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Welcome to edition 6.24 of Rocket Report! This newsletter will be final until January 4th. Space enthusiasts need a vacation too. And given everything he’s expected to do in the launch world in 2024, charging up a little seems like a smart move. Stephen and I wish you all a happy holiday and a healthy and prosperous New Year. Until then!
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Ranking of the top 10 US launch companies in 2023. Oh, we’ve done it again and published a list of the most established commercial launch companies in the United States. It’s no surprise that SpaceX is at the top of the list, but what happens next is even more interesting, with a startup in second place. We hope this list sparks discussion, discussion, and awareness of the challenges of running a successful rocket company.
this is really tough business … This article ends with the following message, which I think is a fitting way to end the calendar year and begin the holiday season. ”
New Shepherd finally takes flight again. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, equipped with redesigned engine parts, took off from West Texas on Tuesday carrying a package of scientific research and technology demonstrations and flew to the edge of space, Ars reported. The flight was the first for Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket since Sept. 12, 2022, when an engine failure destroyed the booster during an unmanned flight and caused the flight of the spacecraft’s pressurized capsule to be suspended. Ta.
Does “soon” really mean soon? …It took 15 months for Blue Origin to return to flight on New Shepard, but Tuesday’s successful launch puts the company on the path to resuming crewed missions. So when will Blue Origin start flying people again? Erika Wagner, Blue Origin’s longtime manager and co-host of Tuesday’s flight webcast, said, After reviewing it, we look forward to flying our next manned flight in the near future.” (Submitted by EllPeaTea and Ken the Bin)
The electron was able to return to flight safely.. Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite on the Electron rocket’s first flight since its failure about three months ago. Space news coverage. Electron launched from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on December 14 at 11:05 pm ET. The vehicle then deployed its payload, the QPS-SAR-5 satellite or Tsukuyomi 1, to the Japanese company iQPS.
The number of launches this year is the highest ever …The launch was Electron’s first since Sept. 19, when it failed during the launch of another Capella Space radar imaging satellite. In this mission, the first stage performed as expected, but the second stage’s engine appeared to fail shortly after ignition, and it was unable to reach orbit. The launch was Electron’s 10th flight this year, including one launch of a suborbital version of Electron called HASTE. (Submitted by Ken the Bin)
Shetland Islands approves UK launches. The Saksavod spaceport on the small island of Angst has been given approval by the Civil Aviation Authority to begin orbital launches in 2024. BBC reported. This will be Western Europe’s first fully licensed spaceport with the ability to launch perpendicular to orbit. Up to 30 launches per year, used to carry satellites and other payloads into space, are permitted.
Released this summer? … Scotland’s first spaceport, where several launch operators from around the world are currently developing rockets. German rocket company High Impulse is expected to attempt a suborbital launch as early as August this year. Full orbital launches are scheduled to take place at Saxavod from 2025. Cornwall Spaceport was the first licensed spaceport in the UK. However, rockets are launched horizontally and carried by aircraft. (Submitted by gizmo23 and Ken the Bin)