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...
21 November 2018
First captive carry of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne
Virgin Orbit are toasting the success of a flawless test flight for its modified Boeing 747 Cosmic Girl as it performs its first captive carry of LauncherOne – a 70-foot-long rocket that is strapped under ...
18 March 2019
A habitat prototype for NASA’s Moon-orbiting Gateway
... company was one of six awarded the habitat contract along with Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas, Nevada; Boeing Co. of Pasadena, Texas; Lockheed Martin Corp. of Denver, Colorado; Orbital ATK of Dulles, Virginia; and NanoRacks of Webster, Texas...
16 August 2019
SNC remains optimistic about crewed Dream Chaser
.... Hoping to free the US from relying on Russia to fly astronauts, NASA instead funded development, and eventually flights, on Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsules. SNC came back about year later and won an undisclosed...
23 October 2019
Landing site sought for UN's Dream Chaser mission
... landed, but SNC has long said Dream Chasers will be able to land anywhere in the world that a Boeing 737 can.
01 January 2020
What has been in 2019 and what is to come in 2020!
... of delays after delays. So too has its intended Mars mission. On a more positive note, both SpaceX and Boeing got their respective NASA financed Commercial Crew Program space transportation modules off the ground, Crew...
