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  1. Wednesday, October 29, 2025

    Russian troops outnumber Ukraine 8-1 in Pokrovsk sector, Zelensky says -- Zelensky confirms first use of Flamingo and Ruta long-range missiles against Russia -- The past Putin can’t let go -- Allied forces shoot down unidentified drone near southern Estonia military base ... and more

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  2. Wednesday, October 29, 2025

    Russian troops outnumber Ukraine 8-1 in Pokrovsk sector, Zelensky says -- Zelensky confirms first use of Flamingo and Ruta long-range missiles against Russia -- The past Putin can’t let go -- Allied forces shoot down unidentified drone near southern Estonia military base ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  3. #SpaceX has around 16 flight-proven #Falcon boosters in its fleet, with several more new-build #rockets slated to fly by the end of the year.
    The main #limitation of #SpaceX’s #LaunchRate is not the availability of flight-ready #rockets—it’s the turnaround of the company’s three #Falcon9 #LaunchPads. arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/

  4. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #SaxaVord #Spaceport : The first lift-off will be a #SubOrbital #rocket 🚀 made by #HyImpulse 🇩🇪, expected around 📆 October 2023. In 📆 April 2024, #RocketFactory aims to achieve the first-ever #orbital #satellite 🛰️ launch from a #LaunchPad called Fredo.

    #SaxaVord will build a total of five #LaunchPads, with the site able to take #rockets up to 35 metres long 📏. heraldscotland.com/news/236113

    Picture : #Latitude Test Zone at SaxaVord Spaceport commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

  5. 🇪🇸 #PLDSpace will soon launch its #reusable #MIURA* 🚀 from #Huelva, #Andalusia youtu.be/jnDsI873EeM

    🗺️ graphhopper.com/maps/?point=CE

    #LaunchPads are springing up across Europe 🇪🇺 as the small #rocket market takes off after decades of institutional dominance by national #SpaceAgencies.
    Besides #Spain 🇪🇸, #Britain 🇬🇧, #Portugal 🇵🇹, #Germany 🇩🇪 and #Iceland 🇮🇸 are all running projects to put #satellites into #orbit phys.org/news/2023-03-private-

    * pldspace.com/en/miura-1