July 2014
The hypersonic grail: advances at DARPA, AFRL and beyond
... oxygen instead of onboard oxidiser, are more fuel efficient than chemical rocket engines, enabling the design of reusable launch vehicles with increased design margin and additional systems to enhance robustness, reliability and safety, in place...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
...that could truly compete with the 1960s when it comes to progress in a decade. Musk’s design for a fully reusable launch vehicle, capable of reaching the Moon, is already undergoing hop-tests in Texas. Starship, as it’s known, is partially bankrolled...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
..., and the only way that this can be met cost effectively will be through reusable launch vehicles. A concept for constructing a lunar base using automated 3D printers, making use of lunar regolith as building material. ...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
... propulsion engineers who worked together on the Rolls Royce RB545 engine, destined for use on the HOTOL reusable launch vehicle which was cancelled in the late 1980s. These ‘three rocketeers’ formed Reaction Engines to evolve the...
June 2022
Sunshades in space could help alleviate Earth’s climate crisis
... windows to support meaningful deployment of a planetary sunshade. Other rapidly reusable launch architectures could also support sunshade deployment. Terrestrially-launched sunshades require only modest advances in technology and could be deployed...
05 April 2016
XCOR Aerospace Welcomes New Board Members
... to our Board clearly reflects the transformation XCOR is currently undergoing. With the Lynx i-RLV (Instantly Reusable Launch Vehicle) project coming closer to completion, XCOR is turning from a company of inventors into a well organized aerospace...
