Many companies in the space industry have seen operations grind to a crawl in the past two months because of the coronavirus crisis, a problem compounded by frozen venture capital that used to be readily available. Worse, Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck told CNBC that this is only the “early days” of the crisis for an industry […]
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Statement on COVID-19
This is an extremely challenging time for startup companies as COVID-19 has forced many to halt operations or close down completely. It has taken a tremendous toll on the financial and investment markets which makes it nearly impossible for early-stage companies to raise funding at a critical time when they need it. We are not […]
Continue ReadingPodcast: Enabling Simplified Rapid Access To Space
I was recently on the Cold Star Project podcast to discuss simplified rapid access to space, our current work and future plans. You can watch here:
Continue ReadingSpaceport Azores
Aphelion Aerospace has signed a letter of support and intent to a consortium competing to develop a new spaceport in the Azores. We see this as an ideal location for SSO launches in future years and are excited by the potential.
Continue ReadingNIAC Phase I proposal
We have submitted Phase A of our proposed study for a reconfigurable interplanetary surface return vehicle to the NASA NIAC Phase I solicitation. Looking forward to the feedback.
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