24 August 2018
Astrocast and D-Orbit announce InOrbit NOW launch agreement
... been selected by Astrocast for such an important mission,” said Renato Panesi, CCO of D-Orbit. “Our InOrbit NOW launch services are ideal for the small satellite market because they provide high performance, guaranteed deployment, and...
23 October 2020
Shetland spaceport boosts UK's plans for launch
... the UK’s spaceflight programme – LaunchUK. Lockheed Martin is in discussions with a preferred partner to provide launch services for its UK Pathfinder Launch, which would take place from Shetland Space Centre. UK Government Amanda Solloway, Science...
July 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
...10 per cent (the lowering of corporate risk); included in the production of space rockets and satellites are launch services (vertical integration). However, all space sector companies are large, with little competition. So there is little motivation...
May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
... centre and Mithi River, Mumbai, India. They suggested that US launch services were at a disadvantage as they were being wiped out of competition for the launch of micro and nanosatellites. Similar concerns had also been expressed at a US hearing...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
... Defense Analysis, China now has close to 80 commercial space companies, most of them focused on satellite manufacturing and launch services. Last summer, i-Space became the first privately owned Chinese rocket company – and third in the world...
29 January 2021
NASA is looking at commercial options to launch its Europa Clipper
... sources in anticipation of a full and open competition for the acquisition of launch services of the Europa Clipper mission," says the request for information. “The launch vehicle shall deliver a minimum 6065 kg Europa Clipper spacecraft (SC) with...
