... 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...
... 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...
...-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...
... 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...
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 ...
... 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...