April 2019
The changing economics of space
...satisfactorily. The spacecraft could merely have run out of fuel. At this point, the orbit will degrade because ...are then either left in orbit to drift aimlessly or any remaining fuel is used to deorbit them. But recent estimates put the proportion ...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... and the launch campaign processing flow. In order to fuel the launch vehicle, propellant storage areas and pumping equipment ... launch vehicles, they must meet all of the different fuel and filling requirements for each launch vehicle operating at the...
29 November 2021
Skyroot successfully test fires India's first privately developed cryogenic rocket engine
... to have lower performance, it does have advantages such as; a lower risk of explosion, less costly propellants and the fuel is less evaporable in space, meaning it is suitable for a vehicle that travels to space for a prolonged period. “The complex...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
... – to everyone’s surprise - that not only could you re-purpose the spent fuel tank of an Atlas 5 in orbit, but that you can do it without..., but they represent the building blocks for future fuel depots and logistics centres So for all those trying...
February 2020
Climate change and spaceports – a difficult balance
...oxygen, whereas the cleanest are those powered by liquid hydrogen fuel, which produces ‘clean’ water vapour exhaust, although the ... Boeing 747 is replaced by craft running cleaner and cleaner fuels. Finally, these craft will reach space and create a ...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
..., but equally to do so on Mars. For on the red planet, exploitation of a natural environment containing a rich biosphere and concentrated fuels is not possible, because it does not exist. Earth’s polar regions are vastly more hospitable than anywhere...
