Company Hopes Its Lynx Spacecraft Will Be Flying Next Year
XCOR Aerospace will display new instruments for solar observation and atmospheric phenomena measurement, alongside its full scale Lynx spacecraft, December 15–19 at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco. Both instruments – the Southwest Research Institute's (SwRI) Solar Instrument Pointing Platform (SSIPP) and KickSat's sprite, will demonstrate future platforms for commercial suborbital science.
Committee Says Consistency In Funding, Overall Program Needed
The Space Subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday on the progress of the nation’s next generation deep space exploration vehicle and heavy lift rocket. Officials from NASA and the Government Accountability Office testified on the progress of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion crew vehicle, which are being developed for deep space human missions that will take astronauts to the Moon and Mars.
Upgraded Antares Rockets To Resume Flights From Wallops Island In Early 2016
Orbital Sciences Corporation has announced new details in its plans to resume cargo flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and to accelerate the introduction of an upgraded Antares launch vehicle. In formulating its go-forward plans, the company’s primary objective is to fulfill its commitment to NASA for ISS cargo deliveries with high levels of safety and reliability and minimum disruption to schedules.
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