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  1. "US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms" by DefenseNews - Soon-to-retire offshore oil platforms are being eyed by the federal launch ranges to provide public services for potential expansion of commercial rocket booster landing options. Currently recovery of first stages by #SpaceX and #BlueOrigin either return to the coast if in range, or land on a barge at sea, owned by each company. defensenews.com/industry/techw #military #space #NewSpace #business #spacegeek

  2. "US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms" by DefenseNews - Soon-to-retire offshore oil platforms are being eyed by the federal launch ranges to provide public services for potential expansion of commercial rocket booster landing options. Currently recovery of first stages by #SpaceX and #BlueOrigin either return to the coast if in range, or land on a barge at sea, owned by each company. defensenews.com/industry/techw #military #space #NewSpace #business #spacegeek

  3. "US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms" by DefenseNews - Soon-to-retire offshore oil platforms are being eyed by the federal launch ranges to provide public services for potential expansion of commercial rocket booster landing options. Currently recovery of first stages by #SpaceX and #BlueOrigin either return to the coast if in range, or land on a barge at sea, owned by each company. defensenews.com/industry/techw #military #space #NewSpace #business #spacegeek

  4. "US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms" by DefenseNews - Soon-to-retire offshore oil platforms are being eyed by the federal launch ranges to provide public services for potential expansion of commercial rocket booster landing options. Currently recovery of first stages by #SpaceX and #BlueOrigin either return to the coast if in range, or land on a barge at sea, owned by each company. defensenews.com/industry/techw #military #space #NewSpace #business #spacegeek

  5. "US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms" by DefenseNews - Soon-to-retire offshore oil platforms are being eyed by the federal launch ranges to provide public services for potential expansion of commercial rocket booster landing options. Currently recovery of first stages by #SpaceX and #BlueOrigin either return to the coast if in range, or land on a barge at sea, owned by each company. defensenews.com/industry/techw #military #space #NewSpace #business #spacegeek

  6. RE: spacey.space/@AstroHawk/112459

    Thread a couple years ago for what is now 22 years ago, May 17, 2004, the first successful amateur/all-volunteer rocket launch to #space. The Civilian Space eXploration Team (CSXT) Space Shot 2004 brought together teams like only the Internet could: spaceframe from Minnesota + Colorado, #HamRadio + avionics from Connecticut, rocket motor from Florida, tracking team (incl me) from California and it came together to launch in Nevada. 72mi / 115km / 380,000ft altitude. #NewSpace #rocketry #history

  7. "SpaceX aims for mid-May Starship Flight 12 launch with revised trajectory" by NASASpaceFlight - Next #SpaceX #Starship test launch attempt from Boca Chica "Starbase" in Texas planned with daily launch windows May 12-18. The stack is Booster 19 and Ship 39. Iterating on previous tests, this also aims for 2nd stage Indian Ocean splashdown to test re-entry heat shield. nasaspaceflight.com/2026/05/sp #NewSpace

  8. "Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it’s running out of time and cash" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - No revenue while not flying, having retired old spacecraft model. Lots of expenses building a new spacecraft at a new factory (moved from Mojave CA to Mesa/Phoenix AZ). Quarterly financials show cash reserves falling fast enough to question if flight testing can be done in time. arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/ #NewSpace #VirginGalactic #aviation #avgeek #space #spacegeek

  9. "Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it’s running out of time and cash" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - No revenue while not flying, having retired old spacecraft model. Lots of expenses building a new spacecraft at a new factory (moved from Mojave CA to Mesa/Phoenix AZ). Quarterly financials show cash reserves falling fast enough to question if flight testing can be done in time. arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/ #NewSpace #VirginGalactic #aviation #avgeek #space #spacegeek

  10. "Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it’s running out of time and cash" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - No revenue while not flying, having retired old spacecraft model. Lots of expenses building a new spacecraft at a new factory (moved from Mojave CA to Mesa/Phoenix AZ). Quarterly financials show cash reserves falling fast enough to question if flight testing can be done in time. arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/ #NewSpace #VirginGalactic #aviation #avgeek #space #spacegeek

  11. "Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it’s running out of time and cash" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - No revenue while not flying, having retired old spacecraft model. Lots of expenses building a new spacecraft at a new factory (moved from Mojave CA to Mesa/Phoenix AZ). Quarterly financials show cash reserves falling fast enough to question if flight testing can be done in time. arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/ #NewSpace #VirginGalactic #aviation #avgeek #space #spacegeek

  12. "Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it’s running out of time and cash" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - No revenue while not flying, having retired old spacecraft model. Lots of expenses building a new spacecraft at a new factory (moved from Mojave CA to Mesa/Phoenix AZ). Quarterly financials show cash reserves falling fast enough to question if flight testing can be done in time. arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/ #NewSpace #VirginGalactic #aviation #avgeek #space #spacegeek

  13. Spain’s Arkadia Space to supply propulsion for Dassault’s VORTEX‑D spaceplane

    Spanish company Arkadia Space has been selected by Dassault Aviation to develop and supply the complete propulsion system…
    #Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #ArkadiaSpace #DassaultAviation #ESA #NewSpace #spacedomain #spacemilitarization #spacerace #VORTEX
    europesays.com/spain/12703/

  14. L’Allemagne s’apprêterait à acheter 8 navires de combat équipés du système Aegis pour environ 119 milliards $, un saut massif dans la défense navale européenne et l’intégration OTAN fr.businessam.be/lallemagne-s... #Space #Science #Innovation #DefenseTech #Aegis #NATO #NavalWarfare #NewSpace

    L'Allemagne s'apprête à achete...

