July 2021
Commercial space stations - fulfilling the dream
... that comprises the platform including life support systems. The only thing we don’t have right now is a launch vehicle, but everything else we’ll be able to provide. Artist’s rendering of SNC’s LIFE habitat in orbit. About the interviewees Janet...
April 2025
Racing to the Moon
...to try to duplicate the highly competitive environment that created launch vehicle successes in the West, such as those of SpaceX and...The West has a handful of companies developing large new launch vehicles; China alone has tens. It is unclear how ...
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,...
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...
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...
