Plowshare Technology of Horsham in the UK, will be European agent for Cosmos USA, marketing launches of the Russian Cosmos booster for journeys into low-Earth orbit (LEO). Cosmos USA consists of Assured Space Access of Arlington, Virginia and Russia's Polyot Experimental Design Bureau in Omsk.
Source: Flight International
Orbital launch pioneer SpaceX is being contracted by the American space agency NASA to develop a so-called “US Deorbit Vehicle” that can safely return the International Space Station to Earth via controlled re-entry.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Ball Aerospace, with the move further strengthening its US business presence.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has retired its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the craft suffered damage upon landing.
