12 October 2016
NASA to move ahead with plans for private ISS modules
... to the ISS, including Bigelow Aerospace, Axiom Space and Ixion (a consortium of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral and United Launch Alliance), with the latter having received NASA's NextSTEP award this year. Ixion plans to study the conversion...
02 June 2016
XCOR lays off significant part of workforce
...that the company was concentrating its resources on developing a liquid hydrogen engine under a contract with United Launch Alliance announced in March. That effectively puts development of the company’s Lynx suborbital spaceplane on hold. “Following...
08 May 2017
"Secret" space plane lands after 2 years in orbit
... Force Station aboard an Atlas 5 rocket that was built by United Launch Alliance. Since then it has spent 718 days in orbit, breaking ... Office. “The ability to land, refurbish, and launch from the same location further enhances the OTV’s ability...
04 July 2017
Rocket failure could delay China's Chang'e 5 mission
... settlement. Plans that involve the largest member of China's rocket fleet - whose power about equals that of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy launcher - will have to be put on hold while the cause of the failure is investigated. "Delays are...
23 October 2017
Space race ramps up between Blue Origin and SpaceX
... be a sign that Bezos is ready to compete with Musk in securing both governmental and commercial launches. Indeed, there have been reports that United Launch Alliance is considering the BE-4 engine to power its new Vulcan rocket. With an engine that...
05 May 2021
Dream Chaser cleared for Florida runway landing from 2022
... the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract, will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket from Kennedy Space Center. Once its payload is delivered, the uncrewed, robotic spaceplane will...
