13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... spurred by competition from SpaceX. Germany preferred an evolution of Ariane 5 (Ariane 5 ME) while France advocated a new Ariane 6 “family” of launchers with two versions: one for large payloads and one for medium payloads. Just prior to the...
14 March 2016
And it's off! ExoMars 2016 launches successfully
... with Russian space agency Roscosmos to provide the proton launcher for the mission are expecting the first acquisition of signal...get the necessary momentum to fly to Mars, the Proton M Launcher, one of the heaviest rockets in the world, will loop...
04 November 2016
China launches new heavy-lift rocket
...: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation The heavy rocket is comparable to United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy launcher, although SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, scheduled for flight early 2017, is expected to be larger than both the Long...
13 January 2017
New patent granted to 3D printed hybrid rocket fuel engines for low cost access to space
... to keep costs down, RCI is adopting a different approach by making Intrepid-1, the world’s first mass-producible, expendable launcher. Intrepid-1 is based on a hybrid rocket design. A system that avoids some of the dangers associated with propellant...
15 March 2017
Zero 2 Infinity successfully launch Bloostar from the edge of space
... point in the development of the company’s small satellite launcher system, which aims to provide customers with a simplified ... near quasi-vacuum environment at the edge of space, the launcher can rapidly gain momentum and altitude to propel it into a...
08 February 2019
New Orbex rocket revealed
.... As a result, the Prime vehicle is claimed to be 30 percent lighter and 20 percent more efficient than other small satellite launchers. Orbex is partnering with Calor for supply of the bio-propane fuel required, a clean-burning renewable fuel...