  15. L’Allemagne s’apprêterait à acheter 8 navires de combat équipés du système Aegis pour environ 119 milliards $, un saut massif dans la défense navale européenne et l’intégration OTAN fr.businessam.be/lallemagne-s... #Space #Science #Innovation #DefenseTech #Aegis #NATO #NavalWarfare #NewSpace

    L'Allemagne s'apprête à achete...

  16. Midland Int'l Airport #KMAF (between Midland and Odessa in Texas) was the first airline-served airport to apply for an FAA spaceport license. The industry watched closely, anticipating difficulties with proximity of airline & spaceflight operations. Interestingly, it was not more difficult. Actually, for FAA requirements on fire departments at spaceport facilities, MAF mostly already complied due to their airline emergency response capability. #aviation #avgeek #travel #spacegeek #NewSpace

  17. Midland Int'l Airport #KMAF (between Midland and Odessa in Texas) was the first airline-served airport to apply for an FAA spaceport license. The industry watched closely, anticipating difficulties with proximity of airline & spaceflight operations. Interestingly, it was not more difficult. Actually, for FAA requirements on fire departments at spaceport facilities, MAF mostly already complied due to their airline emergency response capability. #aviation #avgeek #travel #spacegeek #NewSpace

  18. Midland Int'l Airport #KMAF (between Midland and Odessa in Texas) was the first airline-served airport to apply for an FAA spaceport license. The industry watched closely, anticipating difficulties with proximity of airline & spaceflight operations. Interestingly, it was not more difficult. Actually, for FAA requirements on fire departments at spaceport facilities, MAF mostly already complied due to their airline emergency response capability. #aviation #avgeek #travel #spacegeek #NewSpace

  19. Midland Int'l Airport #KMAF (between Midland and Odessa in Texas) was the first airline-served airport to apply for an FAA spaceport license. The industry watched closely, anticipating difficulties with proximity of airline & spaceflight operations. Interestingly, it was not more difficult. Actually, for FAA requirements on fire departments at spaceport facilities, MAF mostly already complied due to their airline emergency response capability. #aviation #avgeek #travel #spacegeek #NewSpace

  20. Midland Int'l Airport #KMAF (between Midland and Odessa in Texas) was the first airline-served airport to apply for an FAA spaceport license. The industry watched closely, anticipating difficulties with proximity of airline & spaceflight operations. Interestingly, it was not more difficult. Actually, for FAA requirements on fire departments at spaceport facilities, MAF mostly already complied due to their airline emergency response capability. #aviation #avgeek #travel #spacegeek #NewSpace

  21. XCOR deleted their YouTube videos upon going out of business. I think mgmt was shortsighted, and should have preserved their history. A few copies remain via a tourism company who worked with them. Mike Massee updated XCOR's animation of what a suborbital space flight on Lynx could have been like, previously with Mojave CA scenery, updated for Midland TX with airliners at #KMAF. (disclosure: I worked at XCOR on Lynx flight hardware.) youtube.com/watch?v=T4S51_Q_rfU #aviation #avgeek #spacegeek #NewSpace

  22. XCOR deleted their YouTube videos upon going out of business. I think mgmt was shortsighted, and should have preserved their history. A few copies remain via a tourism company who worked with them. Mike Massee updated XCOR's animation of what a suborbital space flight on Lynx could have been like, previously with Mojave CA scenery, updated for Midland TX with airliners at #KMAF. (disclosure: I worked at XCOR on Lynx flight hardware.) youtube.com/watch?v=T4S51_Q_rfU #aviation #avgeek #spacegeek #NewSpace

  23. XCOR deleted their YouTube videos upon going out of business. I think mgmt was shortsighted, and should have preserved their history. A few copies remain via a tourism company who worked with them. Mike Massee updated XCOR's animation of what a suborbital space flight on Lynx could have been like, previously with Mojave CA scenery, updated for Midland TX with airliners at #KMAF. (disclosure: I worked at XCOR on Lynx flight hardware.) youtube.com/watch?v=T4S51_Q_rfU #aviation #avgeek #spacegeek #NewSpace

  24. XCOR deleted their YouTube videos upon going out of business. I think mgmt was shortsighted, and should have preserved their history. A few copies remain via a tourism company who worked with them. Mike Massee updated XCOR's animation of what a suborbital space flight on Lynx could have been like, previously with Mojave CA scenery, updated for Midland TX with airliners at #KMAF. (disclosure: I worked at XCOR on Lynx flight hardware.) youtube.com/watch?v=T4S51_Q_rfU #aviation #avgeek #spacegeek #NewSpace

  25. XCOR deleted their YouTube videos upon going out of business. I think mgmt was shortsighted, and should have preserved their history. A few copies remain via a tourism company who worked with them. Mike Massee updated XCOR's animation of what a suborbital space flight on Lynx could have been like, previously with Mojave CA scenery, updated for Midland TX with airliners at #KMAF. (disclosure: I worked at XCOR on Lynx flight hardware.) youtube.com/watch?v=T4S51_Q_rfU #aviation #avgeek #spacegeek #NewSpace