UP Aerospace Announces Three New Space Launches, Multiple New Customers, and Updates to Launch Calendar.HARTFORD, Conn. -- UP Aerospace, Inc., www.upaerospace.com the world's premier supplier of low-cost space access, has announced that it has added three new launches to its launch calendar. The payload and experiment volume of the company's first launch (SL-1), and its recently scheduled second launch (SL-2), are both 100% booked. Payload and experiment capacity on the third launch, SL-3, that is flying in conjunction with the X PRIZE CUP, is filling up rapidly. And a fourth launch, SL-4, is now in the queue. In order to accommodate the rapidly filling roster of customers, and to allow the necessary flight hardware to arrive on site, UP Aerospace is adjusting its overall launch calendar. SL-1, the inaugural flight from New Mexico's Spaceport space·port n. An installation for sheltering, testing, maintaining, and launching spacecraft. , is now slated to occur during the first part of September, with SL-2 following as soon as a week later. Jerry Larson, company President and Chief Technology Officer, said, "The slight, couple-week adjustment in our schedule is only due to getting the rocket-motor casing delivered. All other hardware and launch-support equipment have come together nicely." Larson continued, "Needless to say, the new Spaceport is going to see a flurry of activity the remainder of this year. Our new facilities and vehicle-processing methods will allow us to be a very responsive space-launch provider, and we're anxious to get it started. The particularly exciting news is that we now have two launches that will be conducted back-to-back from the Spaceport." Customers announced. Eric Knight Eric Knight (April 10, 1897 - January 15, 1943) was an author who is mainly notable for creating the fictional collie Lassie. He was a native of Yorkshire in England, and had a varied career, including service in the Canadian Army during World War I and spells as an art , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of UP Aerospace, said, "A variety of companies, from the U.S. and Europe, have payloads onboard the SL-1 and SL-2 flights, literally 'launching' novel business initiatives." A company called ZG Aerospace specializes in providing space transportation for personal items -- business cards, rings, etc. And there are payloads from Realdream Association, a non-profit association created to pursue and promote space tourism in Italy This article has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * Its tone or style may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. and the world, especially Europe. Knight also said, "One of our newest customers, Microgravity mi·cro·grav·i·ty n. 1. An environment in which there is very little net gravitational force, as of a free-falling object, an orbit, or interstellar space. 2. Enterprises, is flying special cargo on both of our SL-1 and SL-2 flights. Microgravity Enterprises is a company that is 'Bringing Space Down to Earth' (tm) with products and services for the average consumer. I don't want to steal their thunder about what they're flying. But it's amazing. You'll be hearing more about our current customers, and a variety of new ones coming onboard, very shortly. Stay tuned." Dozens of space-flying payloads from the educational community. Onboard UP Aerospace's SL-1 flight will be scientific and experimental payloads from the following universities: University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
In addition to the university payloads, UP Aerospace will be flying into space over 40 experiments created by high school students. To open the space-access door to students at this level, UP Aerospace has partnered with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT CCAT Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (Humboldt State University; Arcata, CA) CCAT Cornell Caltech Atacama Telescope CCAT Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test CCAT Competition Commission Appeals Tribunal ) and the National Aerospace Leadership Initiative (NALI NALI National Association of Legal Investigators, Inc. ). These organizations have established "LaunchQuest" -- a novel program that lets youngsters conduct their own space-flight research. UP Aerospace's SpaceLoft XL vehicle-launch capabilities. * 110-pound payload capacity. * 10,500-cubic-inches payload volume. * Payloads up to 10 inches in diameter and 7 feet long. * Opportunities for in-space payload deployment. * Space-flight profiles up to 140 miles / 225 km with a wide range of micro-gravity options. UP Aerospace brings newfound affordability to launching significant-size payloads and sophisticated experiments into space. Complete on-land payload recovery and a wide range of tracking, telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. , and avionics options, make UP Aerospace the perfect solution for both business and educational space-flight opportunities. UP Aerospace is currently filling its flight manifest for the remainder of 2006, as well as for space launches in 2007 and 2008. The company intends to conduct up to 30 space launches per year. To inquire about flying an experiment or payload aboard an upcoming space launch, contact UP Aerospace at 1-877-UP-UP-321 (1-877-878-7321). Or visit www.upaerospace.com |
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