27 April 2020
SpaceX's first full-scale Starship passes key test
... Heavy (collectively referred to as Starship), will house 43 Raptor engines between them, making it the world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, say SpaceX. Its purpose is to serve as a large, long-duration spacecraft capable of carrying...
09 February 2022
Gilmour looks to Europe for mission critical launcher system
... Technologies and SENER Aeroespacial have teamed up to work on an Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) for the Eris launch vehicle, which is being developed for the small satellite market. The AFTS is a smart Hardware/Software unit with...
17 January 2020
TriSept secures dedicated rideshare mission aboard Orbex Prime
... services for commercial and government missions, today announced it has procured a full mission aboard an Orbex Prime launch vehicle set to lift off in the fall of 2022 from the UK's first spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland. With its expansion...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... space hardware is designed, manufactured and tested to the highest standards. At the time of writing, a launch-plus-one-year rate for a proven launch vehicle and medium-to-large sized comsat varies between about 6.5 and 7.5 percent, while rates...
22 April 2019
Anomaly during SpaceX test could delay its first crewed flight
...9 rocket in the event of an anomaly with the launch vehicle, however it is unclear how this significant static fire incident...SpaceX conducted a series of engine tests on a Crew Dragon test vehicle on our test stand at Landing Zone 1 in Cape Canaveral,...
15 July 2016
The Week in Space: Business Digest, July 8-15
... not yet seen its first flight, but if all goes well, the first Planet launch using Electron small launch vehicle can happen as early as the second quarter of 2017. Aside from Planet, Rocket Lab also has...
