30 March 2020
OneWeb files for bankruptcy over financial difficulties
UK company OneWeb, which has now launched 74 satellites as part of its constellation of satellites to...investment that would fully fund the Company through its deployment and commercial launch. While the Company was close to obtaining financing, the ...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
...readiness, the supply chain will be able to utilise a much larger suite of capabilities of both government and commercial launch vehicles. The campaign architecture will also serve as a platform to help validate new self-sufficiency capabilities that...
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...
22 July 2016
The Week in Space: Business Digest, July 15-22
... commission was tasked with determining whether Arianespace has a monopoly on global commercial launch services. However, as both SpaceX and ILS (International Launch Services) provide significant competition, the commission concluded that the global...
08 February 2019
New Orbex rocket revealed
... propellent tanking system for a fuel never before used on a launch vehicle – liquid propane. The Prime second stage is powered by...closer to having our own domestic commercial launch capability. We are Europe’s front-runner for those looking...
09 February 2022
Gilmour looks to Europe for mission critical launcher system
... a venture-backed Australian rocket company developing new capabilities for launching small satellites to space. Founded by two brothers in 2013... launch vehicle will deliver up to 305 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO) with a first commercial launch expected later ...
