April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
... of more than $1 billion each. Astra, the small rocket launcher, was valued at $2 billion as the only publicly traded launch...- another Seraphim portfolio company, Spire, and small rocket launcher, Rocketlab. Spire is a space based SAAS business, ...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
...at WL Gore’s Dundee site have been used on a variety of launchers and landers, building on a heritage that goes all the way back... WL Gore’s Dundee site have been used on a variety of launchers and landers, building on a heritage that goes all the way ...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
... a rideshare opportunity or taking a ride on a dedicated nano-launcher. The first choice is affordable, as the price is shared ...This evolution of mobility will allow rideshare and micro launcher capabilities to be maximised, so that cutting launch ...
October 2025
Satellite technology - from operational challenges to strategic opportunities
... half of December 2025 on a Rocket Lab Electron launcher vehicle from New Zealand. Thermal management represents one of... satellite is limited by the diameter of the fairing of the launcher. Airbus’ solution is to send kit parts that will be assembled...
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...