Exploring The Frontier Of Space
Commentary and opinion
The outgoing chairman of the Space Industry Association of Australia warns that without proper funding the nation’s Space Agency could falter. Jim Plouffe Leading space expert Michael Davis, who is stepping down from his chairmanship of the Space Industry Association of Australia in 2019 after decades of work, told more than 450 delegates at the […]
Read the story with a full page of launch pad remote camera photos and video! Last month, Zero-G News had the opportunity to travel to Wallops Flight Facility, VA in order to cover the anticipated launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket to deliver the Cygnus Orb-3 spacecraft on a cargo resupply run to […]
Last week, Sierra Nevada conducted the first free-flight test of its Dream Chaser passenger carrying spacecraft. During the test, involving a non-spaceworthy atmospheric test vehicle, Dream Chaser was carried aloft to a 12,500 foot altitude by helicopter and released to perform a glide test back to the runway at Edwards AFB. The purpose of the […]