A new generation of robotic lunar landers is on the way
30.06.2011
Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, began the first phase of integrated system tests on a new robotic lander prototype at Redstone Test Center’s propulsion test facility on the U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal, also in Huntsville. These tests will aid in the design and development of a new generation of small, smart, versatile robotic landers capable of performing science and exploration research on the surface of the moon or other airless bodies, including near-Earth asteroids. [more...]
2nd Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle X-37B successfully launched
07.03.2011
Boeing has announced the successful launch of the second Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). The OTV was launched on an Atlas V rocket into a low-Earth orbit on March 5 at 5:46 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41. [more...]
“Looking at the future of docking”
21.09.2010
NASA and its industry partners Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., now successfully demonstrated a new sensor technology that will make it easier and safer for spacecraft to rendezvous and dock to the International Space Station ISS. [more...]
Re-entry with sharp edges
28.06.2010
To make the journey into space and back to Earth safer, cheaper and more flexible, the German Aerospace Center DLR has designed an experimental spacecraft. The Shefex II project uses advanced technologies such as a sharp, angular design and active cooling of the heat shield. For the first time, scientists have tested a model of the spacecraft in a wind tunnel at Gottingen. [more...]
Space flight under one roof
11.05.2010
The ‘Space Flight’ section featuring informative displays which are also intended to appeal to the general public makes the ILA 2010 unique among aerospace trade shows. The Berlin Air Show will be adding to its international dimension from 8 to 13 June with its “Space flight under one roof” approach. [more...]
Space-qualification completed
13.10.2009
RUAG Aerospace Austria received an order for delivery of space-qualified GPS receivers for the first three Sentinel satellites of the European GMES program (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security). These very precise GPS receivers are supplied to the prime contractors of the Sentinel satellites Thales Alenia Space in Italy and France and EADS Astrium in Germany. [more...]
Next step for future moon landings
13.10.2009
Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, has been commissioned by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to conduct a study for the testing of future moon landings. The aim is to prove the technological feasibility of a soft and precise robotic landing on the moon. [more...]
German high-tech suppliers bolster the aerospace industry
27.01.2009
German companies are successfully reaching for the stars with increasingly frequency these days: numerous satellites, rockets and probes are equipped with technology and modules made in Germany. Indeed, a brief glance shows a vigorous industry occupying some highly specialized technology niches. [more...]
