February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... technical procedures that delivered Ariane 5, Europe’s most successful launcher to date. Here, in conversation with ROOM’s Managing ...now applied across our five fields of activity - launchers, science, observation, communications and defence. Our ...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
... transport system developments that could improve the transport economics. Such developments include a heavy-lift reusable launcher (without return capability), specialist cargo and tanker in-orbit transports using the Scorpion’s Serpent engines and...
06 March 2023
INNOSPACE targets test launch from Brazlian base
... by DCTA and other institutions. INNOSPACE was founded in 2017 and is developing hybrid rocket-powered small satellite launchers (HANBIT) to provide low-latency, low-cost and reliable launch services in today's rapidly expanding small satellite...
02 December 2014
Angara test launch
... with solid satisfaction by the all-Russian manufacturers, the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center. This launcher is able to fly from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on mainland Russia, without the need for access to the Baikonur...
March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
... at launch Aside from this, light class rockets are being actively developed – occasionally referred to as “nano-launchers.” These include module rocket systems such as Neptune, made by Interorbital Systems. Frequency limitations Lack of frequency...
October 2015
Baikonur, Kibo and beyond: Japan’s leading role in space
.... With a second deep-space probe on its way to an asteroid, and the development of new satellites and rocket launchers, the country is playing a key role in international space activities. On 23 July at 3:04 am, Soyuz TMA-17M rocket launched...
