European business, general aviation sectors cite hurdles to space-based approaches

Out-of-autoclave hydrogen cryotank could trim costs, boost performance

A version of this article appears in the June 30 edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

U.K. is leading the way in space-based precision landings

Flight-Control advances promise big savings

"This is sort of new territory we were in," said NASA Low Density Supersonic Decelerator engineer Dan Coatta. "Our test goals were to inflate the balloon, launch, get up to altitude successfully, drop off the balloon, have the rocket motor fire and get up to speed."

But will they webcast it?

The U. S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility has cleared launch attempts for June 28, 29 and 30, July 1 and 3.