Fully reusable VTOHL first stage launch vehicle for boosting a range of upper stages to or
Fully reusable VTOHL first stage launch vehicle for boosting a range of upper stages to orbit. Based on the Ukrainian-built " Zenit" rocket using kerosene and LOX engines, and promoted by Buzz Aldrin and Ron Jones.
Credits: Starcraft Booster, Inc.
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European hypersonic research project, Long Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technolog
European hypersonic research project, Long Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies (LAPCAT), a Mach 5 civil transport aircraft capable of flying five times the speed of sound and reaching Sydney in between two and four hours from Brussels.
Credits: Reaction Engines Ltd.
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A private Russian company has ordered the Myasishchev Experimental Machine-building Plant
A private Russian company has ordered the Myasishchev Experimental Machine-building Plant to design a tourist spacecraft to compete in the global market to loft humans to space and back.
"The enterprise is working on documentation and a draft design and is completing the technical feasibility study for the system. A private Russian company is fully financing the project," a company spokesperson told Interfax-AVN but declined to name the exact firm.
As proposed the spacecraft would be raised to an altitude of several kilometers by a transport aircraft. Then the spacecraft boosts and flies to an altitude of about 100 kilometers, where space tourist passengers would experience zero gravity.
Amazingly, the Russian-made proposal is being designed for two pilots and 14 passengers with the number of passenger seats capable of being increased in the future. The spacecraft weighs about 27 tonnes, the press service said. It is expected that a Myasishchev VM-T Atlant will be used as a transport aircraft. There are two Atlant aircraft in Russia. "It is planned that both aircraft will be used under the flight program," the press service said.
Credit: RussiaToday and spaceports.blogspot.com
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Space Investment Summit 3 (SIS-3) in San Jose was the third investor gathering in a series
Space Investment Summit 3 (SIS-3) in San Jose was the third investor gathering in a series of Summits that are helping build global opportunities for seed and early stage investment in space-related commerce, expanding funding resources for entrepreneurial start-up and growing companies. SIS-3 followed the highly successful Summit 1, a gathering of national and international investment leaders in New York's City's financial district in April 2007 and Summit 2 (produced by the National Space Society as the Space Venture Finance Symposium) in Dallas in May 2007.
SIS-3 brought together not only leading investors but also industry representatives, entrepreneurs, and experts—all with the latest information about relevant investment opportunities in space commerce. In the context of SIS3, the term "space-related" had a very broad meaning, encompassing business activities: (1) in space; (2) enabled by space; (3) experiencing space—whether directly through physical presence or indirectly through multimedia; and (4) not yet involving space but on an incremental plan extending into space.
The SIS-3 agenda featured many investor speakers and facilitated: "first-look" updates on up-and-coming investment opportunities, an introduction to other investors as potential partners, and exchange of information about pre screened entrepreneurial companies. Although SIS-3 focused squarely on seed and early stage investment, the gathering also shared insights regarding how space related startups might maximize their likelihood of reaching subsequent stages of the investment pipeline.
Beyond the high-quality information presented, SIS-3 provided abundant time for interactive discussion and informal networking—the most important part of the experience. We invite you to review the fascinating record of a dialogue that proved to be both intensive and rewarding.
Credit: Space Commerce Roundtable
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SpaceDev has concluded the first phase of development on its hybrid rocket powered lunar l
SpaceDev has concluded the first phase of development on its hybrid rocket powered lunar lander prototype, with a successful flight test. The effort was supported by the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) led by Steve Durst, who envision using the technology to bring their ILO spacecraft to a soft landing on the South Pole of the Moon, where it will perform various astrophysics and communication functions.
During the flight test, the lander prototype vehicle's four hybrid rocket motors were ignited and throttled via radio control, their thrust adjusted in real time to achieve lift-off, ascended to approximately 35 feet, hovered, descended, and landed softly.
This test marked the first ever of a hybrid rocket powered lander vehicle and demonstrated applied throttling, a key capability of SpaceDev's reliable, safe, and non-toxic hybrid propulsion technology. "This is an exciting project that has shown not only the versatility of our hybrid motors, but also SpaceDev's high levels of responsiveness and efficiency," said Mark N. Sirangelo, SpaceDev's Chairman and CEO. "We see many important applications for our throttleable rockets, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with ILOA as well as our research and development of lander vehicles."
Credits: SpaceDev, Inc.
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Planned for launch in 2007, ESA's Herschel Space Observatory will fly the largest telescop
Planned for launch in 2007, ESA's Herschel Space Observatory will fly the largest telescope mirror ever
constructed, designed and built by EADS Astrium using pioneering techniques in silicon carbide © EADS Astrium
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