Category: ROCKETS

KHRUNICHEV SPACE CENTER: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR SERIAL PRODUCTION OF ANGARA FAMILY OF LAUNCH VEHICLES

March 11, 2018

Department of Communications – Khrunichev Space Center Khrunichev Center (part of ROSCOSMOS State Corporation) and the Central Machine Building Research Institute (TsNIIMash) are performing joint vibration tests of one of the Universal Rocket Modules (URM-1) that form the core of the Angara-A5 first stage.  These tests started in late 2017 and will take several months … More KHRUNICHEV SPACE CENTER: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR SERIAL PRODUCTION OF ANGARA FAMILY OF LAUNCH VEHICLES

ILS’s Pysher: Proton continues to reinvent itself to compete

March 11, 2018

by Warren Ferster — February 26, 2018   WASHINGTON, D.C. — The top executive with the U.S. firm that markets Russia’s Proton rocket blasted what he characterized as a recent slew of misinformation surrounding the vehicle, saying it enjoys the full support of the Russian government and that the culmination of a three-year quality control program instituted by … More ILS’s Pysher: Proton continues to reinvent itself to compete

Students to test one-of-a-kind, 3D-printed rocket engine

February 27, 2015

San Diego, Calif., Oct. 3 — A group of engineering students at the University of California, San Diego, will boldly go where no university student group has gone before by testing a 3D-printed rocket engine made out of metal at 10 a.m. on Sunday Oct. 5 at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry testing site in the Mojave … More Students to test one-of-a-kind, 3D-printed rocket engine

SpaceX’s Grasshopper Takes Giant Leap Towards Reusability with 40 Meter Flight (with video)

December 24, 2012

SpaceX’s Grasshopper took a 12-story leap towards full and rapid rocket reusability in a test flight conducted December 17, 2012 at SpaceX’s rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas. Grasshopper, SpaceX’s vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (VTVL), rose 131 feet (40 meters), hovered and landed safely on the pad using closed loop thrust vector and throttle … More SpaceX’s Grasshopper Takes Giant Leap Towards Reusability with 40 Meter Flight (with video)

SpaceX Bests Orbital Sciences In First OSP-3 Duels

December 6, 2012

By Amy Butler abutler@aviationweek.com Source: AWIN First December 05, 2012 Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has won the first two U.S. Air Force contracts aimed at fostering competition in the U.S. launch market over a new design proposed by Orbital Sciences. SpaceX will use its Falcon 9 v1.1 to boost NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) in … More SpaceX Bests Orbital Sciences In First OSP-3 Duels

ATK Layoffs

October 2, 2012

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Richard Wilkey, an Operations Team Supervisor for ATK, examines part of the igniter component of a solid rocket boosters for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Tuesday October 2, 2012 in Promontory, Utah. Even as ATK streamlines, more layoffs loom in 2013 Aerospace » Contractor says losses not tied … More ATK Layoffs

LauncherOne by Virgin Galactic

August 5, 2012

LauncherOne Furthering the Space Frontier Virgin Galactic is proud to announce LauncherOne, a revolutionary new launch vehicle dedicated to enabling dramatically more people and users to benefit from space. The technology that goes into manufacturing satellites has come a long way since the days of Sputnik and Explorer I. With many satellite components following the … More LauncherOne by Virgin Galactic

United Tech in talks to sell Rocketdyne to GenCorp

July 18, 2012

By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON | Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:24pm EDT (Reuters) – United Technologies Corp (UTX.N) is in final discussions to sell its Rocketdyne business to GenCorp Inc (GY.N), a maker of aerospace propulsion systems, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The deal, which may come late this week or early next week according … More United Tech in talks to sell Rocketdyne to GenCorp

Masten Space Systems takes its Xaero suborbital rocket out for a spin

July 8, 2012

By Brian Dodson The Masten Xaero landing vertically on it’s launch platform in the Mohave desert In celebration of the two hundred and thirty sixth anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence from British rule, Masten Space Systems has performed a record-setting flight of their vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) Xaero suborbital … More Masten Space Systems takes its Xaero suborbital rocket out for a spin

Copenhagen Suborbitals is a suborbital space endeavor, based entirely on private donaters, sponsors and part time specialists – LAUNCH CAMPAIGN 2012

May 28, 2012

LAUNCH CAMPAIGN 2012 MISSION Copenhagen Suborbitals is a suborbital space endeavor, based entirely on private donaters, sponsors and part time specialistsOur mission is to launch human beings into space on privately build rockets and spacecrafts. The project is both open source and non-profit in order to inspire as many people as possible, and to envolve … More Copenhagen Suborbitals is a suborbital space endeavor, based entirely on private donaters, sponsors and part time specialists – LAUNCH CAMPAIGN 2012