September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... Tsyklon-4 rocket, but the enterprise folded in 2015 due to budget problems and the uncertain future of the commercial launch market. After this failed joint venture, Brazil decided to replace the VLS programme with the Microsatellite...
22 October 2015
NASA says no to commercial launch pads at Kennedy Space Center – for now
...reject proposals for two commercial launch pads. The number of proposals NASA received for the launch pads – which ...pointed out, both in the U.S. as well as globally, commercial space is slated to transform the entire space industry, whether ...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
... rockets, which are analogous to Delta IV and Atlas V respectively, are being finalised. If China can access the commercial launch market, it could compete with SpaceX as far as prices go. Atlas V, the most in-demand rocket in the States (for...
May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
... Chinese media reports quoting its space officials even acknowledged that India could overtake China in the commercial space launch business. China’s inability to access components and parts from the US are part of its problem. According...
10 February 2017
UK pledges cash for commercial launch capabilities
The UK Space Agency has announced it has made grants worth £10 million available in a scheme designed to help develop commercial launch capability for spaceflight – a market that is worth an estimated £25 billion over the next 20 years. The funding ...
29 January 2021
NASA is looking at commercial options to launch its Europa Clipper
... SLS would have an advantage in that the Europa Clipper could be sent directly to Europa, whereas a later launch window using a commercial launch vehicle would require Mars and Earth gravity assists therefore extending the flight time of the...
