The upshot of building a bigger rocket is pretty straightforward: heavier payloads and greater range. When it's done, Starship might be able to wrestle up to 250 tons intolow-Earth orbitin an expendable configuration or 150 tons with Super Heavy recovery. SpaceX is also working on orbital ...
Aerospace engineering is the branch of engineering that works in the design, development, testing and production of airborne objects such as aircraft, missiles,spacecraft, rocket propulsion systems and other related systems. Aerospace engineering can either fall into the categories of aeronautical engineer...
The primary contributor to increased space activity and objects in orbit is the growth of satellite constellations. Through 2015, in the 58 years since the first satellite was launched, a total of 7,500 payloads were launched into space. In the eight years since then, the number of total sa...
The payload side is booming in an even bigger way, thanks to lower launch costs and advances in optics and electronics that have made it possible to build highly capable satellites cheaply, quickly and efficiently. San Francisco-based companies Planet and Capella Space operate their own constellatio...
SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) is a space transportation and aerospace manufacturer founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. Musk is also the CEO of electric car maker Tesla. And most recently, he entered a deal to purchase social networking site Twitter for $44 billion in April 2022...
The fall meeting of NASA’s Lunar Science Innovation Consortium will take place Tuesday and Wednesday in Pittsburgh PA, home to Astrobotic, one of the companies that has Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts with NASA. Its first lander, Peregrine, is ready to go as soon as the ...
Aerospace Industry: One of the most notable applications of robotic assembly lines is in the aerospace industry. In the aerospace industry, robotic assembly lines can be used to drill, fasten, and assemble airplane components. Robots can handle large and heavy parts with high precisi...
John J. Egan, “An Introduction to Space Business – What Is All the Fuss About?” inSpace Commerce. Proceedings of the Second International Conference, 9; “Aerospace Engineers Form New Private Rocket Co,”CSR11,6 (June, 1987), 1–2. ...
(ECW Press, 2022) is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams. More about artemis NASA's Orion crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis 1 − an aerospace expert weighs in (op-ed) NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?
Since this is a space policy website we would be remiss not to mention that McCarthy’s congressional district includes Mojave Air & Space Port, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, and other defense and aerospace interests in the Edwards Air Force Base area. ...