15 February 2017
Indian rocket sets new satellite launch record
...that it really becomes space debris,” he said after witnessing the launch. “Since they are small in size, they may not ... extent the worry is there." ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launched the 714 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 103...
12 March 2018
Satellite-servicing space drones set for launch in 2020
...relocation, orbit correction, inclination correction and deorbiting. Although only two drones will be dispatched in this first launch, Effective Space plan to extend the fleet by deploying up to six SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft per year on an annual basis...
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...
02 July 2019
Orion spacecraft's launch abort test completed successfully
... approximately three-minute test, called Ascent Abort-2, a test version of the Orion crew module launched at 7 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a modified Peacekeeper missile procured through the...
January 2022
De Ayrshire ad Astra
... - the largest in Scotland and fourth largest in the UK - Prestwick Spaceport has several strengths that can support launch ambitions. The region is arguably the most connected of all European spaceport developments, directly accessible by rail, road...
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 ...
