Suborbital launch activity has long been overlooked by the commercial market, which for many years focused exclusively on launching satellites. Suborbital launch operations remained primarily in the government sector, supporting missile tests and scientific work, and even there activity declined significantly after the end of the Cold War. Recently, however, there has been a resurgence of interest in commercial suborbital spaceflight, stimulated by the emergence of new markets, notably space tourism, and new vehicles developed by entrepreneurs. With the successful claiming of the Ansari X Prize, high public interest in space travel, and new vehicles under construction, entrepreneurial ventures are pushing a new industry forward at a rapid pace. The Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles (SRLV) and Emerging Markets report provides the first comprehensive assessment by the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) of the commercial suborbital reusable launch industry in the United States. This document reviews three key areas in this commercial suborbital renaissance: new markets for suborbital spaceflight, companies that are developing vehicles to serve those markets, and spaceports from which these vehicles can operate. This report also discusses the recent developments in commercial suborbital spaceflight and the history of suborbital rocketry.
Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles and Emerging Markets
2005
48 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Space Launch Vehicles & Support Equipment , Rocket Engines & Motors , Suborbital trajectories , Space transportation , Sounding rockets , Market opportunities , Development , Launch companies , Spaceports , Tourism , Space missions , Reusable launch vehicles , Addressable suborbital markets , Suborbital markets , Suborbital rocketry , Emerging suborbital markets
Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles Need Reusable Research Payloads
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