Collaborate Disseminate
The Atlas family of rockets have been a mainstay of America’s space program since the dawn of the Space Age, when unused SM-65 Atlas intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were refurbished …read more Continue reading Counting Down to the Final Atlas Rocket
Former Ferranti Electric engineer [Martin Mallinson] recently posted a 1980s documentary on YouTube (see the video below the break). It shows in some detail the semiconductor plant at Gem Mill …read more Continue reading Ferranti’s Ghost Tours The Chip Factory That Made The ULA
You’ve got to admit, things have been going exceptionally well for SpaceX. In the sixteen years they’ve been in operation, they’ve managed to tick off enough space “firsts” to make even established aerospace players blush. They’re the first privately owned company to not only design and launch their own orbital-class …read more
Continue reading When New Space Loses Out to NASA Pragmatism
What it’s like to ride up to space with an Air Force missile warning satellite. Continue reading Start Rolling Your Blunts: Watch a Rocket’s POV of a Satellite Launch
Send family heirlooms, science projects, or a lock of your hair to the lunar surface with Astrobotic. Continue reading A Pittsburgh Company Has Secured a 2019 Rocket Launch to the Moon
The site allows users to select payload weight, rocket configuration, service options, orbital trajectory, all with a transparent price quote. Continue reading You Can Now Build and Budget Full-Sized Rockets For Launch Online