NASA inches closer to Orion’s December test flight

(A technician closely monitors as core the booster elements of the Delta IV Heavy rocket are integrated – Photo Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky)

NASA have taken another step towards the first test flight of the new Orion spacecraft as engineers integrated the three primary core elements of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket, forming the first stage of the launch vehicle that will send Orion deep into space in December.

Lockheed Martin to begin tracking potentially dangerous space debris

(The current number of space debris objects in orbit – Photo Credit: ESA)

Lockheed Martin, an aerospace and defence giant, has struck a deal with an Australian technology firm to track space debris that could pose a threat to orbiting satellites.