07 May 2018
Smallest rocket by Jaxa sets a Guiness World record
... deployment now opens up the way for smaller satellites to be placed in orbit on faster and more efficient timescales using a dedicated Nano Satellite Launch Vehicle. JAXA intends to apply the mission results to conduct experiments and observations...
21 November 2019
Orbex opens doors to Europe’s most modern rocket factory
... the company is using advanced engineering techniques and materials to create the next generation of renewably-fuelled European orbital launch vehicles. The company also revealed its new Mission Control Centre that will be used to monitor...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
... as the site for the launch, manufacturing and support facilities for its Orbital Launch Vehicle programme. Today, construction for its launch complex is also underway at Space Launch Complex (SLC) 36, the former launch site of Surveyor 1 - the first...
21 November 2018
First captive carry of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne
... two-stage rocket that is designed to deliver small payloads between 300 - 500 kilograms into orbit, but unlike traditional launch vehicles that take off from a stationary and upright position, the LauncherOne rocket gets a lift into...
13 March 2018
mu Space confirms satellite mission aboard New Glenn
... build New Glenn, its orbital launch vehicle that will carry people and payloads to low-Earth orbit destinations and beyond. Named after the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, the launch vehicle is designed to be reusable which...
July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
..., the combination of soft-cryogenic N2O and HRF-1 trades better than other propulsion systems for a small orbital launch vehicle. Moreover, while N2O has the lowest storage density, it is non-toxic, low hazardous, non-flammable, environmentally...
