Tag: XCOR
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British government reveal vision for the UK’s first spaceport
The British government continued its steady path towards recovering its space ambitions by revealing visions of what would become the first spaceport on the UK mainland. As expected, the base would be targeted mainly towards the suborbital space tourism market and possibly commercial satellite launches – likely to polar orbit destinations. UK Spaceport: The United…
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Runway to Space – SLF takes a commercial step forward
The historic Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has taken another step forward in achieving its future goal of accommodating a range of commercial spacecraft. Although deals are yet to be completed, NASA and Space Florida have begun negotiations relating to a partnership agreement for the commercial operation of the runway.…
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XCOR Aerospace’s multi-talented Lynx spaceplane set for KSC
XCOR Aerospace – who are believed to be close to arranging a deal to set up a base at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) – have outlined the three versions of their Lynx suborbital spaceplane. The reusable vehicle will even include the ability to send small spacecraft to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), utilizing an upper…