NASA Is Working On The Space Launch System Heavy Launch Vehicle
I have been blogging recently about commercial space companies and foreign launch services. Today I am going to focus on recent and current major projects of NASA in the United States.
Airbus Develops Reusable First-Stage Called ADELINE.
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space company was formed in 2000 by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA), and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). In 2014, the company name was changed to Airbus Group.
Problems with the Russian Satellite Launching Business
Russia has a thriving business launching satellites for other nations. It has even been ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station. Russia handles a lot of launches every year for its own space program and under contract to other countries.
Space Weapons 2 - The U.S. DoD Tests The X-37B Spaceplane
Last week I blogged about a Chinese space launch that was feared to be a weapon of some sort. China is not the only country that may be working on space weapons. The U.S. military has been launching "robotic spaceplanes" on multiple test missions lately.
Space Weapons 1 - China Launches Mysterious Object On Short Trip Into Space
I began this blog with a series of articles about the Chinese space program. There was a recent Chinese launch that caught the attention of the global media. The U.S. Department of Defense has issued a warning about what they consider to be a Chinese "destructive" space program.
Jeff Bezos Blue Origin Company Tests New Shepard Space Craft
I have been posting lately about private space companies.
XCOR Private Space Company - Part Two of Two Parts
Part Two of Two Parts (Please read Part One first)
XCOR Private Space Company - Part One of Two Parts
Part One of Two Parts
Paul Allens Vulcan Aerospace Joins The Private Space Industry
Sputnik was launched when I was a kid. I have always been fascinated with space exploration and read a lot of science fiction. As I grew up, I watched the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Mars 5 - Was Mars Devastated By A Huge Nuclear Explosion In The Distant Past?
And now for something completely different as the Monty Python crew liked to say. I usually try to be as accurate as I can in these posts. I welcome any feedback that will help me correct mistakes. However, sometimes you encounter what seems to be a really far out idea but a scientist is offering evidence for that idea.