10 January 2023
Virgin Orbit fails to deliver on first launch from UK
... after a failed launch last month. Matt Archer, director of commercial spaceflight at the UK Space Agency (UKSA), said he was hugely ... international launch for Virgin Orbit, and the first commercial launch from western Europe. The idea of releasing ...
16 April 2024
An Introduction to the Spaceport Industry
... to Space”, many budding spaceports are sited where long runways already exist, on the assumption that future commercial spaceflight will be based on vehicles capable of horizontal take-off and landing. However, many other planned spaceports are...
July 2020
The four horsemen of space finance
... the author Dylan Taylor is an investor and thought leader in the space industry. He is the 2020 winner of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation’s top award for Business and Finance following in the footsteps of the award’s inaugural winner, the...
22 December 2015
Falcon 9 Launches Successfully
... mishap, reminds us of this industry’s best qualities: agility, innovation and perseverance,” said Eric Stallmer, president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, in a Dec. 21 statement.
05 February 2018
Launch fever grips Florida as SpaceX prepares for game-changer mission
... will prevent an on-time lift off. Success will send out a powerful message to the world of government and commercial spaceflight. The empty Pad 39A on Sunday prior to the roll out of the SpaceX Heavy rocket. Image: Jacques...
15 January 2020
Rising sea levels pose threat to KSC
... top of the 17 foot dune they are going to be under water.” The Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin commercial spaceflight company, which is pumping a billion dollars into the Space Coast area as a launch base for its New...
