October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
...a functional point of view, the key elements required by any launch site are a launch pad, the core; a hangar in which to install a ... used hydrazine fuels, not only dangerous to handle at launch, but poisonous to the downrange land and vegetation on ...
05 March 2019
New British spaceflight company set for launch
...for customers around the world. A British launch vehicle has not, however, launched a satellite for fifty years. Black Arrow... cryogenic combination which allows for a low-cost launch system with minimal environmental impact. Using advanced engineering...
December 2014
Gods and space
Getting a helping hand – An Orthodox priest performs a blessing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan, ahead of the Soyuz launch that carried Expedition 41 to the International Space Station in September 2014
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
...in funds that supported the creation of approximately 2,175 American jobs, and $474.46 million in GDP. Contracts for launch and cargo services, as well as vehicle development, are also a significant investment in the private sector. The US Government...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
... a runway and return to that same runway, having delivered a payload to orbit, is the ultimate space launch technology. Perhaps that is why serious engineering concepts have been published on the subject since the early ...
30 January 2017
Orion engineers test for vibrations and SLS completes a major review
... start developing components and materials for the EUS, and build up tooling," he added. NASA is currently on track to launch an uncrewed Exploration Mission (EM) in 2018, however the detailed SLS assessment is a big step forward in being ready for...
