September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
... in-orbit inspection services. Life extension services provide orbit maintenance for geostationary (GEO) spacecraft with depleted fuel reserves and allow satellite operators to prolong the revenue-generating life of high-value spacecraft, which can...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... benefits to humanity, and commercialisation potential. The company recently unveiled a prototype of its turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell for use in a variety of aviation and air mobility uses. Government support Organisations such as the Scottish...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... deluge firefighting systems around the launch platform and fuel storage areas, along with their mobile emergency response...and fuelling of rockets with highly reactive or explosive fuels, coupled with the potential release of highly toxic gases and...
October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
...system (rail or land); access transport (air, sea or rail); fuel tanks; fuelling facilities - pipes, pumps and hoses; high masts for .... Russia’s Proton rocket, for example, used hydrazine fuels, not only dangerous to handle at launch, but poisonous...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
...focus of SES is “crafting the lightest, reusable, multi-fuel propulsion system designed to optimise engine performance, with a commitment...successfully testing its turbo-ramjet using a range of fuels, including hydrogen. The company has also developed ...
14 August 2016
Sixth successful landing for Space X rocket
...Delivering cargo into a geostationary transfer orbit uses up a lot of fuel during take off and it also requires a lot of speed. ...aluminum-lithium alloy tanks containing liquid oxygen and rocket fuel, would be subject to extreme velocities and re-entry...
