Technology, test
At the IAC 2016 Guadalajara, Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) showed its continued interest in the problem of space debris removal by revealing the following. Firstly, the firm is planning a ESA-sponsored deorbit mission of the defunct Earth observation and...
by Matt Wilson | Oct 6, 2016 | Blue Origin, Commercial human spaceflight, Launches, Seradata News, Suborbital, test
At 1536 GMT, on 5 October 2016, the start-up space company Blue Origin completed the fifth consecutive launch of their New Shepard booster, alongside the first successful in-flight test of their crew abort mechanism. The primary aim of this mission was the testing of...
by Matt Wilson | Sep 28, 2016 | Commercial human spaceflight, exploration, Personal spaceflight, SpaceX, Technology, test
On 23 September, SpaceX released a statement explaining the progress they had made in the investigation into the cause of the Falcon 9 “anomaly” in the run-up to the AMOS-6 mission. It stated that “…the Accident Investigation Team (AIT),...
by Matt Wilson | Jun 20, 2016 | Blue Origin, Science, Space tourism, Suborbital, Technology, test
Blue Origin launched its New Shepard booster (the same vehicle) for the fourth consecutive time at 1435 GMT on 19 June 2016,. The suborbital booster achieved a peak altitude of 101 km before successfully landing back on the launch-pad some 8 minutes after lift off. ...
by David Todd | Jan 22, 2016 | Launches, Seradata News, SpaceX, Technology, test
The failure of SpaceX’s most recent Falcon 9R barge landing attempt has not deterred the firm. The SpaceX engineering team does at least have the completely successful Cape Canaveral land landing (excuse the alliteration) of its reusable rocket stage to be proud of....
by David Todd | Dec 18, 2014 | India, Launches, Suborbital, test
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted the first sub-orbital test launch of the GSLV Mk III launch vehicle carrying its Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) at 0400 GMT on the 18th December 2014. The launch took place from the Satish...
