January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
... without astronauts. In fact, we have funding for a multi-year effort to work on upper stage re-purposing with a variety of launch vehicle providers. This really opens the door to true exploration at far lower cost. Following the study, we announced...
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...
05 June 2017
The world's largest airplane gets its debut
... fall, we will initially launch a single Orbital ATK Pegasus XL vehicle with the capability to launch up to three Pegasus vehicles in a single sortie mission. We have already started preparations for launch vehicle delivery to our Mojave facilities...
08 February 2019
New Orbex rocket revealed
... Elecnor Deimos Space, and it was already flight-proven. We didn’t have to re-invent it.” The Orbex announcement of the launch vehicles details and the opening of its new production facility represents a further boost for Scotland’s fast-growing...
22 May 2020
Virgin Orbit to attempt first orbital launch starting Sunday
... will have done something no one has ever done before — lighting an orbital-class, liquid-fuelled, horizontally-launched vehicle in flight, Richard Branson’s firm said in a statement Wednesday. After separation of the first stage, the smaller...
29 January 2021
NASA is looking at commercial options to launch its Europa Clipper
... would have an advantage in that the Europa Clipper could be sent directly to Europa, whereas a later launch window using a commercial launch vehicle would require Mars and Earth gravity assists therefore extending the flight time of the Clipper...
