ROCKET SCIENCE - NANO DAILY

NASA brings in small business to develop hypervelocity vehicles

Apr 28, 2015 (SPX)

NASA has awarded the Entry Systems Technology Research and Development (ESTRAD) contract to Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., a small business in Hampton, ...

NASA 3-D Prints First Full-Scale Copper Rocket Engine Part

Apr 24, 2015 (SPX)

When you think of copper, the penny in your pocket may come to mind; but NASA engineers are trying to save taxpayers millions of pennies by 3-D printing the fir...

Cameras at SLS Booster Test to provide critical data for first flight

Apr 24, 2015 (SPX)

Dozens of cameras were rolling when the powerful, five-segment booster for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, fired up March 11 for a major ground test...

SpaceX says rocket recovery failure due to throttle valve problem

Apr 23, 2015 (XNA)

Private space firm SpaceX said Saturday an engine throttle valve problem was to blame for the failure of its second attempt to land the Falcon 9 rocket's first ...

NASA, Orbital ATK tackle tough booster issues before ground test

Apr 23, 2015 (SPX)

The successful March 11 test of a solid rocket motor for NASA's new deep space exploration rocket, the Space Launch System, lasted only two minutes, but its suc...

Russia Abandons Plans to Build Super-Heavy Carrier Rocket From Scratch

Apr 23, 2015 (Sputnik)

Russia will not develop a super-heavy space launch vehicle in the near future, but will modify a heavy Angara-A5 rocket to lift super-heavy loads, Federal Space...

Test missile crashes on launch in northern Russia

Apr 22, 2015 (AFP)

A surface-to-air missile crashed shortly after being launched in northern Russia on Wednesday, Russian news agencies said, in a failed test that will be seen as...

Brazil Abandons Joint Satellite Launch System Project With Ukraine

Apr 21, 2015 (SPX)

The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has decided to abandon a project for a joint satellite launch system Cyclone-4 that Brazil has been conducting for 12 y...

First Super-Heavy Angara launch to take place in 2021

Apr 21, 2015 (Sputnik)

The first launch of the Angara super-heavy carrier rocket will take place in 2021, Igor Komarov, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, said Monday. "The ...

US Space Company Unveils New Rocket

Apr 16, 2015 (Sputnik)

A new US-made launch vehicle, the Vulcan, will replace the existing Atlas V and Delta IV vehicles and also will use a US-made rocket engine, which is to replace...

Russia's Angara launcher becomes cheaper to manufacture

Apr 15, 2015 (Sputnik)

Russia's brand new eco-friendly Angara space launch vehicle will be produced at a plant in the city of Omsk using cutting-edge solutions for manufacturing proce...

Massive tank for SLS Advanced Booster moves to Mississippi for tests

Apr 15, 2015 (SPX)

Now that's a wide load. An 18-foot-wide, 10,000-plus-pound cryogenic tank for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), traveled by road and by river Ma...

Blue Origin completes acceptance testing of BE-3 engine for New Shepard

Apr 15, 2015 (SPX)

Blue Origin recently completed acceptance testing of its BE-3 rocket engine, the first new hydrogen engine to be developed in the United States in more than a d...

Boeing-Lockheed team for Vulcan rocket with reusable engine

Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)

United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, on Monday announced plans to replace its current military space rocket models with a...

Fabrication Complete on SLS Core Stage Simulator Test Article

Apr 14, 2015 (SPX)

Engineers recently completed fabrication of the core stage simulator structural test article for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). The SLS will ...

NASA selects proposals for ultra-lightweight material development

Apr 12, 2015 (SPX)

NASA has selected three proposals to develop and manufacture ultra-lightweight (ULW) materials for future aerospace vehicles and structures. The proposals will ...

NASA Selects Companies to Develop Super-Fast Deep Space Engine

Apr 08, 2015 (Sputnik)

NASA announced it will partner with a variety of companies in new attempts to create more advanced space technology - including a new engine that could get huma...

Space Launch System to Boost Science with Secondary Payloads

Apr 08, 2015 (SPX)

When NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) launches on its first flight, it will be doing some serious multi-tasking. Not only will Exploration Mission-1 test th...

Apr 07, 2015 (UPI)

An attitude control motor for a system to enable astronauts to escape the Orion spacecraft in an emergency during launch is being built by Orbital ATK Inc. The ...

ESA's spaceplane back on dry land

Apr 01, 2015 (ESA)

ESA's recovered IXV spaceplane arrived at the Port of Livorno in Italy yesterday and is set to be taken to Turin for final analysis. Hardware will be removed fo...