... that its interpretation of the Outer Space Treaty permits exploration and extraction operations. Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 on 4 March 2016 Finally, and compounding the international difficulties of the SREU Act, Congress is uncertain as to which...
... allows smaller payloads to get access to launch vehicles that are oversized for their needs, such as the Falcon 9, Antares, Atlas V and Soyuz. Despite the wide range of launch opportunities available there is no one option that...
... companies reinventing the model for launching small satellites into space, recently announced the purchase of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the expansion of its launch services to include dedicated rideshare missions. Its first dedicated rideshare...
... stars.” Grateful to NASA But entering the space arena was not easy going, and after his Falcon 1 rocket had repeatedly failed it was a contract from NASA which saved his company: “I just want to say...
... internet but unfortunately, AMOS-6 was destroyed on the launch pad when its launch vehicle, the SpaceX Falcon 9, exploded on 1 September 2016. Orbiting Earth Several companies have begun to experiment with their own ideas on how...
..., lodging and per diem costs), which is much less expensive than the US$50 million projected price for a Falcon 9 launch (excluding the cost of the payload) [21]. Trapped objects will remain in GEO, and constitute a continuing threat...