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Huge Chinese rocket fails + Deep space propulsion to be radically altered - C C - Jul 3, 2017
Huge New Chinese Rocket Fails On Its Way To Orbit
http://www.iflscience.com/space/huge-new-chinese-rocket-fails-on-its-way-to-orbit/
EXCERPT: A large Chinese rocket has failed on the way to orbit, striking a blow to the fledgling space nation’s ambitious exploration plans. The rocket was a Long March 5, a new breed of heavy-lift vehicle developed by China. The launch took place yesterday at 7.23am EDT (12.23pm BST) from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southern province of Hainan. The launch itself seemed to be successful. The rocket took off as planned, and climbed into space. But about 40 minutes after lift-off, an unknown anomaly seemed to affect the first and second stage separation of the rocket. Now it appears the mission has been a failure, although the fate of the rocket and payload is not yet clear.....
The Future of Deep Space Propulsion May Soon Be Radically Altered
https://www.seeker.com/space/exploration/the-future-of-deep-space-propulsion-may-soon-be-radically-altered
EXCERPT: There’s a saying among space exploration enthusiasts that human missions to Mars have always been 20 years ahead of available technology. We’ve never quite had the significant research investment and development needed for propulsion, life support, and the ability to land large payloads — to name just a few critical elements — in order to establish human settlements on Mars.
But according to several experts who testified before Congress this week, we may be on the cusp of advances that could radically alter how we fly through space, with breakthroughs that could allow faster travel, larger payloads, and greater efficiency in propulsion. Space industry leaders discussed recent advances in in-space propulsion that were brought about, in part, by the all-but-canceled Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), which may surprise some of the program’s critics.
Participants in the hearing, which was held by the Space Subcommittee of the House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology, were part of the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP), a public-private collaborative model that uses commercial development of deep space exploration capabilities to support more extensive human spaceflight missions with NASA....
MORE: https://www.seeker.com/space/exploration/the-future-of-deep-space-propulsion-may-soon-be-radically-altered