Tag: Ares-1

Expending Reusable Engines: A Good Thing?
By 2016.03.11 2 Comments Read More →

Expending Reusable Engines: A Good Thing?

There were three newsworthy developments regarding reusable engines this week. First, SpaceX announced something close to firm pricing regarding what flights aboard a Falcon 9-R might cost in the near future. For the record, the reduction, enabled by 9 reusable Merlin 1-d engines that power the vehicle’s first stage, is 30% off the already low […]

Posted in: SLS / Orion
Liberty Reborn or the Future Denied? Orbital ATK’s New EELV Class Rocket
By 2016.03.03 3 Comments Read More →

Liberty Reborn or the Future Denied? Orbital ATK’s New EELV Class Rocket

An investor conference call (pdf download) for Orbital ATK which took place on March 1st has shed new, if somewhat puzzling light on Orbital ATK’s plans for a new booster to compete in the USAF’s EELV class against long standing incumbent ULA and recently certified SpaceX. Call it the rebirth of Ares-1, or perhaps of the patriotically […]

Posted in: Launch Vehicle Development, Orbital Sciences Corporation
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