September 2016
Transforming US space policy
...small launch vehicles on standby could help rapidly populate and reconstitute constellations. To support building this small launcher army, ASRA starts a Department of Defense (DoD) Venture Class Launch Services pilot programme modelled on NASA’s and...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
...between the states of Europe. In space terms, the failure of the Europa programme - developed by the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO), a former European space research organisation - and the subsequent success of the Ariane programme...
January 2017
Israeli students inspired by nano-satellite projects
... students, many of whom had already graduated before Duchifat’s conception turned into reality. The launch of a Dnepr launcher , used today to launch small satellites like Duchifat 1. After Duchifal-1 was launched, the team successfully enrolled...
September 2017
India’s dynamic ecosystem for space entrepreneurship
... data distribution), launch authorisation of spacecraft in line with the Outer Space Treaty (especially when a foreign launcher is procured by an Indian company), among others. Regulatory framework It has to be noted that India does have a defined...
November 2017
Managing air and space traffic from orbit
... to other activities and is reopened after the expendable stages of the launch vehicles have come down. Some launchers take off from a platform at sea and follow the same rules. With reusable launch vehicles soon...
September 2017
Australia’s unique space history
... out under Project SPARTA in 1966 - 67 using American Redstone rockets. From 1964 - 1970, ELDO, the European Launcher Development Organisation (a precursor of the European Space Agency) conducted its Europa launch vehicle programme, the largest...
