September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... space programme achieved good results developing the Sonda sounding rockets, pointing the way to the Satellite Launch Vehicle (VLS) orbital rockets that followed. For example, the final project prior to the development of the VLS...
12 May 2016
Boeing CST-100 Flight Postponed Until 2018
... “really viable option” for dealing with pressure on the spacecraft and launch vehicle, and plans to test it in a wind tunnel soon. A ... hoped to be the first company to fly its commercial crew vehicle. “It is our vision that the CST-100 will be the...
13 August 2018
NASA to partner with six US companies to develop space exploration technologies
...)” CELSIUS is a system that can be installed on the surface of the cryogenic upper stage tank of a space launch vehicle to provide enhanced insulation capabilities and protection from meteoroids and debris. Astrobotic Technology, Inc., Pittsburgh...
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...
28 September 2022
Firms pioneer embryo conception mission for ‘space mice'
... and compared to control samples. Independence-X is a Malaysian space company that has developed a small launch vehicle called DNLV (Dedicated Nano Launch Vehicle) with a maximum payload of 200 kg and capable of putting satellites into LEO. “The...
