by Rob Coppinger | Jul 4, 2008 | Commercial human spaceflight
Space Exploration Technologies chief executive Elon Musk spoke at the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society in London on the evening of the 3 JulyThe approximately 10min speech was entitled “What is Needed to Extend Life Permanently Beyond Earth?” Musk...
by Rob Coppinger | May 30, 2008 | Commercial human spaceflight
This Dassault Aviation video gives a good overview of how its Vehicule Reutillsable Aeroporte (VEHRA)/Airbus launch system would operate to launch satellites. For images and information about the suborbital manned version of VEHRA and Black Diamond, presented here at...
by Rob Coppinger | May 30, 2008 | Commercial human spaceflight
JAXA has selected reference system two for further work and in the extended portion of this blog post has the timetable for its development
by Rob Coppinger | May 30, 2008 | Commercial human spaceflight
At the International Academy of Astronautics’ symposium on private human access to space, on Thursday, Mark Hempsell of the University of Bristol, and a consultant to Culham, Oxfordshire based-Reaction Engines, which designed Skylon, set out a business plan for...
by Rob Coppinger | May 29, 2008 | Commercial human spaceflight
According to Oleg Ventsokvsky in 2004 and 2005 Yuzhnoye Design Office “conjointly with RSC Energia carried out feasibility studies” to launch Kliper using Yuzhnoye’s Zenit two-stage rocket The Zenit was designed to be man rated and I understand that...
