Vector Space Systems plans 29018 first flight

摘要

Astartup developing a small launch vehicle says it's on schedule for a first launch in 2018 after absorbing another small launch company. Vector Space Systems said July 20 it had completed the acquisition of Garvey Spacecraft Corp., a California firm that has been working for more than a decade on small launch vehicle concepts. That company's founder and chief executive, John Garvey, will join Vector as chief technology officer. Vector had previously announced hiring Garvey, but in a July 20 interview, chief executive Jim Cantrell said this acquisition gives Vector Space Systems access to the intellectual property, assets and contracts of Garvey Spacecraft Corp.