August 2018
America’s ‘dream machine’
... mid-2000s when SNC began a programme to look at how we could take a new generation space transportation system to the next level. At the time, the Space Shuttle was still flying and we were looking at how could we do shuttle 2.0. We were...
05 February 2016
SpaceX' Ambitious Plans Discussed at Commercial Space Transportation Conference
... at the Federal Aviation Administration’s annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference on February 3, 2016. “It’s a ...followed in 2017 by two demonstration flights to the International Space Station, the first without a crew and the second with...
October 2017
Back to the future - heeding the lessons of history
... together. However, even that marvellous laboratory is a shamefully watered down version of the elaborate space transportation network, and commercial/scientific space platforms and Moon bases that should have existed by now. The efforts of all the...
18 December 2017
Prometheus to power future European launchers
... at ESA headquarters in Paris last week. “This contract paves the way for the future of Europe’s space transportation, and the development of European propulsion technology of tomorrow,” added Mr Charmeau. The Precursor Reusable Oxygen METHan...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
... advocates for the new Airstream vehicle, known as Astrovan II. Astrovan II When Boeing was awarded the Crew Space Transportation (CST) contract from NASA… they reached out to Airstream for the crew ground...
May 2024
Spaceflight revolution on a shoestring
... The best way to greatly reduce launch costs is to develop airline-like transport to and from low orbit There are big gaps in existing plans for space transportation. There is still no generally accepted roadmap for the development of potentially...
