January 2022
De Ayrshire ad Astra
...) and Sir George Zambellas. Horizontal launch history One of the first dedicated small commercial launch vehicles was a horizontal air-launch system Traditional horizontal launch, whereby rockets are air-launched from a carrier aircraft, rather...
April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
... to show for it yet. Without firm financial support, the Swiss commercial horizontal-launch spaceport project has already been terminated, while a Dutch horizontal-launch spaceport concept may also soon follow. European governments, meanwhile, are...
April 2024
Planning, designing and delivering a spaceport
... to allow them to be extended and enhanced without impacting day-to-day spaceport operations Whether vertical launch or horizontal launch is under consideration, there are multiple options in terms of securing what one needs to successfully deliver...
22 September 2021
Prestwick deal with Astraius opens door for satellite launches
..., including the Scottish and UK governments, to prepare for the orbital launch of small satellites from 2023. The agreement brings together proven horizontal launch technology with a world-class spaceport development in response to a growing demand...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
... Systems, which is developing a two-stage horizontal launch and landing vehicle, has been raising its ... the British Aerospace/Rolls Royce project known as HOTOL (an acronym for Horizontal take-off and Landing) seemed promising, but met the same fate. ...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
... Council owns Cornwall Airport Newquay and while it is investing solely into its own asset by upgrading it to perform horizontal launches, many questions were raised about the investment. Up until this point, the project was receiving mostly...
