Russian Angara Engines Brought Into Spotlight
Being developed at the Khrunichev Space Center is the Angara launch vehicle family. These will be environmentally clean vehicles.
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Space Florida Huge PlanetSpace Supporter…& For Good Reason!
Space Florida drives aerospace economic development in Florida and serves as a catalyst for space-related business development, education, spaceport operations, research and development, workforce development, and financing.
Read MoreTo The Moon With LOX & Methane, Says ATK
The ascent engine is a critical propulsion system on the Lunar Lander. Its operation is required to return the astronauts from the lunar surface to rendezvous with the orbiting Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV).
Read MoreThe Pratt & Whitney Punch Behind The Push Of COSMO/SkyMed-2
A RS-27a rocket engine powered the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket that carried aloft the Italian Space Agency's COSMO/SkyMed-2 satellite from Vandenburg A.F.B. last Saturday night.
Read MoreESA Fires Away With P80 For Vega
Tested at the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, was the P80 rocket motor. This motor will power the first stage of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Vega small launcher.
Read MoreRascom & Horizons Prepp’d For Historic Sixth Launch For Arianespace
The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's record sixth flight of 2007 has been transferred to the Final Assembly Building at the Spaceport in French Guiana in preparation for its December launch. Ariane 5 GS was rolled out yesterday from the Spaceport's Launcher Integration Building.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, ULA…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) marked its first anniversary of operation on December 1, 2007, with company-wide employee celebrations and preparations for the final three launches of the year.
Read MoreKawasaki Fairing Well
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced it has shipped a payload fairing for the H-IIA No.14 (H-IIA F14) launch vehicle to the Tanegashima Space Center.
Read MoreExpect Russian Manned Launches In 2018 From New Site
According to RIA Novosti (the Russian News & Information Agency), a new, yet-to-be-built space center located in the far eastern section of the country will be the site of a series of manned spacecraft launches, starting in 2018.
Read MoreIndian Focus On Cryogenic Engine Succeeds
In an article bylined by BR Srikanth of the Hindustan Times, seems as though the Indians have now joined a rather exclusive league of U.S., Russian and European scientists in that the country now possesses the capability to design and build cryogenic engines. These engines are critical for boosting comsats and manned missions into space.
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