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UK Grants First Vertical Rocket Launch Licence to Rocket Factory Augsburg
- By Robert Wall
https://aviationweek.com/space/commercial-space/rocket-factory-augsburg-secures-uks-first-launch-license
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/spacex/?story=f637f7a7-a754-46ca-a8a1-e580d856f97e
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The rocket company plans to fly its launcher from the…
aviationweek.comhttps://www.europesays.com/1683128/ Go behind the scenes at Kennedy Space Center with it new KSC Elite VIP Tour – WFTV #Apollo #astronaut #atlantis #Behind #Center #CentralFlorida #Channel9 #complex #deep #Elite #exclusive #experience #expert #Florida #garden #Gateway #kennedy #KSC #nasa #Orlando #Package #rocket #saturn #scene #Shuttle #space #spaceport #tour #VIP #Visitor #wftv #WftvChannel9
#Africa now has 22 nations represented on the #UnitedNations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (#COPUOS) https://spaceinafrica.com/2024/11/05/djibouti-joins-united-nations-committee-on-the-peaceful-uses-of-outer-space
Djibouti has become the latest African nation to join…
Space in Africa#Sutherland #spaceport : Updated planning documents will see peat excavations reduced by almost 60% and bridges installed over waterways to increase “mammal migration paths”. Discussions have already begun on how to manage the potential influx of people hoping to spot one of the 12 launches each year. https://www.insider.co.uk/news/approved-sutherland-spaceport-could-bring-34016990
#Orbex : “The first orbital #spaceflight from the #UK has come a step closer following the Highland Council’s decision for the #Sutherland #spaceport”.
Other private aerospace companies have also developed #3Dprinted rocket engines :
• #RocketCrafters has successfully completed a series of tests ahead of a planned test flight later this year.
• #RocketLab's #Electron
• #RelativitySpace will develop “the world’s first fully 3D printed rocket.”
British aerospace company Orbex has announced that…
3D Printing Industryhttps://www.europesays.com/1559150/ Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base scheduled for Thursday morning #Falcon9Launch #KEYT #NROL167Mission #space #spaceport #SpaceX #VandenbergSpaceForceBase
The search for safer and geographically advantageous launch sites has turned global attention toward #Africa . It’s proximity to the equator brings with it a “slingshot effect” for rockets, helping satellites reach geostationary transfer orbit with less fuel and #costs. #Djibouti’s #spaceport is expected to take five years to complete. Engineers from a couple of #Kenyan universities concluded that building a spaceport was “highly feasible” https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/could-the-united-states-future-liftoffs-take-place-in-africa/
By working together on expanding the roster of rocket…
Atlantic CouncilVega's Final Flight Delivers Copernicus Sentinel-2C into Orbit
- By Beatrice Romeo
https://www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2024/09/05/vega-final-mission-successfully-delivered-the-new-copernicus-sentinel-2c-satellite/
More: https://hype.aero/space/?story=05154826-d0e2-471b-b021-9f9556cb5123
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The last Vega rocket has successfully lifted off from…
Space VoyagingRocket Factory Augsburg's Engine Explodes During Shetland Test
- By BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy54wqzz0kvo
More: https://hype.aero/space/?story=770b0db1-f194-412e-b171-b36bac2e51f3
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The test was carried out by a German firm who hope…
www.bbc.co.ukThe Global #Spaceport Alliance now has 76 members, including 31 spaceports around the world . #Starship could reach most destinations within 30 minutes and anywhere on #Earth within an hour https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/rocket-companies-set-out-plans-for-global-same-day-delivery-at-farnborough-airshow
It's likely that rockets built by the likes of #Spain's #PLDSpace, #France's #MaiaSpace, and the #German duo #IsarAerospace and #RocketFactory Augsburg will also be blasting off from the center soon under the start-up plan. Efforts to drag the #spaceport into the 21st century are underway https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-rockets-clog-europes-south-american-spaceport
Even in the most distant reaches of EU territory, Moscow…
www.politico.euHad a fun day playing at the #VirginGalactic Tustin campus in the #NxtGen space program. Next stop- #Spaceport
Virgin Galactic Exceeds Q1 Financial Expectations, Plans Expansion
- By Rozanna M. Martinez
https://www.abqjournal.com/business/virgin-galactic-to-increase-flights-at-spaceport-america/article_bbca5da8-0cc6-11ef-a5fa-8b4a1d8f8aa1.html
More: https://hype.aero/story/virgin-galactic-exceeds-q1-financial-expectations-plans-expansion-155627/
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Virgin Galactic plans to fly to space 125 times per…
www.abqjournal.comSaxaVord Spaceport Advances with Crucial Licences for Satellite Launches
- By Thomas Moore
https://news.sky.com/story/shetlands-saxavord-spaceport-given-crucial-safety-licence-13122207
More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/saxavord-spaceport-advances-with-crucial-licences-for-satellite-launches/154104/
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The spaceport, which is on the northern tip of the…
news.sky.com#GilmourSpace officially opens Bowen Orbital #Spaceport in North #Queensland . Gilmour’s #Eris rocket is now assembled on site in anticipation of its maiden launch in the coming weeks. https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/100052
https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Bowen+Orbital+Spaceport&layer=Esri+Satellite
China putting finishing touches on seaside #spaceport for commercial launches...
https://www.space.com/china-finishing-commercial-spaceport-hainan-video
"Both Launch Pad No. 1 and Launch Pad No. 2 have been meticulously designed to accommodate over 10 different types of rockets from nine manufacturers," Bian Pengfei, project manager of Launch Pad 2, #Hainan International Commercial Space Launch Co., Ltd., told #China Central Television (#CCTV).
At least 9 companies plan to use the two new coastal…
www.space.comSkyroot Aerospace Marks Milestone with Successful Vikram-1 Stage-2 Test
- By Surendra Singh
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/space-tech-firm-skyroot-successfully-test-fires-stage-2-of-orbital-rocket/articleshow/108864741.cms
More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/skyroot-aerospace-marks-milestone-with-successful-vikram-1-stage-2-test/151162/
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India News: Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace test-fired…
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