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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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#China’s #NuclearMissiles can reach any city in the #US. Now, satellite images…show Beijing is building a sprawling web of #LaunchPads, bunkers & communications nodes near the isolated nuclear silos that hold the Chinese military’s longest-range missiles.

images reveal >80 pads for possible use by China’s expanding fleet of missile launchers & air-defense batteries; + facilities that may serve electronic warfare, satellite comms & command ops, acc/to 3 #security analysts, who assessed imagery….

A wee bit unnerving

#China is building #LaunchPads near its #NuclearMissile silos

In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military complex is taking shape that some #security scholars say appears built to ensure no #US first strike on China’s nuclear arsenal could reliably knock out Beijing’s ability to hit back.

#geopolitics #NuclearWeapons #NuclearWar
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/CHINA-MILITARY/NUCLEAR/zjpqmbrlqpx/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

TON Foundation Launches MemeRepublic With $1M Fund to Power Memecoin Competition - TLDR:

MemeRepublic is officially live, launching a 10-week $1M competition for me... - https://blockonomi.com/ton-foundation-launches-memerepublic-with-1m-fund-to-power-memecoin-competition/ #tonfoundation #memerepublic #launchpads #memecoins #trading #memes #defi #dexs

Scientists 👨‍🔬 at the #ESA have used dust of a 4.5-billion-year-old #meteorite ☄️ to print bricks in 3D to design #LaunchPads and #astronaut 👨‍🚀 shelters on the #Moon 🌙 https://www.lego.com/en-us/space/article/lego-space-bricks-moon

#LEGO #MoonHabitat

#SpaceX ends the year with 98 9️⃣8️⃣ flights, including 91 #Falcon9, five #FalconHeavy rockets, and two test launches of #Starship. These flights were spread across four #LaunchPads* in #Florida, #California, and #Texas https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/spacex-launches-two-rockets-three-hours-apart-to-close-out-a-record-year/

* 🗺️ https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1FnG

#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. https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/spacex-launches-its-fleet-leading-rocket-booster-for-record-16th-time

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #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 📏. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23611304.saxavord-spaceport-shetland-just-weeks-away-recognition/

Picture : #Latitude Test Zone at SaxaVord Spaceport https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Latitude_Test_Zone_at_SaxaVord_Spaceport_1.jpg

Top Upcoming IEOs for 2023 - Cryptocurrencies amplifying popularity is gradually pushing the industry to opt fo... - https://coingape.com/upcoming-ieos/ #launchpads #tokens #ieos #top

The US 🇺🇸 #FCC received requests for 38,000 new #satellites in 2021. If half of that were launched that would triple the number of active satellites 🛰️ in #orbit today. As a result, there is a healthy demand for #Launchpads capable of sending a #rocket 🚀 to orbit. https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4563/1

#OpenStreetMap
44 #Spaceport https://overpass-turbo.eu/?w=%22aeroway%22%3D%22spaceport%22+global&R
110 #Launchpad https://overpass-turbo.eu/?w=%22aeroway%22%3D%22launchpad%22+global&R
#Satellite #SpaceCompany : https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/aerospace%3Aproduct#values

Picture : #Europe's #Launchpads in #Kourou https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plan_Centre_Spatial_Guyanais-en.svg

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

🗺️ https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=CEDEA&point=CEDEA&layer=Esri+Satellite

#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 https://phys.org/news/2023-03-private-firm-maiden-rocket-flight.html

* https://www.pldspace.com/en/miura-1

How are crypto launchpads revolutionizing the DeFi industry? - The Web3 capital ecosystem has its own version of accelerator pro... - https://cointelegraph.com/explained/how-are-crypto-launchpads-revolutionizing-the-defi-industry #cryptolaunchpads #cryptoplatforms #cryptocurrency #smartcontracts #blockchain #launchpads #incubators #crypto #defi

A #HongKong 🇨🇳 -based company will build and operate a #spaceport covering at least ten square kilometres (four square miles) in #Djibouti 🇩🇯. The facility will include seven #launchpads and three #rocket 🚀 testing pads.

Djibouti has much to offer. It is not far from the #equator, where the #Earth 🌍 rotates fastest, giving rockets a boost. Access to the sea would enable clients to #import rockets and other bulky equipment by #ship 🚢. They could also #launch eastwards over the #ocean, minimising risks for people in surrounding areas while taking advantage of the Earth’s #rotation https://www.economist.com/china/2023/01/19/a-planned-spaceport-in-djibouti-may-give-china-a-boost