19 June 2020
New US-UK agreement boosts UK’s spaceport plans
... from lending a hand to US launchers, as well as increasing the importance of the UK as a launching state and thus investment from government to promote its own launch industry sector, e.g., Skyrora, Orbex, Reaction Engines, Rocket Plane, Spaceport...
May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
... of micro and nanosatellites. Similar concerns had also been expressed at a US hearing on ‘The Commercial Space Launch Industry: Small Satellite Opportunities and Challenges’ held in April 2016. To date, India has carried 113 US satellites of which...
12 November 2018
"Its Business Time" for Rocket Lab's first commercial flight
...,” said Rocket Lab founder and chief executive Peter Beck, speaking of the triumphant launch. “We’re thrilled to be leading the small satellite launch industry by reaching orbit a second time and deploying more payloads.” After blasting off from...
11 June 2018
Aerospace company Orbital ATK bought by Northrop Grumman
... 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 as a “complimentary fit” and not one that will reduce competition in the defence...
19 September 2023
The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites
... equal those in the West. Arguably, the book is a little ‘history-heavy’, giving the impression that the launch industry ceased its development sometime in the last century. That said, it does include a section on Vostochny and Wenchang...
