Evolution Space, a Mojave, Calif-based solid propulsion and launch provider, announced today the successful completion of their first space mission, Gold Chain Cowboy. The rocket reached apogee at 124.5 kilometers (408,456 ft), 24.5 km past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space – at 8:12 am on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023.
Category: Rockets
NASA Creates In-Space Servicing, Assembly, Manufacturing Consortium
NASA announced Wednesday a new consortium focused on making in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities a routine part of space architectures and mission lifecycles.
Global Space Launch Services Market Report 2023: Sector to Reach $28.1 Billion by 2028 & CAGR 13.86%
Global Space Launch Services Market Report 2023: Sector to Reach $28.1 Billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 13.86%
NASA Awards Grants to Support Research, Technology Development
NASA has announced the recipients of its annual Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, providing a total of more than $10.8 million across 15 institutions over three years to support scientific and technical research. This research aligns with agency’ priorities, including understanding our changing environment and advancing long-term exploration on the Moon through Artemis
NASA Experts Go on Tour with The Color of Space Documentary
NASA TV producer of “The Color of Space” Jori Kates gives remarks prior to the screening of the documentary at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium in Washington, Saturday, June 18, 2022. Premiering on Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, “The Color of Space” is an inspirational documentary that tells the stories of NASA’s Black astronauts determined to reach the stars.
The Mars Colonization Delusion: An In-Depth Analysis of Elon Musk’s Starship and Space Projects
This analysis offers one major conclusion: Starships are not only incredibly dangerous, they are also impractical for the very Mars colonization mission they have been developed for.
Effective Astronaut Training is Key to The Orbital Age
Effective Astronaut Training is Key to The Orbital Age. Now imagine the challenges scientists will face in the Orbital Age™, when their lab is flying 300 miles above our heads in low-Earth orbit (LEO).
NASA Has Developed and Tested a Revolutionary Rocket Engine Design for Deep Space Missions
NASA has developed and tested its first full-scale rotating detonation rocket engine, an advanced rocket engine design that could significantly change how future propulsion systems are built.
NASA and DARPA Will Test Nuclear Engine for Future Mars Missions
NASA and DARPA’s nuclear thermal propulsion technology could be used for future NASA crewed missions to Mars.
Rocket Lab is Ready for its First Launch from Virginia
‘Virginia Is For Launch Lovers’ is scheduled to lift off tomorrow from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 within the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
