… The Vast satellite bus—essentially a backbone providing power, propulsion, and navigation for various payoads—will be based largely on technology ported over from the company’s Haven-1 space station, which is due to launch for the first time next year as the world’s first private space station. …
… LandSpace is expected to try again to land the reusable booster on the next flight. submitted by EllPeaTea China launches space station resupply mission. A freighter carrying nearly seven tons of supplies has made its way to China’s Tiangong space station, Space.com reports . …
… The Shenzhou 23 spacecraft docked at the Tiangong space station less than four hours after launch. The new crew members joined three astronauts who have lived and worked on the Tiangong complex for more than 200 days, temporarily raising the station’s crew complement to six. …
… There’s been a lot of talk about the Canadian government’s recent commitment to invest in a sovereign launch capability. …
… More powerful Ariane 6 variant on tap . …
… Starship and Super Heavy have engine-out capability, meaning they can recover from an early shutdown of an engine. …
… And the way to get around clouds is to have lots of ground stations around the planet. …
… The movie also correctly anticipates NASA having a large space station in orbit, called Daedalus, nearly a decade and a half before one exists. Man, I’ve got to tell you I could not get over the station’s truss design. …
… Particularly if you’re rich and powerful, it’s very galling. …