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,...
February 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
... the coast. Different types of spaceplane could be launched from a site in the UK, ranging from air launch vehicles such as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo to ground launch types embracing space tourist vehicles like the XCOR Lynx at one end of the...
March 2016
Resource Prospector – a Lunar Pathfinder
...missions. Two lunar missions, for example, both need a launch vehicle and a lander to begin their missions on the surface .... NASA would provide the rover, ISRU payload and launch vehicle, while an international or commercial partner would provide the...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... it to the connector-equipped satellite, and plug it in. Robotic servicers could also help bring new, low-cost launch vehicles into space logistics systems. Most of the new rockets have payload capacities of only a few hundred kilograms...
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 ...
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...
