Tag Archives: Systems
Astron Systems focuses on reusuable two-stage rocket
Top Stories Tamfitronics Helen Goody, former European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre officer, pictured with Astron Systems co-founders Kieran Jones-Tett (left) and Rafal Sokolowski (right). Credit: Astron SystemsSAN FRANCISCO – U.K. startup Astron Systems intends to develop a fully reusable two-stage rocket to transport about 360 kilograms to low-Earth orbit.“The main driver of cost and time for putting stuff into space is production and assembly,” Eddie Brown, Astron Systems founder and CEO, told SpaceNews. “If you can spread out that cost over many flights, the per-flight cost can be a lot lower. And you can ramp up to a higher cadence and be much more responsive to customer schedules.”Astron Systems, founded in 2021 and located at the Harwell Science Campus in England, is one of 12 startups in the Fall 2024 class of the...
Ground systems could delay Artemis 2 launch
NASA Space Technology The mobile launch platform that will be used for Artemis 2 was rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building Oct. 3 after tests at Launch Complex 39B. Credit: NASA/Jamie PeerMILAN — Refurbishment of ground systems like a mobile launch platform could become another factor in the schedule for the Artemis 2 mission that NASA says is still planned for launch next September.A report by the Government Accountability Office Oct. 17 found that work on the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program, which includes the mobile launcher and other ground systems needed to support launches of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, could delay the Artemis 2 launch.“While EGS elements are close to completion, the program has no schedule margin for these remaining activities,” the GAO report stated. While issues with Orion led...
Ground systems could delay Artemis 2 launch
Top Stories Tamfitronics The mobile launch platform that will be used for Artemis 2 was rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building Oct. 3 after tests at Launch Complex 39B. Credit: NASA/Jamie PeerMILAN — Refurbishment of ground systems like a mobile launch platform could become another factor in the schedule for the Artemis 2 mission that NASA says is still planned for launch next September.A report by the Government Accountability Office Oct. 17 found that work on the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program, which includes the mobile launcher and other ground systems needed to support launches of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, could delay the Artemis 2 launch.“While EGS elements are close to completion, the program has no schedule margin for these remaining activities,” the GAO report stated. While issues with Orion led...
News24 | All systems down as cyberattack hits govt’s national health lab
Top Stories Tamfitronics All the IT systems of the National Health Laboratory Service are down after an attempted cyber attack this weekend. (boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images) The IT systems...
