by David Todd | Jun 11, 2016 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, Satellites
In June, the world of private commercial spaceflight was in mourning for Patti Grace Smith, 68, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer. She headed up the Commercial Space Transportation regulatory arm of the Federal Aviation Administration. By making sure that private...
by David Todd | May 18, 2016 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, International Space Station, Russia, Seradata News, Soyuz
The state Russian news agency TASS has reported that RSC Energia, the firm in charge of the building and operation of Soyuz spacecraft has declared that NASA has booked six more “seats” for its astronauts on Soyuz flights to the International Space...
by David Todd | Apr 6, 2016 | Commercial human spaceflight, Seradata News, Space tourism, Suborbital, Technology
Blue Origin is proving the concept of reusability as it made a third flight using the same reusable New Shepard suborbital rocket on 2 April 2016. The flight reached an altitude of 103km (339,178 feet) – 3km further than the accepted start of “space” – where it...
by David Todd | Mar 7, 2016 | Commercial human spaceflight, ESA, Seradata News
While the European Space Agency is in favour, and the French and German Space industries are in favour, the plan to merge Arianespace into Airbus-Safran launchers has been halted. The European Commission, which is the executive and enforcement arm of the European...
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 | Nov 26, 2015 | Commercial human spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA, Seradata News
On 20 November 2015, SpaceX was formally awarded a formal launch order from its NASA contract to carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This was the second in a series of four guaranteed launch orders NASA is making to SpaceX and Boeing (two...
