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 by Staff Writers Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 22, 2018
Stratolaunch has announced its new family of launch vehicles that will enter regular service starting in 2020. The company's unique air-launch system will use the world's largest aircraft as a mobile launch platform, capable of deploying launch vehicles that will carry satellites to multiple orbits and inclinations on a single mission. With these new vehicles, Stratolaunch is poised to make access to space convenient, affordable, and routine. "We are excited to share for the first time some details about the development of our own, proprietary Stratolaunch launch vehicles, with which we will offer a flexible launch capability unlike any other," said Jean Floyd, Chief Executive Officer at Stratolaunch. "Whatever the payload, whatever the orbit, getting your satellite into space will soon be as easy as booking an airline flight." The updated launch offering from Stratolaunch includes the following vehicles:
+ Pegasus: With its existing track record of over 35 successful launches, Pegasus provides dependable access to orbit.
+ Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV): A new medium-class air-launch vehicle optimized for short satellite integration timelines, affordable launch and flexible launch profiles.
+ Medium Launch Vehicle - Heavy: A three-core MLV variant with capability to deploy heavier payloads to orbit.
+ Space Plane: A fully reusable space plane that enables advanced in-orbit capabilities and cargo return. Initial designs optimized for cargo launch, with a follow-on variant capable of transporting crew. (*Estimated performance for a 400 km circular orbit at 28.5C)
RS-25 Engine Tests Modernization Upgrades Stennis Space Center, MS (SPX) Aug 20, 2018 With NASA Administrator James "Jim" Bridenstine in attendance, Aerojet Rocketdyne marked a significant milestone in efforts to reduce costs on the RS-25 engine that powers NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), at NASA's Stennis Space Center. The occasion was a hot-fire test of an RS-25 development engine where its main combustion chamber (MCC), the very heart of the engine, was fabricated using a bonding technique called hot isostatic pressing (HIP), an innovative manufacturing process ... read more
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