by David Todd | Jan 7, 2016 | commercial launch services, Launches, Military space, Satellites
On 5 January 2015, Arianespace announced that it has signed a launch services contract with French space agency CNES for the cluster of three new CERES signals intelligence satellites. The Vega light launcher will be used as the launch vehicle. The CERES (Capacité de...
by David Todd | Jan 7, 2016 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites
On 5 January 2015, Arianespace, Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space have announced the signing of a launch services contract for two Comsat NG new-generation military communications satellites. These two geostationary satellites will be built on behalf of...
by David Todd | Jan 4, 2016 | commercial launch services
Despite protestations by Senator John McCain, in December the US Senate has suspended its ban on the Russian-built RD-180 rocket engine being purchased via a provision in its US government spending bill – at least while a US alternative is not available for the...
by David Todd | Jan 4, 2016 | commercial launch services, ESA, NASA, Science
ESA (The European Space Agency) and Arianespace formally announced on 17 December 2015 that the launch services contract for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) had been signed. The spacecraft will be orbited by an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from the Guiana Space...
by David Todd | Dec 9, 2015 | China, Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, ESA, History, India, Launches, Military space, NASA, Russia, Satellites, Seradata News, SLS, Space Insurance, Space tourism, Spaceport, Technology, Virgin Galactic
The World Launcher Review has technical descriptions and commentaries covering every major orbital launch vehicle flying and in development, including their launch sites and their commercial launch providers. It also has a market analysis and a review of those factors...
by David Todd | Dec 7, 2015 | commercial launch services, Virgin Galactic, White Knight
Virgin Galactic has confirmed that it will use an ex-Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 as a dedicated air-launch carrier (Stage Zero) for the LauncherOne two-stage expendable orbital rocket. The move to this air-launch aircraft, which previously operated as an airliner...
