Rob Wilson / 8:32 am October 12th, 2005

Congratulations to Dennis Wingo and Orbital Recovery, who have just announced the signing of their first customer for the CX-OLEV space tug.

People have been talking about space tugs for years, but little came of it until Orbital Recovery came along. These guys have put together a business plan that has a really good chance of working. That just leaves the simpler engineering task of building the thing and flying it.

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Rob Wilson / 6:10 pm October 8th, 2005

With the first Falcon 1 launch just around the corner, SpaceX have released a new update. Lots of good info about the Kwajalein launch site, and the thinking behind the Falcon 9.

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Rob Wilson / 7:03 am October 4th, 2005

Peter Diamandis, organiser of the X-Prize, has announced the formation of a rocket racing league. In a blend of NASCAR, the Reno air races and high-powered rocketry, four racers will compete in the league finals at the 2006 X-Prize Cup, and ten are expected for 2007.

Ken Murphy / 7:54 am October 3rd, 2005

Stern, S. Alan
“Ex Luna, Scientia”
The Space Review
10/03/2005
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