Welcome!  This is an informational site provided free to the public by our team to advance the knowledge and use of Space.  We feature key Space concepts, leading edge efforts in the Space field, and a tutorial on spacecraft design.

AdvanceSpace Focus

Commercial Space: We are currently focused on development of the Commercial Space industry, specifically the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at Wallops Island.

MARS Pad 0A: The new Orbital Antares launch vehicle is scheduled to begin resupplying the International Space Station from MARS Pad 0A (image below, courtesy Orbital) in 2012.

MARS Pad 0B: NASA Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is scheduled to launch to the Moon from MARS Pad 0B in 2013 on the new Orbital Minotaur V launch vehicle.  The Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office launched ORS-1 from MARS Pad 0B (image below, courstesy ORS Office) with a Minotaur I launch vehicle on June 29, 2011.