05 March 2019
New British spaceflight company set for launch
... rocket system, fuelled by Liquid Oxygen and Liquified Natural Gas, a cryogenic combination which allows for a low-cost launch system with minimal environmental impact. Using advanced engineering techniques including 3D printing of engines, secondary...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... space industry; a lot will come from constellations of smallsats, and much of it will come from efficient and low-cost launch activities. The UK government is now showing some leadership in moving forward on the kind of additional investment...
08 July 2016
The Week in Space: Business Digest, July 1-8.
... growing Newspace company that is helping change the face of the global launch market by providing a low cost launch option for small satellite payloads. Currently under launch contract with NASA, Firefly is scheduled for its first orbital flight...
30 August 2016
ROOM becomes official media partner of Reinventing Space conference
... RISpace conference will be on how technology trends are leading to the increasing commercialisation of space, including low cost launch systems, mega-constellations, and a range of novel satellite applications, both in LEO and beyond. The conference...
06 March 2017
Virgin Galactic announces its new space venture - Virgin Orbit
... ventures. Previously conducted as a division of Virgin Galactic, Virgin Orbit proposes to offer flexible, reliable and low cost launch services for small satellites via the company’s LauncherOne system. LauncherOne works differently to traditional...
28 September 2022
Firms pioneer embryo conception mission for ‘space mice'
... initial flight next year of the ARTIS (Assisted Reproduction Technology in Space) mission which will use Independence-X’s low-cost launch service and re-entry capsule. “Our ARTIS prototype is in full development to prepare for the first test flight...
