September 2023
Satellite manufacturing - building to size, speed and security
.... When other small satellite suppliers like Millennium Space Systems and Blue Canyon Technologies were acquired by Boeing and Raytheon, respectively, I saw where we stood. Our competitors are owned by conglomerates and you can’t invest...
October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
... in the Explorer scientific programme. Aircraft changed over the years to the L-1011 Tristar and then the Boeing 747. Air launch has the advantage that it can be used from any airport with a long runway...
02 December 2014
Orion service module contract for Airbus
... launch on the heavy lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will occur in 2017. The SLS has Boeing as its main contractor, with a Launch Abort System provided by Orbital Sciences in the US. Europe has hopes of obtaining...
13 March 2015
Russian space agency endorses ISS until 2024
... for maintaining the space station’s orbit and steering the complex away from space junk. The Boeing CST-100 and SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft could do limited reboosts of the lab’s altitude, if required, but...
07 August 2015
NASA pays Roscosmos $490 million for ISS access even as U.S.-Russia relations at a historic low
... to the International Space Station. Congressional funding for the ISS programme is lacking. Private vessels being developed by Boeing and SpaceX in the U.S. are not yet available for manned missions. This leaves no other option for...
05 October 2015
ESTEC opens its doors, 9,000 hi-res Apollo photos go online, and other news from the weekend
... timepiece ever worn on a lunar spacewalk, which will be up for online bidding on October 15. Finally, United Launch Alliance, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, held its 100th successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday. The...
