February 2020
Climate change and spaceports – a difficult balance
...picturesque county that survives on tourism and a rural agriculture economy. I agree that the idea of a spaceport regularly launching large aircraft and rockets seems at odds with an environment-orientated holiday experience. But a county has to have...
September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... and Innovations to build a friendly environment for business and R&D. Brazil has not only a good position for launching vehicles but also a good structure of space engineering education, research facilities and national companies with competitive...
March 2021
Building SLS - a contractual odyssey
... to stay on schedule. It was in 2011 when NASA announced its latest venture in human exploration: development of the Space Launch System super heavy-lift rocket after an independent commission had presented a range of approaches NASA could pursue...
January 2022
De Ayrshire ad Astra
... - the largest in Scotland and fourth largest in the UK - Prestwick Spaceport has several strengths that can support launch ambitions. The region is arguably the most connected of all European spaceport developments, directly accessible by rail, road...
October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
...a functional point of view, the key elements required by any launch site are a launch pad, the core; a hangar in which to install a ... used hydrazine fuels, not only dangerous to handle at launch, but poisonous to the downrange land and vegetation on ...
12 March 2018
Satellite-servicing space drones set for launch in 2020
...relocation, orbit correction, inclination correction and deorbiting. Although only two drones will be dispatched in this first launch, Effective Space plan to extend the fleet by deploying up to six SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft per year on an annual basis...
