Space on a shoestring
Can reusable rockets bring down launch costs enough to meet growing market needs and create wider access to space? Keith J Fernandez investigates.
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Can reusable rockets bring down launch costs enough to meet growing market needs and create wider access to space? Keith J Fernandez investigates.
Under the contract, GKN Aerospace will supply main and upper-stage turbines and Vulcain nozzles for the next 14 launchers.
The contract repurposes a previous launch agreement and introduces one additional satellite.
For the ASCEND feasibility study, Thales Alenia Space is leading a consortium of companies with expertise on the environment, cloud computing, launch vehicles and orbital systems.
This contract follows the previous development contracts for Ariane 6.
The telescope is slated to arrive at its final destination, 1.5m kilometres from Earth, approximately 29 days after launch.
While half of the investment is reserved for ArianeGroup to fund the development of the Ariane 6 launcher, the other half will go into space-related venture capital funds.
