24 May 2021
Virgin Galactic makes first flight to space from New Mexico
... hard work and grateful to the people of New Mexico who have been unwavering in their commitment for commercial spaceflight from day one. Their belief and support have made today’s historic achievement possible.” Governor Lujan...
October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
... and other combustible propellants, and the integration of airspace operations between general aviation, military operations and commercial spaceflight. All these challenges were discussed and plans put in place to satisfy the requirements of the FAA...
July 2020
Key technologies for space exploration
... on Environmental Systems), a guest panellist at conferences such as the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight, and has provided expert interviews on radio and television. Martin Chiaverini is the Director of Propulsion...
February 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
... and national economy. A potential flying candidate is XCOR Aerospace’s Lynx. The company continues to make steps towards commercial spaceflight and says its first flight could be during 2016. The Lynx is a two-seat, piloted space transport...
22 June 2021
Space Perspective confirms successful test flight
... retrieves the passengers, the capsule, and the spaceballoon. Spaceship Neptune’s commercial human spaceflight launches are regulated by the FAA Office of Commercial Spaceflight. Images of the flight launch can be found on Space Perspective’s website...
May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
... Centre for Satellite Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) - at Harwell, Oxfordshire, in July 2015. Plans for commercial spaceflight launches from UK spaceports might become more viable with cheaper launch systems, including some of the...
