Andrews Space
Andrews Space was a small space company based in Seattle , Washington . The company was founded in 1996 to develop space systems. Andrews provides space services to military, civil and commercial customers. The company now becomes Spaceflight Systems, a subsidiary of Spaceflight Industries .
Current projects
- Kistler K-1 - a completely reusable launcher
- Air Collection and Enrichment System (ACES) - intends to generate liquid oxygen in flight from the atmosphere for use as fuel
- Gryphon RLV vehicle - horizontal takeoff, horizontal landing (HTHL) spacecraft
- MicroX , microsatellite
- NASA Cislunar Flight Experiment
- Andrews Cargo Module - unmanned cargo logistics system and candidate for NASA COTS
Future projects
Andrews Space was selected as one of six finalists for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program despite receiving no funding. In November 2010, Andrews Space was selected by NASA for examination of possible awards for heavy lift launch vehicle system concepts and propulsion technologies.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Seattle Space Companies - Spaceflight Industries (en-US) . In: Spaceflight .
- ^ NASA Selects Companies for Heavy-Lift Vehicle Studies . NASA. Retrieved November 8, 2010.