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M142 HIMARS launching a GMLRS rocket at the White Sands Missile Range in 2005. A multiple rocket launcher (MRL) or multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is a type of rocket artillery system that contains multiple launchers which are fixed to a single platform, and shoots its rocket ordnance in a fashion similar to a volley gun.
Light rocket 2 LEO Retired (0/1) 10 January 2023 [27] Agnikul Cosmos: Agnibaan: Light rocket 2 LEO Development Unknown ARCA Space: Haas 2b: Suborbital crewed rocket 1 Suborbital Cancelled — [28] Haas 2CA: Light rocket 1 LEO Cancelled — [29] Super Haas: Medium rocket 2 LEO Proposed Unknown [30] EcoRocket Demonstrator Reusable light rocket 3 ...
Skyrora Ltd is a British private space company based in Glasgow, Scotland, [2] since 2017, while its design and manufacturing facility is in Cumbernauld. [3]The company specialises in the design and manufacture of rocket launch vehicles, specifically for the launch of small satellites, and portable launch systems, using eco-friendly technologies such as the fuel known as Ecosene and the ...
Sounding rockets of the United Kingdom (6 P) Pages in category "Space launch vehicles of the United Kingdom" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
[8] [9] The UK Pathfinder Launch programme is supported by £23.5 million of UK Space Agency grants. [10] [11] The launch site is also planned to be used by HyImpulse Technologies, a German rocket maker, who were initially aiming for engine and suborbital testing by the end of 2021, with orbital launches originally hoped for by 2023. [12]
UKRA also provides, through the BMFA, 3rd party liability insurance of up to £25 million which is included in Full UKRA membership and allows rocket motors of up to M-class (10,240 Newton seconds total impulse) to be used with the correct certification. [7] UKRA's Large Rocket Scheme caters for rockets exceeding 10,240 Newton seconds total ...
The Multi-Unit Space Transport And Recovery Device or MUSTARD, usually written as Mustard, was a reusable launch system concept that was explored by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) during the mid-1960s. Mustard was intended to operate as a multistage rocket, the individual stages comprising near-identical spaceplane modules.
The rocket is 4.6 metres long and it is packed in a glass-ceramic housing and transported by vehicle. Rockets are reloaded by the FAP 3232 with a built-in crane. The rocket speed is 1000 m/s. Rockets with extended range are 4.88 m long and weigh 404 kg. A battery of 4 launchers with 16 barrels and 192 rockets can cover a target area of 3–4 km².