May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
... centre and Mithi River, Mumbai, India. They suggested that US launch services were at a disadvantage as they were being wiped out of competition for the launch of micro and nanosatellites. Similar concerns had also been expressed at a US hearing...
29 January 2021
NASA is looking at commercial options to launch its Europa Clipper
... sources in anticipation of a full and open competition for the acquisition of launch services of the Europa Clipper mission," says the request for information. “The launch vehicle shall deliver a minimum 6065 kg Europa Clipper spacecraft (SC) with...
30 May 2023
Virgin Orbit cuts its losses and ceases operations
...a launcher business was to provide swift and adaptable space launch services for the ever growing small satellites market. To achieve ...legislation across the UK, the establishment of a Transitional Services Agreement (TSA) with the United States and ...
26 February 2018
Handbook of Space Law
... covering everything from the history of space law and its international organisational aspects to specific topics such as launch services, satellite communications and insurance. There is also coverage of trade, financing, property rights and the...
December 2014
A door closes
... providing powerful engines, the RD180s, for the Atlas V rockets to launch its most important military satellites into orbit, and many US firms used Russian launch services for their commercial satellites. But after Russia’s annexation of Crimea...
07 October 2015
Google Lunar X Prize sees first verified launch contract
... announced Wednesday that it had signed a launch contract for a lunar module, with take... at the end of 2017. Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries will provide the launch services, using a Falcon 9 rocket purchased from SpaceX. “Last year we made...
