Tag: SpaceshipOne

Looking Back, Looking Ahead and Getting the Business of “Rocket Science” Right
By 2014.10.06 0 Comments Read More →

Looking Back, Looking Ahead and Getting the Business of “Rocket Science” Right

Still Working…Still Waiting. Image Credit: Virgin Galactic Saturday, October 4th, 2014 was the ten year anniversary of the SpaceShipOne’s winning the Ansari X-Prize, a feat which built on its legacy of becoming the first privately funded, piloted “rocket” to pass the 62.5 mile high Karman line and go into suborbital space. Ten years later, on […]

Posted in: Space Tourism
SpaceX, Virgin Galactic Tests Could Mean a Big Week Ahead for NewSpace
By 2013.04.29 0 Comments Read More →

SpaceX, Virgin Galactic Tests Could Mean a Big Week Ahead for NewSpace

This week could see  significant developments for two of the most visible companies in NewSpace.  Things got off to an early start with a tweet from Elon Musk dated 5:54 AM Sunday, announcing an ignition test for the “Falcon 9-R (reusable) ignition system.”  The nomenclature is interesting,  as it might have been expected to be identified as the  […]

Posted in: Launch Vehicle Development, SpaceX
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