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The space industry is in a good position right now as every country makes their contribution to it. The UK space companies are producing satellites and launch vehicles and also orbital insertion vehicles to operate in space for placing payloads in LEO orbit from a wide range of altitude and...

Mars colonization, well actually the colonization of any of the planet from the Solar System, requires a huge amount of resources. I am sure we can build some sort of building and transfer them to Mars or Moon whatever, but the actual life there won't be possible a for me. It wouldn't be...

The British company Skyrora announced the successful completion of firing tests in Scotland of its Skylark L. The Skylark L launch vehicle will deliver payloads with a total weight of up to 60 kg to an altitude of just over 100 km. Its first launch into space is scheduled for spring 2021.

All starships were divided into different classes: - Yachts are luxurious ships owned by wealth - Starfighters were single or double maneuvering starships used to intercept and destroy various targets - Bombers are slow, small craft designed to deliver pinpoint bomb attacks - Scouts are...

A regular spaceship uses two and a half tons of fuel per second.

I guess someone has already answered to your questions. I just want to add that by car with an average speed of about 100 km per hour, one could reach the Earth satellite in 160 days.

James O'Donoghue, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Specialist and Former NASA Officer estimated the speed of ships with a warp drive - a hypothetical device that allows you to move at superluminal speed. As an example, O'Donoghue took the fictional spaceship USS Enterprise from the science...

Hope the mission will be successful and the next one will be a bit longer.