Tag: aerospace
Tuesday’s marvels of engineering: Mass production of metal 3D printed rocket engines
Manufacturing space components is a billion-dollar industry that forecasters claim is set to experience strong growth in demand over the next five years. A challenge, though, is the long lead times to develop production-ready...
Tuesday’s marvels of engineering: World’s most powerful rocket set
The largest rocket element NASA has ever built, the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, has fired its four RS-25 engines for 8 minutes and 19 seconds at NASA’s Stennis Space...
Boeing’s unmanned Loyal Wingman completes first taxi
Boeing’s Loyal Wingman aircraft, developed for the Royal Australian Air Force, has moved using its own power for the first time.
This is a key milestone for the unmanned plane that’s expected to make its...
Orbex gets go-ahead for Space Hub Sutherland rocket launch
The first orbital spaceflight from the UK has come a step closer following the Highland Council’s decision to give the go-ahead for the Space Hub Sutherland spaceport.
Orbex, the UK-based space launch company, has confirmed...
Tuesday’s marvels of engineering: Saturn V Moon Rocket
NASA's incredible Saturn V rocket propelled dozens of humans toward Earth's moon. The rocket's first flight, for the Apollo 4 mission, took place 50 years ago, on Nov. 9, 1967.
The rocket passed...
