Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) successfully deployed into orbit all seven customer satellites onboard the company’s LauncherOne rocket during the Above the Clouds mission. Virgin Orbit’s 747 carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl […]
Propulsion
Benchmark’s Non-Toxic Chemical Propulsion System Integrated Into Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC OTV + Ready For Transporter 3 Mission
With milestone hot fire engine tests of its Halcyon Avant non-toxic chemical propulsion system completed at its Pleasanton, California, facility, Benchmark Space Systems‘ highly-anticipated system has been integrated into Spaceflight […]
Satellite Propulsion System Market To Reach Billion$$ By 2026
The global Satellite Propulsion System Market is anticipated to reach more than $29.9 billion by 2026, according to a new research published by Polaris Market Research. In 2017, the chemical […]
Blue Origin’s Sixth Flight Of The Year Is Accomplished
Blue Origin successfully completed their third human spaceflight— the first such mission with six astronauts on board. The astronaut manifest included: Laura Shepard Churchley Michael Strahan Evan Dick Dylan Taylor […]
Orbex Prime Rocket To Use BioLPG Ultra-Low Carbon Fuel
Orbex and Calor have entered into an agreement that will see the UK gas company supply the ultra-low carbon fuel that will launch the Orbex Prime rocket. Under the terms […]
BlogIt: Virgin Orbit’s Next Mission ‘Above The Clouds’ Enters Launch Prep
Coming off flawless back-to-back launches, the Virgin Orbit team has settled into a steady flight preparation rhythm with LauncherOne. The fully assembled rocket that will carry our next customers’ satellites […]
Morpheus Space + Rocket Factory Augsburg To Work Together On Propulsion Tech
Morpheus Space and Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation — the two companies will work closely together in the field of propulsion […]
Orbit Fab + Dawn Aerospace Collaborating To Enable On-Orbit Green Propellant Refueling
Orbit Fab, the Gas Stations in Space™ company, and Dawn Aerospace, a space-transportation company, are collaborating to make on-orbit refueling available to satellites using nitrous oxide and propylene (N2O and […]
Spaceflight’s First Multi-Destination, 13 Smallsat, Rideshare Mission + Chemical Propulsion OTV Being Readied For Launch By SpaceX
Spaceflight Inc. will be launching 13 customer payloads, including four microsatellites and nine cubesats to SSO aboard the SpaceX Transporter-3 mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than January 2022 from […]
The University Of Melbourne Is Incorporating DcubeD Actuators For Their Upcoming Smallsat Mission
The University of Melbourne built Australian SpIRIT astronomy smallsat team has selected DcubeD actuators for this upcoming mission The actuators will trigger the deployment of the radiator for the SpIRIT […]