Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China's manned space program, told a crewed spaceflight forum in late November in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, that all of the preparatory research work for the nation's first manned lunar mission has finished, with essential technologies and implementation plans al...
In the same work area as the Shooting Star modules, Sierra Space engineers are also working on the Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat. A key aspect of that project is evaluating and testing the use of softgoods to fashion expandable structures using Vectran, a weave of high-...
The Space Frontier Foundationis an organization comprised of a diverse, multinational array of space activists, scientists, engineers, media, political professionals, entrepreneurs, and passionate citizens focused on unleashing the power of free enterprise and leading a united humanity permanently into the ...
In USSR, engineers at Tikhomirov's laboratory propose to use solid-propellant motors to assist in the aircraft takeoff.1928 March 3: Tikhomirov's lab conducts test launches of rockets, burning smokeless powder, reaching range of 1,300 (71) - 1,500 meters. April (384)-June: Tikhomirov's ...
And that's why most of the engineers we met are here. Building spaceships is the chance of a lifetime. Scott Pelley: If you reach the point of having a successful manned flight, what will you have proven? Kevin Brogan: We're not doing it to prove anything. You know, we know it ca...
Janty Yates, the costume designer for "The Martian," originally looked for inspiration to NASA's prototype Z1 and Z2 spacesuits. She worked with NASA officials and engineers, whom she described as "bend-over-backwards helpful." But in the end, she and her team came up with something new...
Not surprisingly, Russian engineers found themselves under political pressure to improve the maneuverability of the future spacecraft, so it could guide itself into a circular landing area with a radius of only two kilometers, instead of being at the mercy of winds, when landing under a parachute...
By the end of 2013 they opened asecond Kickstarterto hopefully expand the 3D ship designer feature. They’re currently in beta and apparently in the latest stages of testing. If all goes according to plan they plan to release on March 2014 for Windows PC. Check out our most recenti...
After departing the Mars Expedition ship, the MEM would use a solid retrorocket to leave orbit and a liquid fuelled one to land, parachutes being all but useless in the thin air. On the plus side NAR’s engineers noted that Mars’ pitiful atmosphere meant that heat shields could be a lot...
Tianzhou-6 has a remarkable improvement — it has more space in the airtight payload containers because engineers have redesigned its interiors and moved some devices from the cargo cabin to the propulsion section. After the modifications, the cargo ship is capable of holding an extra 500 kg of...