Loretta (Aleta) Jackson, obituary Aleta Jackson, LinkedIn According to Agile Aero: “Loretta ‘Aleta’ Jackson has over 40 years’ experience in the aerospace community, starting with electronics research and prototype development with McDonnell Douglas on the Gemini program. She has been chief researcher for several small electronics and engineering firms in Tucson, Arizona. Some of the projects she has worked on include Manned Orbiting Laboratory, StarTracker, the Tomahawk cruise missile program, […]

The XCOR Lynx Spaceplane Might Be Down for the Count , Popular Mechanics “Even before this news, a shakeup was in the works. Some of the original XCOR gang-founder Jeff Greason and early backer Stephen Fleming-were bounced from the company’s board of directors in March. Greason, XCOR’s CEO turned chief technologist (another cross into Silicon Valley terrain) left the company in 2015. One board replacement: Michael Gass, the former president […]

XCOR Co-Founders Establish New Company, Space News “The three left XCOR to found a new company, Agile Aero. That company, which, like XCOR, is based in Midland, Texas, will be focused on addressing a problem Greason says has afflicted XCOR and other aerospace companies: the inability to rapidly develop and test vehicles, be they high-speed aircraft or launch vehicles. “We’ve seen so many companies run into the same obstacle,” he […]

Lynx Spacecraft Development in Pictures, XCOR “XCOR Aerospace today announced marked progress on the path to commercial space flight with the integration of the cockpit to the fuselage on XCOR’s Lynx(R) spacecraft. With the fuselage, pressure cabin and strakes delivered, XCOR is bonding these structures together and integrating sub-assemblies, such as the landing gear, at its hangar in Mojave.”

John Kelly: Private launchers fear new US rules, Florida Today “Case in point: The U.S. State Department is proposing new rules that would add private manned spacecraft to a Department of Defense list of “munitions” technology that some in the industry fear would all but prevent any use of those vehicles on foreign soil. … The rule is getting a cold reception from private space startups such as XCOR, a […]

XCOR to establish operations and manufacturing base in Florida “Plans call for XCOR to commence initial operations from a Florida location in 2014 when they plan on bringing the Lynx Mark I prototype for demonstration and pathfinder flights. This will be followed by the basing of a Lynx Mark II production vehicle in Florida, and eventually production of Lynx vehicles and other XCOR products should market demand materialize and the […]

NASA Administrator to Announce Commercial Space Progress During Media Availability at Kennedy Space Center Aug. 23 “Media are invited to an interview availability and facilities tour with NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at noon EDT, Thursday, Aug. 23, at various locations in and around the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the media tour, Bolden will detail recent progress related to NASA’s commercial spaceflight initiatives.” XCOR Aerospace Announces Operations and […]

XCOR Aerospace and Midland Development Corporation announce establishment of XCOR’s new commercial spaceflight R&D center headquarters “The Midland Development Corporation (MDC) and XCOR Aerospace jointly announced today the establishment of XCOR’s new Commercial Space Research and Development Center Headquarters that will be created over the next eighteen (18) months. XCOR manufactures reusable rocket engines for major aerospace prime contractors and is the designer, manufacturer and operator of the Lynx, a […]

Final Call to Register and Win Suborbital Research Flight at Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference, XCOR Aerospace “XCOR Aerospace and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announce the final week to register and become eligible to win a suborbital research flight on XCOR’s Lynx I vehicle at the Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC-2012) in Palo Alto, CA on February 27-29. The deadline for early conference registration and for entering the […]

SwRI Selected as Payload Integrator for Three NASA Suborbital Flight Opportunities Research Providers “Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been selected to provide payload flight integration services as part of three suborbital flight provider contracts recently announced by NASA to Virgin Galactic, XCOR and Masten Space Systems. These contracts are an important step forward for the NASA Flight Opportunities Program, funded by NASA’s Office of the Chief Technologist and managed by […]