July 2014
X-51A Waverider, hypersonics, and the potential of airbreathing engines
... launch systems in use today. Such a vehicle would have greater operational flexibility, improved safety, and probably reduced cost compared to more traditional launch systems.5 Aerospace historian Richard Hallion has pointed out that mankind entered...
September 2020
Space technology transfer - today and tomorrow
... innovation, directly benefitting the economy and addressing critical social challenges. It is recognised as being able to reduce costs, enhance productivity, increase portfolios of competitive products and lead to new emerging markets. To see this...
January 2021
Asgardia’s project for a new module to expand Space Station
... design also allows for the creation of a series of inhabited modules for various projects and customers at a reduced cost of manufacturing, coupled with the advantage of the ability to use standard commercially available launch vehicles. The project...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
...with partial on-site manufacturing, readily available hotels, great food and a mild climate can significantly reduce costs and logistical complexities. In addition, Portugal’s ties with Portuguese-speaking communities worldwide, especially Brazil and...
13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... vehicles will “have the same DNA,” Dordain explained at a press conference after the meeting. That should reduce costs through simplified manufacturing and launch operations. A key aspect of the Ariane 6 decision is that industry will take...
20 July 2016
ESA open new laboratory in UK to test applications for future space missions
... technologies which will open up new industrial possibilities in respect to streamlined production stages, design freedom and reduced cost. Chris Bee, the Head of Business Development at the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council, said, “This...
