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March 28, 2013

Five Years Of Columbus In Space

Astrium Celebrates Space Laboratory Anniversary And Promising Future Prospects

European space company Astrium is opening a new chapter in European space flight. On the occasion of the celebrations to mark five successful years of service by the Columbus space laboratory on Wednesday, Astrium underscored its key industrial role in shaping the future of European space flight in the presence of Peter Hintze, Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Dr. Thomas Reiter, ESA’s Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations, and Jens Böhrnsen, President of the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

Full Piston-Pump Engine For Lynx Suborbital Vehicle Fired

XCOR Aerospace says it has completed a first in aviation and space history; the firing of a full piston pump-powered rocket engine. This breakthrough is the foundation for fully reusable spacecraft that can fly multiple times per day, every day. The company says it is a "game changing technology" that has the power to fundamentally alter the way we as a society view, visit, and utilize the abundant resources around our planet and in our solar system.