February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... development to reduce space debris. Launch systems With the rise of a new generation of dedicated two-stage-to-orbit launchers comes a new network of launch sites or spaceports for horizontal take-offs and landings Launching a plethora of new...
March 2015
ESA’s Clean Space Initiative and the role of the LCA tool
... a launch vehicle crosses all layers of the atmosphere and while we can well predict what is emitted by the launcher in which altitude, the atmospheric mechanisms linking these emissions to specific indicators, like global warming potential or ozone...
April 2019
LISA Pathfinder – paving the way for future studies of the gravitational universe
... Funding constraints led to the selection of a small launcher, the European Vega rocket launched from French Guiana. Due...direct insertion towards the target orbit with a sufficiently powerful launcher should always be the first choice. This success is...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... GEO communication satellites at several tonnes, but many still exceed the capacity of the smallest currently operational launchers such as Electron and Pegasus. While the bulk of constellation business (for example OneWeb) may be met by ramping...
14 July 2022
Europe's Vega-C rocket makes successful debut flight
... war in Ukraine. The withdrawal of Russia’s Soyuz launchers from the market earlier this year left European institutional...“Today we have demonstrated the Vega-C is a flight proven launcher and one which is perfectly adapted to future European needs.” ...
August 2016
Rosetta overcomes major setback
...without a full explanation of the causes of the recent launcher failure. A public announcement was made on the following ... small batteries, to cover some launch scenarios in which the launcher would carry it through Earth eclipse, so we could count ...
