November 2017
Managing air and space traffic from orbit
...aircraft going higher than this. It is really only the expendable launch vehicle (ELV) that uses the airspace above this. NASA’s Ikhana glides... is reopened after the expendable stages of the launch vehicles have come down. Some launchers take off from...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... coverage. Far left: Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) captures target satellite Intelsat 901 (IS-901...risks is made worse by the diverse range of launch vehicles and satellites, which further narrow the possibility of acting...
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...
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...
29 March 2018
Rocket Owners’ Workshop Manual
... Rocket Workshop Manual (1942 onwards) provides a hint that this is more of a history book than a catalogue of available launch vehicles. In fact, those with any knowledge of that industry will find the coverage of Chinese Long March rockets...
28 July 2021
Bezos offers $2 billion in incentives for NASA lunar lander contract
... Heavy, SLS, Vulcan, and New Glenn. The value of being able to fly on many different launch vehicles cannot be over-stated. Launch vehicle flexibility is a massive overall risk reduction for both initial and sustaining operations. It decouples any...
