May 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 ...
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...
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 ...
October 2015
Japan’s H-IIA rocket: beautiful, accurate, and on-time
... to aircraft and automobiles, some types of mass-produced parts are tough enough to withstand the harsh environment of launch vehicle flight. These parts are less expensive than space-specific parts and reach high levels of quality...
July 2016
France, Europe and Russia - two decades of space launch cooperation
..., which was by then mostly dedicated to interplanetary space probes or soviet satellites placed in geostationary orbits. Soyuz launch vehicle in the assembly hall at Baikonur cosmodrome Several factors lay behind the partnership between Roscosmos and...
April 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
... system to preserve volatile substances. It’s not just a self-contained spacecraft - it’s also a launch vehicle. Fully loaded, the sample return vehicle would autonomously launch itself from its container, ignite its main thruster, and fly a shallow...
