08 May 2017
"Secret" space plane lands after 2 years in orbit
...United Launch Alliance. Since then it has spent 718 days in orbit, breaking the endurance record set by a previous X-37B flight ...solar-powered X-37B, however according to the U.S militaries X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) Fact Sheet, the OTV “is an ...
14 November 2017
Space nation launches first satellite into orbit
... mission at the ISS and is placed into a higher orbit. Igor Ashurbeyli, Asgardia's Head of Nation, said: "Asgardia-1 may look... protect Earth from both cosmic and man-made threats. The Orbital ATK Cygnus supply ship was packed with 3.7 tons of cargo...
27 April 2018
First images from ExoMars in its new orbit
... weeks ago. From its lofty position 400 kilometres (km) about the planet’s surface, the orbiter took this spectacular image of a 40 km-long segment of the Korolev Crater topped with ice, as it tested out its ...
11 June 2018
Aerospace company Orbital ATK bought by Northrop Grumman
... basis under specified circumstances.” Although Norman Grumman has a long history in producing spacecraft, before its purchase of Orbital ATK the company was not seen as a leading player in the launch industry. The acquisition is therefore seen...
06 March 2017
Virgin Galactic announces its new space venture - Virgin Orbit
... Previously conducted as a division of Virgin Galactic, Virgin Orbit proposes to offer flexible, reliable and low cost launch ...Talking of the recent announcement, Whitesides said, “Virgin Orbit will lead the world in responsive, affordable, dedicated ...
21 November 2018
First captive carry of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne
... ground in 2017 - a figure that sounds reasonable enough, but falls somewhat short of true potential say Virgin Orbit. The company therefore has designs on scaling up launch rates to an unprecedented frequency and its LauncherOne system ‘is a great...
