Daily Archives: March 31, 2011
Using Commercial Launchers and Fuel Depots Instead of HLVs
Near Term Space Exploration with Commercial Launch Vehicles Plus Propellant Depot, Dr. Alan Wilhite and Dr. Douglas Stanley, Dale Arney and Chris Jones, GRAs Georgia Institute of Technology/ National Institute of Aerospace “The Propellant Depot Hypotheses * Large in-space mission elements (inert) can be lifted to LEO in increments on several medium-lift commercial launch vehicles [...]
Honda Achieves First Flight of FAA-Conforming HondaJet
Greensboro, North Carolina, December 21, 2010 – Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., today announced that it has successfully completed the first flight of its FAA-conforming HondaJet advanced light business jet. The event is a significant step in Honda’s aerospace program leading to delivery of aircraft in 2012. The first conforming HondaJet lifted off yesterday, December 20, [...]
