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...
04 September 2020
Rocket Lab secretly launches its first own designed and built satellite
... delays associated with having to build their own satellite hardware and procure a separate launch.” Designed for launch on Electron, as well as other launch vehicles, ‘First Light’ paves the way for future, high-energy variations of Photon designed...
16 April 2024
An Introduction to the Spaceport Industry
...However, many other planned spaceports are based on the vertical launch of (mostly) small launch vehicles. Meanwhile, the technology of reusable first stages that return autonomously to the launch site, or an off-site recovery platform, has been ably...
