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November 15, 2015

Rosetta and Philae: One Year Since Landing On A Comet

Plans Underway For Controlled Impact Of Orbiter On The Body

One year since Philae made its historic landing on a comet, mission teams remain hopeful for renewed contact with the lander, while also looking ahead to next year’s grand finale: making a controlled impact of the Rosetta orbiter on the comet.

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ORBITEC Expands Vortex Rocket Engine Family

Successfully Demonstrates New Propellants

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) wholly-owned subsidiary Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) recently completed successful testing and demonstration of three different propellant combinations for its existing 30,000-pound thrust vortex rocket engine.

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Orion's European Module Ready For Testing

Provides Propulsion, Power, Thermal Control, Air, And Water For Manned Capsule

A test version of ESA’s service module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived in the US Monday after leaving its assembly site in Italy last weekend.

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