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Welcome to edition 6.26 of Rocket Report! We’re only 11 days into the new year, and we’ve already made two great rocket debuts. On Monday morning, Vulcan soared into space, followed by a picture-perfect liftoff from China’s medium-lift rocket, Gravity-1, from a mobile pad in the Yellow Sea. This year looks like it’s going to be a great year for Rift.
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The schedule for the Vega C return mission has been decided.. The European Space Agency said it is targeting November 15 for the Avio-made Vega C rocket to return to flight. european space flight report. I’ll be honest. That’s an oddly specific date for a release 10 months from now, so he actually had to double-check the calendar to make sure it was January. However, there seem to be some Erm, that date flexibility. Toni Tolker Nielsen, ESA Director of Space Transport, said: There is a very detailed plan leading up to this. ”
However, there are some caveats …However, the head of the Space Transportation Division added that there is a month of schedule risk that could affect the launch date, summarizing that the launch “should take place at least by the end of the year.” . Tolker Nielsen’s final words on the matter were not so convincing. “We’re pretty sure of that,” he concluded. The Vega C was grounded following a flight failure in late 2022. The flight is expected to bring into orbit the Earth observation satellite Sentinel 1C, which will replace the failed Sentinel 1B satellite, and fill a critical data gap. (Submitted by Ken the Bin)
China completes commercial launch pad. A newly completed launch pad on China’s Hainan Island could increase China’s access to space and facilitate national satellite projects and commercial launch plans. Space news coverage. The first launch pad at Hainan Commercial Launch Center was completed in late December. This is his first of two pads that host liquid-propelled rockets.
The number of rockets falling in villages will be reduced… This development will ease bottlenecks in access to launch facilities for both state-run and commercial launch service providers, allowing Chinese companies to accelerate launch plans for various constellations. It is intended to. It should also improve China’s ability to deploy and maintain space assets, including remote sensing, communications, and other systems for civil and military purposes. Finally, it could help reduce accidents in which booster debris falls around residential areas after launch from spaceports in Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang in the country’s interior. (Submitted by Ken the Bin)
Will the spaceport make Australia a military target?Space company Equatorial Launch Australia is proposing a major expansion of its space center near Nhulunbuy, about 1,000km east of Darwin, with three NASA suborbital rockets scheduled to launch in mid-2022. . If approved, the plan would expand Arnhem Space Center from one launch pad to 14, with the goal of launching dozens of rockets a year. This was reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.. The goal is to launch the first orbital rocket by 2025, said Michael Jones, the site’s chief executive.
But there’s a catch … The plan has been welcomed by local authorities and local businesses, but has raised concerns from some, including politician and traditional owner of Yolcija Ižija Guyura. The Yolsh are an Aboriginal people living in Australia’s Northern Territory. Mr. Guyura expressed concern that the Arnhem Space Center could lead to missile testing and development on Yorsh lands. Other local officials said construction of the spaceport could make the area a potential military target. (Submitted by ZygP)
