October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
... Moon). And finally there is the national security market, launching payloads for the US Department of Defense and other national ...ago: the market crashed and went from an annual geostationary launch rate in the high twenties to a market in the...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... is for LSOs to collaborate to share costs. Collaborative working is a hallmark of the UK space industry and given that UK space launches will need to be deconflicted from a timing and location perspective, there is little reason why two or more LSOs...
April 2024
Planning, designing and delivering a spaceport
... associated with government-funded and government/contractor-operated spaceports, supported by billion-dollar prime contractors. Legacy launch sites, established by the USA and Russia over several decades, had a more straight forward journey during...
September 2024
Liberating access to space
... vehicle design integrates in-production motors, off-the-shelf components, and a delivery platform with over 40 successful launches. We are doing it differently to meet growing client demand for innovative solutions that minimise risk and development...
April 2025
South Korea’s rising rocket star
... to the next in rapid succession will depend ultimately on the success, or otherwise, of each individual launch. First test launch vehicle HANBIT-TLV successfully launched from the Alcântara Space Center in Brazil in March 2023. Sequence showing the...
April 2025
Catapult to orbit - will David finally defeat Goliath?
... suitable for this kind of application. US start-up Longshot is building a cannon to gradually accelerate a projectile up to orbital launch speeds, with the goal of launching cargo into space. Shown here, the Longshot team with CEO Mike Grace (front...
