Launch Vehicles
Categories
- X-prize (15)
Links
Russian Launch Vehicles
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/rockets_launchers.html
The page provides a listing of russian launch vehicles and a comparison of their sizes. Links are provided for obtaining further information on the modern launchers such as Energia.
Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
http://www.calt.com.cn/new/english/
Provides official information on the Chinese launch vehicle series 'Long March', including news, launcher manuals and services.
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
Offers facts sheet on the Indian launcher and data in recent launches.
Space and Tech
http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/index.shtml#_self
Database of launch vehicle characteristics.
LiftPort - The Space Elevator Company
Offering information and project documents by a company aiming to construct space elevators.
Rotational Slingshot Catapult
http://solar-thruster-sailor.info/rsc/rsc.htm
Provides a space enthusiast's view of the possibility to use alternative means for propulsion of spacecraft.
Micro Launch Vehicle
Information on a project aiming to design the world's smallest orbital launch vehicle.
Orbital
http://www.orbital.com/SpaceLaunch/
Offers presentation of the company's launch vehicles, including the Pegasus and others.
Pegasus
http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/elvs/pegasus_sum.shtml
Provides overview and explanation of the Pegasus launch system. Includes relevant links.
Expendable Launch Vehicles
http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/elvs/elvs.shtml
Database offering an overview of the world's fleet of launchers.
EADS Launch Vehicles
http://www.space.eads.net/web1/home/index.asp
Manufacturers of civil and military launchers used in major space launch programs, Ariane 4 and Ariane 5, orbital transfer vehicles. strategic and ballistic missiles
History of the Delta Launch Vehicle
http://kevinforsyth.net/delta/
A chronicle of the development of the Boeing McDonnell Douglas Delta family of expendable launch vehicles, from the Thor-Delta (1960) to the present day.


