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Welcome to the 3.10 edition of the Rocket Report! Now that Mars Perseverance is on its way to the Red Planet, we are pleased to congratulate area agencies in the United Arab Emirates, China and the United States for their successful launches on Mars this summer. It’s wonderful to pass 3 by 3 in the 2020 release window. In February, we’ll see how many safely achieve their final destination.
As always, we settle for reader presentations, and if you don’t need to miss any problems, check the box below. Each report will come with data on small, medium and heavy rockets, perhaps a little sneaky, as well as a quick review of the next 3 calendar launches.
Virgin Galactic shows the look inside. Virgin Galactic has released the first photographs of what the interior of its VSS Unity spacecraft will look like. The design shows a capacity of six passengers capable of flying aboard the rocket-propelled area aircraft, a ridge at an altitude of more than 80 km and a few minutes of weightlessness. The company says it plans to perform one or two more motorized checks, followed by final check flights from New Mexico, before starting full advertising service for passengers.
What does the genuine cabin look like? It should be noted that the sublime photographs and videos disseminated through the corporation on Tuesday basically show representations that genuine images of the Internal Unit or videos of the interior of the plane of the area. This raises questions about the purpose of cabin adjustments and when you might be willing to pay customers, Ars reports.
The UK government is finalizing the release regulations. The UK government plans to publish a comprehensive set of short-term or long-term regulations that will allow corporations to launch advertising from the country’s spaceports. According to SpaceNews, approximately 900 pages of regulations will cover the licensing and tracking of releasers and release sites.
It is not exactly a reading on the beach … The British government says it has worked hard with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, which has decades of experience regulating ad serving. This cooperation is expected to reduce the regulatory burden on all US cars seeking to be introduced from the UK, such as Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne, those launches still require an FAA launch license in addition to any UK government licence. (sent via Ken the Bin)
Location selected for the Michigan release platform. Proponents say they have selected a five-kilometre stretch of undeveloped land along Lake Superior on Michigan’s upper peninsula for a vertical launch. Array The Detroit Free Press reports that it could be operational within the next five to six years if the plans are finalised. The effort is led by Gavin Brown, Executive Director of the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association.
The convergence of cars and the area? Array… “Automakers are looking for ways to achieve that connectivity in their cars,” Brown said, noting that their group’s effort would allow Detroit automakers to gain merit from a network that corporations would not have. to build. through themselves. He noted the merit that Tesla enjoys due to the connection of Elon Musk as founder of SpaceX, which has become a major player in the advertising industry. The one with this newsletter grew in Michigan, and sounds hopelessly naive, however, we will continue to be interested. (sent via JohnCarter17)
China launches its 21st project in 2021. Shortly after the launch of the Tianwen-1 project to Mars, China unveiled a Long March 4B rocket with 3 satellites last Friday. The main payload, the Ziyuan-3 remote sensing satellite, evolved through the Chinese Academy of Space Technology, as well as two small satellites for the acquisition of X-ray astronomy and advertising knowledge.
HalfwayArray .. The launch was on 21 2020 in China, with 3 flaws, SpaceNews reports. The inaugural flights of Kuaizhou-11 and Long March 7A failed. The Palapa-N1 communications satellite was lost in a Long March 3B launch. The Chinese-area company announced earlier this year that it plans to launch around 40 missions in 2020 (sent through Ken the Bin and JohnCarter17)
The Georgia spaceport plan is more controversial. Developers of a Georgia spaceport in Camden County must download a Federal Aviation Administration site license. The FAA held its first public assembly for the assignment in December 2015 and the county paid at least $1.2 million to consulting firm Leidos to prepare the original environmental impact on the declaration. The proposal has attracted opposition from many critics who cite basically environmental concerns.
The hotfix is in progressArray .. Now, critics are calling for scandal over a failed effort through Georgia rep Buddy Carter to replace a transportation bill, the Savannah Morning News reports. Critics said it was an effort to dilute the environmental review needed for the spaceport. The Republican congressman, who recently bought land near the spaceport, denied it. Lately, the FAA is expected to complete its environmental review in the fall of 2021 (presented through JohnCarter17)
The Department of Defense’s assignment procedure sends “mixed signals.” Earlier this month, the Pentagon reversed an earlier resolution to award defense production law contracts to six small release companies. The U-turn sends “contradictory signals” to a country that has been financially devastated by the virus-induced economic crisis, said Mandy Vaughn, president of VOX Space, spacenews reports.
