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Author: Dave Webb

Russia Launched Military Satellite Cosmos 2560

October 18, 2022
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| Rockets, Russia, Satellites

Published by South Front, 18 October 2022 On October 15, 2022, at 22:55 Moscow time, the Russian Aerospace Forces successfully launched a light-class carrier rocket Angara-1.2 with a spacecraft from the State Test Cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Plesetsk in the Arkhangelsk Region. The

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Land acquisition complete for India’s 2nd spaceport, work may begin soon, says former ISRO Director

October 18, 2022
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Currently, India carries out all rocket launch activity from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh Photograph:( Others) By Sidharth MP, Published by Wionews, 18 October 2022 India's second spaceport will come up at Kulasekarapattinam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu and the work on building it

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Rocket Lab successfully launched its second Electron rocket on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. Photo Credit: Rocket Lab

New Zealand MP says Rocket Lab launches could betray country’s anti-nuclear stance

October 17, 2022
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By Eva Corlett, Published by the Guardian, 17 October 2022 The commercial space company rejects criticism of satellite launches for the US military A New Zealand commercial space company, Rocket Lab, has faced new opposition to its activities on behalf of foreign militaries, with one New Zealand Green MP saying

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Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne takes off from a 747 aircraft. (Virgin Orbit)

The UK is about to have its first space launch – but Cornwall is unlikely to become a new Cape Canaveral

October 17, 2022
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Published by The Conversation, 17 October 2022 Virgin Orbit, a US company which provides launch services for satellites, has announced that the first orbital space mission from the UK will blast off from Cornwall. The rocket, which will carry nine satellites, along with a launch aircraft have been delivered by

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Virgin Orbit rocket arrives for first space launch from UK

October 16, 2022
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By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 16 October 2022 The rocket that will conduct the first ever orbital mission from UK soil has been delivered to its spaceport. Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne vehicle came into Newquay, Cornwall, late on Friday on a military plane from California where it was made.

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Musk says SpaceX will keep funding Ukraine Starlink internet

October 15, 2022
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Published by the BBC, 15 October 2022 Elon Musk says his rocket firm SpaceX will continue funding its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, a day after he said it could no longer do so. "The hell with it... Even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting

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First Skyrora space launch ditches in the sea off Iceland

October 14, 2022
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| Environmental/Health Concerns, Launch failure, Rockets, UK

By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 14 October 2022 The British rocket company Skyrora's first attempt to get to space has ended shortly after lift-off with the booster ditching in the sea. The Edinburgh-headquartered company was aiming to get its Skylark L vehicle above 100km in a flight from

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Nato countries to boost Ukraine’s missile defence after massive Russian strikes

October 13, 2022
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Ukraine's military says the first of several air defence systems promised by Germany has already been delivered By Yaroslav Lukov, Published by the BBC, 13 October 2022 Ukraine's Nato-led allies have announced deliveries of advanced air defence weapons to Kyiv, after a spate of Russian missile strikes. The weaponry promised

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