...aircraft going higher than this. It is really only the expendable launch vehicle (ELV) that uses the airspace above this. NASA’s Ikhana glides... is reopened after the expendable stages of the launch vehicles have come down. Some launchers take off from...
... coverage. Far left: Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) captures target satellite Intelsat 901 (IS-901...risks is made worse by the diverse range of launch vehicles and satellites, which further narrow the possibility of acting...
... space hardware is designed, manufactured and tested to the highest standards. At the time of writing, a launch-plus-one-year rate for a proven launch vehicle and medium-to-large sized comsat varies between about 6.5 and 7.5 percent, while rates...
... fall, we will initially launch a single Orbital ATK Pegasus XL vehicle with the capability to launch up to three Pegasus vehicles in a single sortie mission. We have already started preparations for launch vehicle delivery to our Mojave facilities...
... successfully demonstrates the technology that will power the upper stages of its upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle, one of three launch vehicles Skyroot has designed specifically for the small satellite market. Vikram-1 can carry a payload...
... not yet seen its first flight, but if all goes well, the first Planet launch using Electron small launch vehicle can happen as early as the second quarter of 2017. Aside from Planet, Rocket Lab also has...