September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... that a state can authorise and supervise space tourism is now firmly established in both horizontally and vertically launched vehicles. Unity 22 ‘mission specialists’ (from left): Beth Moses, Chief Astronaut Instructor; Sir Richard Branson, Virgin...
January 2022
De Ayrshire ad Astra
... a technology that has the potential to bring all the advantages of air-launch, without the downsides. De-coupling air launch Transporting the launch vehicle inside an aircraft means that it is better protected during ferry operations In 1974...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
...’ [11], Crisp et al, note that many of the smallsat players may “not be able to economically justify the use of dedicated launch vehicles”. The market is further balanced by the fact that many larger LV providers are hesitant to embrace ride-sharing...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
... day one. We’re also focusing on future green propellants and exploring how we can facilitate next-generation sustainable launch vehicles.” Launch window The Azores’ climate is famously unpredictable, with locals joking that if you don’t like the...
April 2024
Commercial launch development in Spain
... stone to accelerate the technological advancement of their MIURA 5 rocket with the ultimate goal of launching Europe’s first recoverable launch vehicle. Raúl Verdú, Chief Business Development Officer for PLD Space, spoke to Daniel Smith for ROOM...
July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
... space tourism industry and has one eye on the development of Skylon, the single-stage-to-orbit satellite launch vehicle. Despite the breadth of topics, the SIA is, in fact, somewhat skeletal in terms of the details and some of these...
