October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
... Air Force in 2018 for a launch services agreement that will help us to develop and certify the ... the Moon). And finally there is the national security market, launching payloads for the US Department of Defense and other national security agencies...
18 January 2016
Falcon 9 Launches Successfully, Though First Stage Landing Fails
... upgraded version that first flew in December. FALCON92 The launch was also the first SpaceX launch under NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP), which contracts for the launch of NASA-sponsored spacecraft separately from the agency’s commercial cargo...
08 December 2017
Second test launch window for trailblazing Electron rocket
... advanced rockets to put small payloads into orbit frequently and at a fraction of the cost of traditional launch services. The debut flight of the Electron therefore marked a significant milestone in the company’s mission to usher in a new era...
22 May 2020
Virgin Orbit to attempt first orbital launch starting Sunday
... before — lighting an orbital-class, liquid-fuelled, horizontally-launched vehicle in flight, Richard Branson’s firm said in a ... starting with one for NASA’s Venture Class Launch Services program carrying a collection of smallsats. Delivering CubeSats...
18 June 2020
Countdown to NASA’s new Mars rover launch
.... “Any major perturbation” in the launch preparations could push back the launch date, said Omar Baez, launch director in NASA’s Launch Services Program in Florida, but the three-week launch window provides some reassurance. “It’ll be interesting...
10 December 2020
Orbex secures $24 million funding round for Scottish space launch
...-national space firm Deimos Space - in a new funding round for the orbital launch services company. The new investments secure the roadmap to the first launch from the Space Hub Sutherland spaceport in Scotland. "Orbex is an impressive UK company...
