A University of Canterbury engineer is working with American scientists on the next generation of space vehicle.
Associate Professor Susan Krumdieck, of UC’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named as an investigator to work on the next generation of hypersonic vehicle. The hypersonic vehicle, which will use scramjet engines and travel at Mach 10-15, is regarded as a much more efficient replacement for the space shuttle as it will be able to essentially fly to space.
NASA announced Tuesday that a $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft intended to try out a skewed lunar orbit had lost contact, but agency engineers are confident
With a giant slingshot. We're not kidding.
Musk-led SpaceX rocket that had blown off towards the International Space Station transporting a pretty special thing for this lady Nasa astronaut