June 2017
Spaceplane rationale - a new way of thinking
...which are piloted, features needed to achieve a safe vehicle soon. Spaceplane history The extraordinary situation that space ... launch vehicles. The North American X-15 and SpaceShipOne (SS1) - the only fully reusable spacefaring vehicles ...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
...Royce RB545 engine, destined for use on the HOTOL reusable launch vehicle which was cancelled in the late 1980s. These ‘three...will facilitate the design of new classes of air and space launch vehicles. Twice as fast as the fastest jet engine and five ...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... the circa US$600 million in losses for the year. Maiden and early flight record for new launch vehicles launched since 1990 (with two or more new/radically modified stages). It is not just spacecraft operators and manufacturers...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
... private access to space. There are several ways to do this and while some companies have chosen to develop launch vehicles or satellite constellations, Spacebit is aiming for the Moon. The company itself is funded partly by the founder’s private...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... The private sector also recognised the need for a heavy lift launch vehicle and SpaceX has a Starship ready for flight in 2022 as well...the first flight the importance is learning. This launch vehicle uses oxygen and methane and these propellants can ...
March 2015
Sizing down and reaching higher with CubeSats
... and Peru into the “space business.” And we expect more first time nations in the years to come. Launch vehicles A close-up view of the NanoRacks CubeSat deployer in action The growth of CubeSat constellations is fuelling a new generation of would...