Aren’t we a priority? Array.. VOX Space was one of six corporations that were informed in June that they would jointly obtain $116 million in small satellite launch contracts for the U.S. government. The DoD allegedly withdrew the awards due to widespread court cases on the variety procedure for those six corporations. Vaughn said notifying corporations about contract award and early termination shows “a bit of rupture” and sends a message to the industry that the DoD does not consider this a priority. (sent via platykurtic)
Why a first investor broke away from Rocket Lab. The New Zealand publication Stuff published an article about Mark Rocket, one of the first investors to work hard with Rocket Lab from 2006 to 2008. At first, Rocket and the company’s founder, Peter Beck, ruled the launch of army payloads, the state article. “Initially, we hoped not to do Array … certain types of projects,” Rocket told the publication, explaining why he left in 2011. “I am passionate about the advertising side. You have to find out where this line is for you. “
See the softness about National Security Array.. Since 2008, Beck has explained why his perspectives on the factor have evolved. “You also have to remember that intelligence protects us,” Beck said. “Unfortunately, there are many bad actors in the world. I am a New Zealander, but we will also have to perceive that national security is a global thing. It’s not the duty of an unmarried country. New Zealand is part of the Five EyesArray … it’s very clever to criticize national security until the same day you want.” There’s no doubt he’s also helping to pay the bills. (sent via platykurtic)
Oxygen in MarsArray.. With a mass of 1,025 metric tons, the Perseverance rover is approximately 14% larger than its predecessor, Curiosity, which landed on Mars in 2012. He conducted several notable experiments, adding a small helicopter and the MOXIE Experiment, which will seek to produce oxygen from the Mars environment. If successful, this experiment will demonstrate the possibility of liquid oxygen diversions for rockets introduced from the surface of Mars.
NASA selects astronauts for crew-2 launch. This will be the operational moment of the SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station as a component of NASA’s commercial crew program. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will serve as commander and pilot of the spacecraft for the project, respectively. JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will register as project specialists.
A spring launch Is expected. Crew-2 was introduced in the spring of 2021 into a Falcon nine rocket, following the successful final touch of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 verification flight project (which is scheduled to return to Earth on August 2) and release. NASA SpaceX Crew-1 Project (scheduled for the end of September). Crew-2 astronauts will remain aboard the area station for approximately six months as members of the expedition team. (sent via Tfargo04 and JohnCarter17)
Despite everything, Proton is in a position for his debut in 2020. Two satellites designed to broadcast radio and television broadcasts, Internet connectivity and other communications facilities across Russia arrived at a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to take off Thursday, Reports Space Flight now. This will be Proton’s first release in 2020.
The Proton rocket was last introduced into DecemberArray. Capable of raising up to 23.7 metric tons into low-Earth orbit, the Proton rocket once dominated the ad launch market, but has since experienced a reduced launch rate due to competitive reliability and load voltage issues. like the Falcon nine rocket. You can enter two or three more times during the rest of 2020.
SpaceX is applying for an FAA license to skip Starship. On Tuesday, SpaceX submitted its launch license application to fly its Starship vehicle up to 20 km. The company said its purpose is to perform “experimental mid-altitude jump, landing and recovery checks on Boca Chica TX’s Starship Prototype suborbital test vehicle.”
Tests later this year? Array.. The proposed verification dates from 18 August 2020 to 18 February 2021. It is known which Starship prototype will be checked up to 20 km. The existing prototype on Boca Chica’s launch pad, SN5, can make a small jump of up to 150 meters early next week after undergoing a successful static chimney check on Thursday. (sent via danneely)
July 30: Proton Express and Express 103 Baikonur, Kazakhstan 21:25 UTC
July 31: Ariane five Galaxy 30, MEV-2 and BSAT-4B Kourou satellites, French Guiana 9:30 p.m. Utc
August 1: Falcon nine Starlink-nine Mission Kennedy Space Center, Florida 07:21 UTC (probably delayed due to weather conditions)
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