15 September 2021
Scottish billionaire ends legal challenge to Space Hub Sutherland
... Sutherland. We are mindful that extensive commitments have been made that the spaceport will be an exemplar for environmental sustainability. While we are still concerned that those objectives will be very difficult to meet in practice, the best...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... the first space race. The positive impacts space can have on humanity, in terms of economics and environmental sustainability, is sparking the new generation to get involved, something that President Kennedy also challenged Americans to do. To that...
April 2024
Planning, designing and delivering a spaceport
... commercially driven segments from the value chain, together with an aligned focus on swift, responsive support and environmentally sustainable operations. Rocket Lab offers the world’s only private orbital launch range in Mahia, New Zealand. An FAA...
10 December 2020
Orbex secures $24 million funding round for Scottish space launch
... very excited to be backing one of the most compelling examples of this evolving sector.” Conceived and developed as an environmentally sustainable launch system, the Orbex Prime rocket uniquely uses bio-propane, a renewable biofuel that cuts CO2...
14 July 2022
Europe's Vega-C rocket makes successful debut flight
... with a new cryogenic upper stage.” Key to Vega-E will be the Europe-built M10 engine using more environmentally sustainable propellants - cryogenic liquid oxygen and methane - and featuring an advanced pressure control system that enables multiple...
