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  1. SpaceX Starship rocket launch slips to April, Elon Musk says

    Elon Musk said SpaceX is pushing back even further the maiden launch of the company’s next version of…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #ElonMusk #flighttest #launchvehicle #Musk #SpaceX #starship #starshiplaunch
    europesays.com/2836468/

  2. The new #Ariane 6 rocket, which is running four years late ⏳ and still hasn't flown, should be the last #LaunchVehicle developed by #ESA, which will launch a competition of #launchers without weight class limitations. The field of startup launch companies in #Europe 🇪🇺 includes German 🇩🇪 firms like #HyImpulse, #RocketFactory Augsburg, and #IsarAerospace; British 🇬🇧 companies such as #Skyrora and #Orbex; and Spain's 🇪🇸 #PLDSpace. #ESA will use around 75 million euros 💰 to pay for the early stages of the #cargo 📦 challenge, which #Aschbacher expects will result in three companies competing with one another arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/

  3. #AerospaceAmerica : The 📆 2022 Year in Review

    #SpaceArchitecture: Accelerating architecture for low-Earth orbit and beyond
    #SpaceTransportation: Another record-setting year for #spaceflight
    #SpaceLogistics: Development of on-#orbit #servicing, assembly and manufacturing creates new capabilities in #spacefaring operations
    • Experiments to use space #resources make great strides
    • Processes: Multiple #microgravity laboratories help advance fluid dynamics and combustion #research
    • New #suit designs and methods to #survive in space
    #SpaceSystems: New windows into the universe and new commercial space capabilities
    #Robotics for in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing is key for sustainable space infrastructure
    • Reusable Launch Vehicles: #Rocket manufacturers face challenges in push for #reusable #launchvehicle development
    • Small #satellites spread beyond niche roles
    • Space tethers focus on deorbit and #debris mitigation
    aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/year

    #AIAA #SpaceNews

  4. Scotland spaceport gets full approval, will be able to host up to 12 launches per year - Scotland’s first proposed spaceport has been fully approved to proceed with construction and operati... - feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #transportation #launchvehicle #ukspaceagency #unitedkingdom #ukgovernment #unitedstates #spaceflight #outerspace #aerospace #spaceport #electron #scotland #falcon9 #flight #spacex #space #orbex #tc