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Rocket Lab has been selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to perform a return-to-Earth mission to demonstrate point-to-point delivery of cargo, an idea also floated with SpaceX’s Starship. The Point-to-Point Delivery …
Rocket Lab’s Neutron to Support AFRL’s Point-to-Point Space Cargo Program Read More
Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, Astronauts and Cosmonauts have been utilizing Russian Soyuz launch vehicles and spacecraft to get to the International Space Station (ISS). Over …
The United States Resumes Crewed Space Launches Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. With much fanfare, SpaceX successfully conducted a test launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 3:45 …
Falcon Heavy Launches Successfully, but What Does the Future Hold for SpaceX’s Giant Rocket? Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched a reusable launch vehicle demonstrator, dubbed the RLV-TD. The RLV-TD is a delta-winged …
Reusable Launch Vehicles Remain Appealing Read More