Space Transportation Industry Links

Below is a selection of web sites reporting on new launch vehicles or space transportation concepts.
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Anguilla

SpaceTethers.com proposes a concept of a small reusable air-launched vehicle to get to an orbiting spinning tether.

Argentina

Asociation Argentina de Tecnologia Espacial (AATE) develops the Gauchito single-stage suborbital vehicle to loft manned capsules. (X-Prize candidate).

Australia

The Australian Space Research Institute develops the AusRoc series of expendable suborbital rockets and small satellite launchers.
Unity Launch Systems International Pty Ltd (ULSI) planned to launch Russian-built Unity vehicles from Queensland but the project seems to have collapsed and the site is down.

Canada

Canadian Arrow, is developing a two-stage manned suborbital vehicle. (X-Prize candidate).
daVinci Project proposes to launch the Wild Fire manned reusable space vehicle from a high-altitude balloon. (X-Prize candidate).

General Astronautics designed the Urania expendable launch vehicle.

Germany

The Aerospace Institute of the Technical University of Berlin designed the Neptune concept of heavy-lift launch vehicle.

DSL is a partly reusable two-stage-to orbit concept designed by DLR, the German Aerospace Center. Not updated since 1997.

Great-Britain

Bristol Spaceplanes Ltd. designed the Ascender, Spacecab and Spacebus spaceplanes concepts. (X-Prize candidate).
CooperShip Industries. Domain name apparently rescinded.

Green Arrow, a single-stage manned suborbital vehicle. (X-Prize candidate).
Reaction Engines Ltd. proposes to develop the Skylon air-breathing single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane. (U.S. mirror site).

Starchaser Industries Ltd. plans to develop the single-stage Thunderbird manned suborbital rocket. (X-Prize candidate).

Israel

IL Aerospace Technologies proposes to develop the Negev 5 manned suborbital reusable vehicle to be deplyed from a high-altitude balloon. (X-Prize candidate).

Romania

Asociatia Romana pentru Cosmonautica si Aeronautica (ARCA) is developing the Orizont manned suborbital single-stage vehicle. (X-Prize candidate).

Russia

Air Launch Aerospace Corp. (Vozdushnyi Start) plans to release the RKK Energiya Polyot expendable launcher from a modified Antonov 124 carrier aircraft.
NPO Molniya is still proposing its MAKS multipurpose air-launched mini-shuttle.
Suborbital Corp. proposes to develop the Cosmospolis 21 manned air-launched suborbital vehicle released by a Myasishchev M-55 high altitude research plane. (X-Prize candidate).

Scotland

STAAR Research studies waverider designs through subscale testing.

United States

Acceleration Engineering proposes to develop the Lucky Seven single-stage manned suborbital vehicle. (X-Prize candidate).
Advent Launch Systems designed the Mayflower manned suborbital rocket. The project was dropped in 1999 and the site is now offline. A dedicated page with contact is still available here. (X-Prize candidate).
AeroAstro LLC designed the PA-X low-cost expendable launch vehicle. (former X-Prize candidate).
American Astronautics Corp. proposes to develop the Spirit of Liberty single-stage manned suborbital vehicle. (X-Prize candidate).
Armadillo Aerospace is studying concepts for the Black Armadillo manned suborbital vehicle. (X-Prize candidate).
Beal Aerospace Technologies Inc. initiated development of the BA-2 low-cost heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle. The project was cancelled in 2001.
Discraft Corp. proposes to develop a ‘blastwave-pulsejet-powered’ space vehicle. (X-Prize candidate).
E-Prime Aerospace Corp. plans to turn MX Peacekeeper ICBMs into Eagle launch vehicles.
Fundamental Technology Systems proposes to develop the Aurora reusable manned spaceplane. (X-Prize candidate).
Inter Orbital Systems (IOS) designed the Polaron parallel-staged expendable launch vehicle and proposes to develop the Neptune two-stage launch vehicle carrying the Solaris X reusable orbital spaceplane.
Kelly Space & Technology develops the Eclipse Astroliner air-towed launch vehicle. (X-Prize candidate). This project may have collapsed.
Kistler Aerospace Corp. develops the K-1 reusable two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle.
KittyHawk Technologies (formerly Cerulean Freight Forwarding Co.) designed the Kitten reusable manned suborbital spaceplane concept. (X-Prize candidate).
Lone Star Space Access Corp. (formerly Dynamica Research) designed the Cosmos Mariner suborbital spaceplane concept. (X-Prize candidate).
Micro-Space Inc. proposes to develop the Crusader X manned suborbital spacesled. (X-Prize candidate).
Microcosm Inc. actively develops the Scorpius family of low-cost expendable launch vehicles.
Panaero Inc. (formely Third Millenium Aerospace Inc.) proposes to turn a Sabre 40 jet into the SabreRocket, a rocket-powered manned reusable suborbital spaceplane. (X-Prize candidate).
Pioneer Rocketplane designed the Pathfinder refuellable manned spaceplane. (X-Prize candidate). This project may have collapsed.
Platforms International Corp. designs the SpaceRay spaceplane. This project may have collapsed.
Rocket Development Company designed the Intrepid expendable launch vehicle for Universal Space Lines.
Rotary Rocket proposed to develop the Roton single-stage-to-orbit manned reusable launch vehicle that lands under a rotor. This project eventally collapsed in 2000. (former X-Prize candidate).
Scaled Composites Inc. proposes a manned air-launched suborbital vehicle released by its Proteus high altitude experimental plane. (X-Prize candidate).
Space America Inc. develops the Enterprise 4 low-cost heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle. This project may have collapsed.
Space Access plans to develop the SA-2 ramjet powered spaceplane.
SpaceDev plans to develop expendable launch systems based on hybrid propulsion concepts developed by AmRoC.
Starcraft Booster Inc. (chaired by moonwalker Buzz Aldrin) proposes to develop reusable winged booster stages.
TGV Rockets proposes to develop the Michelle-B reusable and piloted suborbital launch vehicle.
Truax Engineering Inc. designs the Excalibur family of amphibious reusable launch vehicles.
Vela Technology Development Inc. plans to develop the Space Cruiser air-launched manned space plane.
VentureStar, the proposed single-stage-to-orbit unmanned reusable launch vehicle by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works was cancelled in 2001 and the site is now offline.

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