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A shot from the January 2021 launch of the Stardust 1.0, bluShift Aerospace’s first rocket. Photo courtesy of bluShift Aerospace

Maine’s planning to build a spaceport. Here’s how it could become a leader in the industry

April 24, 2022
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| Launch sites, Mini-Satellites

By Hannah Laclaire, Published by Portland Press Herald, 24 April, 2022 The state hopes a new law creating the Maine Space Port Corp. is the first step toward achieving that goal. Maine took a small but crucial step last week toward a starry-eyed vision to become a leading national hub

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Spaceport construction set to begin on UK’s northernmost island

April 11, 2022
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| Launch sites, UK, Virgin

By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 11 April 2022 The SaxaVord spaceport aims to host the first vertical orbital launch from the UK later this year. Construction of the SaxaVord spaceport on the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland is set to begin soon with the aim of hosting

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SpaceX Permit Review for Texas Launch Site Halted by Army Corps

April 6, 2022
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| Launch sites, SpaceX, Starship

By Justin Bachmann and Sergio ChapaPublished by Bloomberg, 6 April 2022 Company failed to provide requested info, according to letterElon Musk’s firm is seeking to launch new Starship rocket SpaceX’s application for an expansion of its South Texas launch site was suspended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after

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‘Are You Rebels?’: Biak Spaceport’s Land Acquisition Carries Dark Past

April 4, 2022
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| Indonesia, Launch sites, Protest, Uncategorized

Mateus Rumaikeuw menunjukkan patok tanda klaim lahan oleh LAPAN di wilayah hutan adat Warbon, Distrik Biak Utara, Kabupaten Biak Numfor, Papua, yang dipasang pada 1982. (Project M/Permata Adinda) By Permata Adinda, Published by Project Multatuli, 4 April 2022 The people only recently found out the existence of a land release

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Head of U.S. Space Force launch operations ‘watching Starship closely’

April 4, 2022
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| Launch sites, Space Force, SpaceX, Starship

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 4 April 2022 Brig. Gen. Stephen Purdy: Seeing Starbase 'gives you a lot of ideas of what the future could be' COLORADO SPRINGS – Brig. Gen. Stephen Purdy was in Boca Chica, Texas, last month visiting Starbase. That is SpaceX’s launch and rocket manufacturing

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EPA won’t regulate rocket fuel in drinking water

April 1, 2022
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| Environmental/Health Concerns, Launch sites

By Hannah Northey, Published by Greenwire, E&E News, 1 April 2022 In this March 28, 2005, photo, a sign posted outside a water well indicates perchlorate contamination at a site in Rialto, Calif. AP Photo/Ric Francis, File EPA yesterday announced it would maintain a Trump-era position of not regulating toxic

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Virgin Orbit looks beyond satellite launch for growth opportunities

March 30, 2022
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| Hypersonic weapons, Launch sites, UK, Virgin

By Jeff Froust, Published by SpaceNews, 30 March 2022 WASHINGTON — Small launch vehicle company Virgin Orbit says it sees opportunities not just in satellite launch but also in hypersonics as it looks to increase its revenue. In its first financial results since going public in December after a merger

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Poland, Virgin Orbit partner on Eastern Europe satellite launch initiative

March 18, 2022
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| France, Launch sites, Poland, Russia, Virgin

By Jaroslaw Adamowski, Published by SpaceNews, 18 March 2022 On its third operational mission, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne placed seven cubesats into a 500-kilometer orbit at an inclination of 45 degrees. Credit: Virgin Orbit WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to secure a domestic launch capability, the Polish Space Agency (POLSA)

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