No products in the cart.No products in the cart.No products in the cart.FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinReddItTumblrMixBremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has announced that on 4 October, it took delivery of a pair of its in-house designed AS1 aerospike engines.The company is developing AURORA, a multipurpose spaceplane and hypersonic transport system. The vehicle can be equipped with an expendable upper stage to enable it to deliver up to 1,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit. The maiden flight of AURORA is currently expected to take place in 2026.The two engines that POLARIS took...…No products in the cart.No products in the cart.No products in the cart.FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinReddItTumblrMixBremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has announced that on 4 October, it took delivery of a pair of its in-house designed AS1 aerospike engines.The company is developing AURORA, a multipurpose spaceplane and hypersonic transport system. The vehicle can be equipped with an expendable upper stage to enable it to deliver up to 1,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit. The maiden flight of AURORA is currently expected to take place in 2026.The two engines that POLARIS took...WW…
“Although our rocket engines and other critical systems are already quite mature after years of testing, a large-scale in-house 3D printing system like this gives us far greater speed and agility as we ramp up production,” said Orbex CEO Chris Larmour. “It means we can continue to iterate and drive up performance even further.”Please enable JavaScript to view the…“Although our rocket engines and other critical systems are already quite mature after years of testing, a large-scale in-house 3D printing system like this gives us far greater speed and agility as we ramp up production,” said Orbex CEO Chris Larmour. “It means we can continue to iterate and drive up performance even further.”Please enable JavaScript to view theWW…
The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a nearly €296 million ($362 million) contract with Thales Alenia Space Jan. 7 to build a European module for NASA’s lunar Gateway space station.Please enable JavaScript to view the…The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a nearly €296 million ($362 million) contract with Thales Alenia Space Jan. 7 to build a European module for NASA’s lunar Gateway space station.Please enable JavaScript to view theWW…
Launch startup HyImpulse successfully tested its 16,800-pounds-force hybrid rocket motor Sept. 15 at German space agency DLR’s Lampoldshausen facility.Please enable JavaScript to view the…Launch startup HyImpulse successfully tested its 16,800-pounds-force hybrid rocket motor Sept. 15 at German space agency DLR’s Lampoldshausen facility.Please enable JavaScript to view theWW…