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Hyper-velocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER) is a concept study by NASA on a spacecraft (8 tonnes) capable of detonating a nuclear bomb to deflect an asteroid, if it was on a collision course to Earth.
Kestrel (rocket launcher) NCSIST Republic of China: 2015 B-300: Israel Military Industries Israel: 1970s Bazooka: Unknown United States: 1942 C-100: Instalaza SA Spain: 1998 C90-CR (M3) Instalaza Spain: 1990 Dard 120: Societe Europeenne de Propulsion France: 1978 FHJ-84: Norinco China: 1984 LAW 80: Hunting Engineering United Kingdom: 1987 LRAC F1
Engine Origin Designer Vehicle Use Propellant Power cycle Specific impulse (s) [a] Thrust (N) [a] Chamber pressure (bar) Mass (kg) Thrust: weight ratio [e] Oxidiser: fuel ratio ...
This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries). The article is organized into two tables: the first contains a list of currently active and under-development launcher families, while the second contains a list of retired ...
Falcon 9 Block 5, the most prolific active orbital launch system in the world. This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit. A first list contains rockets that are operational or have attempted an orbital flight attempt as of 2024; a second list ...
First asteroid discovered from space; source of Geminids meteor shower. 3753 Cruithne: 5: October 10, 1986: Unusual Earth-associated orbit 4179 Toutatis: 4.5×2.4×1.9: January 4, 1989: Closely approached Earth on September 29, 2004 4769 Castalia: 1.8×0.8: August 9, 1989: First asteroid to be radar-imaged in sufficient detail for 3D modeling ...
The Energia launcher was designed by the Soviet Union to launch up to 105 t (231,000 lb) to low Earth orbit. [8] Energia launched twice in 1987/88 before the program was cancelled by the Russian government , which succeeded the Soviet Union, but only the second flight payload reached orbit.
A heavy-lift launch vehicle (HLV) is an orbital launch vehicle capable of lifting payloads between 20,000 to 50,000 kg (44,000 to 110,000 lb) (by NASA classification) or between 20,000 to 100,000 kilograms (44,000 to 220,000 lb) (by Russian classification) [1] into low Earth orbit (LEO). [2]