Tag: Yuzhmash

A New (ish) North American Rocket: The Cyclone 4
By 2016.09.02 0 Comments Read More →

A New (ish) North American Rocket: The Cyclone 4

Buried by the coverage of yesterday’s explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral was the somewhat unexpected announcement that Ukraine’s Yuzhnoye Design Office is moving rapidly towards establishing a commercial launch operation for its Cyclone 4 rocket in North America. According to the press release, which is included below, the Cyclone 4 would […]

Posted in: Current Launch Vehicles
On Launch Day for Antares, An Opportunity for Redemption
By 2013.04.17 2 Comments Read More →

On Launch Day for Antares, An Opportunity for Redemption

There are any number of interesting stories surrounding today’s scheduled launch of Orbital Science Corporation’s Antares rocket,  not the least of which is the opportunity for a bit of redemption for Orbital Sciences, for first stage manufacturer Yuzhmash of the Ukraine, and perhaps most of all,  the pair of Soviet built NK-33 main engines, now updated and rebranded as the Aerojet […]

Posted in: COTS/Commercial Crew, NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation
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