05 February 2018
Launch fever grips Florida as SpaceX prepares for game-changer mission
... Heavy will be the most powerful in the world, which means it could launch heavier and more complex cargo to space. Once operational, SpaceX could start launching big national security satellites, large orbital habitats and telescopes, or even...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
... using technology available at the time and considers its potential for the future. The space community still relies on expendable launch systems that are essentially civil missiles. Indeed, one of the most successful current launchers...
18 February 2018
Space Launch Complex 10: Vandenberg’s Cold War National Landmark
...California prompted him to learn more about what was done at Space Launch Complex 10 and who did it. This appreciation of ‘the...a list of acronyms and an index. One of three Thor launch complexes at VAFB, SLC-10 had two main applications: between 1959 ...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
... in turn is opening up new opportunities for the burgeoning commercial satellite industry. Government-led initiatives, such as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and ESA’s Ariane 6, are also part of this wave of new launcher development and will...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... free-flying Sherpa SSO-A carrier craft (plus upper stage dispenser) launched on a Falcon 9 in December 2018. Last year was an interesting one for the space launch market; we must hope that in 2019 the industry lives up to the promises...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
... of Blue Origin, which aims to become a major player in the future space launch business. In this article - based on his keynote lecture at the Seradata Space Conference in London in June - he provides a personal perspective on the company, where...
