October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
... sites have played pioneering historical roles, like the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram, India, and others like Rocket Lab Launch Complex, on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand and Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport, in India...
April 2025
Racing to the Moon
... the highly competitive environment that created launch vehicle successes in the West, such as those of SpaceX and Rocket Lab. By and large, China is still not inventing ideas for new space-based industries or military capabilities; it is copying...
December 2018
Coffee roasting in space
... roughly 180 km. We are already in discussion with a handful of providers, including Rocket Lab and Blue Origin, with a few design options to attach the payload to the rocket of choice. Depending on the launcher, the CRC can be attached in many ways...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... of the launch site for the UK’s first spaceport. Artist’s illustration of a Lockheed Martinprovided launch vehicle, a version of Rocket Lab’s Electron, taking off from the UK spaceport. Electron is currently launched from New Zealand. The UK has...
22 May 2020
Virgin Orbit to attempt first orbital launch starting Sunday
...carrier aircraft. Around five seconds after release, the rocket’s kerosene-fuelled NewtonThree engine will ignite powering its... is now being filled with orbital vehicles such as Rocket Lab’s Electron booster, who will also be competing for contracts...
03 August 2018
Space activity at Farnborough FIA 2018
... use a small launcher, such as Rocket Lab’s Electron or another small rocket and the Orbex start-up company will develop...Spring of 2021, following its 2020 launch on a Russian Proton rocket. Using a Roscosmos built lander, the Exomars Rover will spend...
