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Launch sites

Space launch from British soil one step closer

March 5, 2021
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Published by Department for Transport, Amanda Solloway MP, and The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, 5 March 2021 In a giant leap in British spaceflight history, government publishes response to commercial spaceflight consultation. government on course to legislate for UK spaceflight by the end of this yearfirst-ever launch into space

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ABL has been testing ahead of a first launch in the US in the next few months

Lockheed Martin selects ABL rocket for Shetland launches

February 8, 2021
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By Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent, BBC News, 8 February 2021 See what an ABL rocket launching from Unst might look like Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has selected the rocket it will use to kick-start space launches from the island of Unst in Shetland. The vehicle, called the RS1, will be

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Lockheed Martin selects ABL Space Systems for UK launch

February 7, 2021
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By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews 7 February, 2021 WASHINGTON — ABL Space Systems will conduct a launch for Lockheed Martin from a new spaceport in the Shetland Islands, fulfilling an agreement with the British government announced in 2018. Lockheed said Feb. 7 that ABL will perform a launch of

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U.P. airport selected as command center for Michigan’s rocket launch sites

January 28, 2021
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By Brandon Champion, Published in Michigan Live - 28 January, 2021 STERLING HEIGHTS, MI -- The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association announced Thursday that Chippewa County will be home to its new command and control center. It’s the third major announcement in the last 14 months from the organization, which oversees

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According to Agnikul Cosmos, the ability to launch from high latitude launch ports is a significant advantage. |Photo: Shutterstock

Agnikul signs agreement with Alaska Aerospace to test launch its rocket

October 1, 2020
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By T E Narasimhan, Published by Business-Standard, 1 October, 2020 The IIT-Madras incubated startup said it is on track to undertake the launch by the end of 2021 Chennai-based small rocket maker Agnikul Cosmos has signed an agreement with Alaska Aerospace Corporation to test launch its launch vehicle -- Agnibaan

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Not everyone is thrilled about proposed rocket launch site in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

August 8, 2020
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By Eric D. LawrenceDetroit Free Press - 8 August 2020 Mary Little had just finished making a batch of thimbleberry jam, and she had a few things to say about a proposed vertical rocket launch site in the wilds of the Upper Peninsula. “Anything that close to Lake Superior is

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