18 January 2021
Virgin Orbit rocket reaches orbit for first time
... capacity of the rocket, this technique allows the LauncherOne system to be the world’s most flexible and responsive launch service — flying on short notice and from a wide variety of locations to access any orbit. For today’s picture-perfect...
January 2019
Is the NewSpace bubble about to burst?
... to raise money in the face of a rapid decline in launch demand allied with increasing competition from Blue Origin, which doesn’t ...Fund. And finally, given the lack of demand for launch services, the need for the BFR now seems highly questionable, ...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
... has one of the world’s fastest growing space programmes with continuing focus on traditional business models, such as launch services and satellites, while investing strongly in small and medium businesses and enterprises. India’s space agency (ISRO...
12 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... system, that requires 24 operational satellites (plus in-orbit spares), which should guarantee a continuing demand for launch services. Dordain said that at yesterday's meeting ministers committed €4 billion for the development of Ariane 6 and Vega...
05 August 2016
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Games, Brought to You by Your Local Satellite
... Association (a U.S.-based trade association that provides representation of the leading satellite operators, service providers, manufacturers, launch services providers, and ground equipment suppliers), such as Eutelsat, Intelsat, SES and Telesat...
17 July 2017
New company seeks to shake-up satellite launch industry
.... “We are hard at work developing a series of novel, never-seen-before technologies for creating our own orbital launch service and changing the way things get to space. Altogether, we made significant progress in the last ten months...
