20 April 2016
Satellite company OneWeb announce ambitious plans for world-wide internet coverage
... a traditional launch pad at a spaceport, LauncherOne will haul up one satellite at a time after dropping them from a modified Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft that will carry the craft to at an altitude of approximately 35,000 feet before releasing...
19 August 2016
It's a Lovely Day for a Spacewalk: New IDA Installation Nears Completion
... allow automatic docking with the ISS for larger crews. As part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, both Boeing and SpaceX are planning to send astronauts to the ISS in 2017, using the CST-100 Starline and...
06 March 2017
Virgin Galactic announces its new space venture - Virgin Orbit
... new company will be headed by Dan Hart, a veteran in the aerospace industry who previously led a distinguished career at Boeing. “The Virgin Galactic team has been boldly blazing the trail in a rapidly evolving space industry and...
05 June 2017
The world's largest airplane gets its debut
... rather than a traditional rocket launcher, the twin-hulled behemoth aircraft, with its 28 wheels and six Boeing 747 engines, can be re-used over and over again and without a fixed platform in which to launch from...
21 March 2018
NASA aims for the Moon with commercial help
...-power solar electric propulsion. Preliminary studies into the element have already begun by five U.S companies such as Boeing of Pasadena, Lockheed Martin of Denver and Orbital ATK of Dulles and a final version is targeted for launch in 2022...
18 July 2018
Boost for UK space sector as Scotland and Cornwall to offer spaceport facilities
... suppliers to become part of the next space age.” Meanwhile, down in Cornwall, Virgin Orbit plans to use a modified Boeing 747-400 aircraft called “Cosmic Girl” – the first stage of its two stage orbital launch vehicle...
