XCOR Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have successfully demonstrated hydrogen piston pump technology that could one day lead to pump-fed cryogenic upper-stage rocket engines and on-orbit propellant transfer systems, XCOR and ULA announced June 8 in a joint press release.
Showing results for:
xcor
194 results found Sort by:XCOR, Masten Partner To Pursue NASA Lander Work
XCOR Aerospace and Masten Space Systems, two small firms based in Mojave, Calif., said May 25 that they will jointly pursue NASA-sponsored unmanned lander projects that could arise under the technology development programs and robotic precursor missions the U.S. space agency intends to pursue.
XCOR Inks Sponsorship Pact With Gas Distributor
Mojave, Calif.-based XCOR Aerospace said March 16 it has entered into a 15-year sales and sponsorship agreement with Airgas Inc., the largest U.S. distributor of gases, welding and safety products.
XCOR Suborbital Rocket Engine Passes Milestones
XCOR Aerospace said Sept. 2 it had reached several significant milestones in its Lynx 5K18 rocket engine test program.
XCOR Unveils Plan For New Suborbital Rocket Plane
GOLDEN,
Colo.
— Xcor Aerospace of Mojave,
Calif.
, unveiled plans March 26 for a new entry in the suborbital spaceship business – a rocket-powered space plane to be known as the Lynx.
XCOR Pursues Dream a Step at a Time
GOLDEN, Colo. — For the last eight years privately held XCOR Aerospace Inc. has taken a slow, methodical approach to achieving its vision for reusable orbital space transportation.
Tiny XCOR Nabs Big Role in Developing Future CEV Engine
Tiny XCOR Aerospace recently landed its biggest piece of government business to date: a $3.3 million subcontract to help Alliant Techsystems (ATK) develop a liquid-methane-fueled rocket engine for NASA’s future Crew Exploration Vehicles.
XCOR Rocket Plane To Go for Point-to-Point Record
Another space entrepreneurial firm will take a stab at the record books next month with a point-to-point piloted rocket plane flight .
Previous invasion of Ukraine had serious repercussions for the space sector
While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have important space policy ramifications, the impact is not likely to be as significant as shifts that occurred in the wake Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.
More spaceports, more problems
State and local authorities pushing new projects seem undeterred by many obstacles or the fact that more than half of 13 FAA-licensed spaceports in the United States have yet to host a launch.