April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
.... Nevertheless, the launch industry remains optimistic. In addition to the ‘big boys’ (Arianespace, Blue Origin, ILS, SpaceX, ULA, etc) new small launch vehicles are being developed to serve the constellation replenishment and prototype launch...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
... if we could prove that you could re-purpose an upper stage in orbit. Working with partners at United Launch Alliance (ULA) and robotics specialist Maxar, we showed – to everyone’s surprise - that not only could you re-purpose the spent...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
... rover will be delivered to the Moon by Astrobotic’s lander, which will be launched by the first United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan mission in 2021. Although other options for reaching the Moon were considered, Astrobotic was judged...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
... Moon and potentially fulfilling billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of colonising Mars. Other heavy rocket launches include ULA’s Vulcan, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, as well as Europe’s Ariane 6 and Japan’s H3. Small launch providers Relativity and...
05 October 2015
ESTEC opens its doors, 9,000 hi-res Apollo photos go online, and other news from the weekend
... Mexico’s network of satellites, but The Washington Post reported that the milestone launch came at a time when ULA is facing high pressure due to competition and U.S. government restrictions on the use of Russian engines.
04 May 2018
NASA's InSight mission gears up for tomorrow's launch
... lander will blast off tomorrow (5 May) from the west coast of America aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The official start of the countdown begins today at 10:14 a.m PDT (13.05 p.m EDT/17.05 p.m GMT) but starting tomorrow...
