Aero-News Network: The aviation and aerospace world's daily/real-time news and information service
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Hide/Show Archive Navigation.

All News

January 23, 2019

Airborne 01.23.19: Stratolaunch Scales Back, Flight Design, DJI Scammed

Also: Gulfstream G280, Kenn Ricci Inducted, World War II Memories, Bombardier Selects Triumph

A few months after the sad passing of its founder Paul Allen, Stratolaunch has shelved several projects in an effort to streamline its operations. While the company will continue to work on the Stratolaunch aircraft for horizontal launch operations, it has dropped development on a new type of rocket engine as well as launch vehicles it had on the drawing board. “Stratolaunch is ending the development of their family of launch vehicles and rocket engine. We are streamlining operations, focusing on the aircraft and our ability to support a demonstration launch of the Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL air-launch vehicle,” the company said in a media statement. “We are immensely

OneWeb Satellites Has Shipped First Spacecraft To Launch Site

First Launch Beginning Mega Constellation Planned For February 19

OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, today announced the delivery of the first satellites for the OneWeb constellation.

Read More

Firefly Plans Rocket Factory Near Cape Canaveral, FL

Would Focus On Growing Small Satellite Market

Startup rocket company Firefly is reportedly in negotiations to build a $52 million factory and launch site near Cape Canaveral, FL, according to sources familiar with the project.

Read More




Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

AeroTwitter

© 2007 - 2024 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC