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Smallsat Launch Industry Begins to Take Off
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Smallsat Launch Industry Begins to Take Off

After riding on the coattails of larger satellite launches, the increasing demand for smaller satellites and cubesats are beginning to drive the introduction of a new generation of air launched commercial rockets.   Two new ventures, one in the U.S. and the other from Europe,  are planning to join Virgin Galactic and Stratolaunch in the rapidly expanding field of air launched rockets. The first, based out of […]

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SpaceX Grasshopper Makes Another Jump
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SpaceX Grasshopper Makes Another Jump

The SpaceX Grasshopper makes another small leap in the pursuit of first stage reusability in this video tweeted by Elon Musk on Saturday, November 3.  While there are a number of efforts to develop reusable launch vehicles underway, most, like Blue Origin,  are taking an incremental, scaled approach to the issue starting with subscale, suborbital systems and working their way up.  […]

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