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Small Launch Vehicle Updates
EpsilonCredit JAXA Korea has announced that the upcoming launch of its Nar0-3 rocket will be further delayed while it awaits the arrival of a new fuel coupler from Russia. The Korean Space Agency...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic Tapped by NASA to Host Commercial Research Payload
Virgin Galactic, Masten Space Systems and UP Aerospace were among the winners in the latest round of research flight assignments as part of NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program, which makes use of a...
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NASA’s Sky High Pegasus Contract Shows SmallSat Launcher Opportunity
$16.5 Million Dollars Ago. OSC Pegasus Launches IRIS. Image Credit : NASA In case there was any doubt there is still a long, long way to go in reducing launch prices across the spectrum, consider this...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic Backs Internet Satellite Venture
LauncherOne Image Credit Virgin Galactic An interesting story is unfolding regarding what appears to be two separate efforts at establishing very large constellations of small, broadband satellites. In...
View ArticleVirgin’s LauncherOne Small Booster Gets Its Own Factory
LauncherOne Factory Launch / Image Credit : Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic announced on Thursday that its is opening a dedicate factory in Long Beach, California for producing the LauncherOne small...
View ArticleOneWeb Announces Largest Commercial Launch Order Ever
Image Credit: OneWeb OneWeb has announced what is being described as the largest single launch order ever placed. The order, which will eventually cover some 900 of its planned fleet of broadband...
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Virgin Galactic Announces Significant Progress with LauncherOne Propulsion...
NewtonThree Test FireCredit: Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Press Release, Comments Follow VIRGIN GALACTIC ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH LAUNCHERONE ROCKET PROPULSION IN-HOUSE TEAM ACHIEVES KEY...
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Virgin Galactic Taps 747 For Satellite Launch
Cosmic GirlCredit: Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Press Release: Dec 03, 2015 LAUNCHERONE PROGRAM TO USE DEDICATED 747-400 AIRCRAFT TO RESPONSIVELY AIR-LAUNCH SMALL SATELLITE CUSTOMER PAYLOADS San...
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Virgin Galactic’s Cosmic Girl Undergoes Mods for Launch Duty
Tricking Up a 747Credit: Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic is making progress in its bid to enter the small launcher business with its LauncherOne two-stage, liquid fueled booster. Last week, the company...
View ArticleAhead of 2016 Launch, Rocket Lab Qualifies Its Rutherford Engine for Flight
Cue Dennis DeYoung and the rest of 1980’s mega band Styx, because for those who just love rockets, this may really be “The Best of Times.” Besides the ongoing phenomenon that is SpaceX, and as well as...
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