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Why we oppose today’s planned UK space launch

January 9, 2023
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Published by Dronewars UK, 9 January 2023 Tonight’s planned space launch from Newquay ‘spaceport’ is the latest step in a new era of expansion into space by the military with the UK wholeheartedly joining a space arms race which will inevitably lead to greater risk of instability and conflict. Space

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

Spaceport Cornwall plans get £12m boost amid XR protest

November 26, 2022
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| Launch sites, Protest, UK, Virgin

Published by the BBC, 26 November 2022 Plans to launch satellites from aircraft got a major lift after £12m of funding was approved by a local council. The cash is a key part of getting the Virgin Orbit satellite launch system off the ground, as part of project Spaceport Cornwall

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Satellites are too costly in tough times, say protesters

October 31, 2022
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Unlike the rockets used by Nasa and SpaceX to launch satellites, Virgin Orbit will use a specially adapted jumbo jet - VIRGIN ORBIT/EPA By Ross Kaniuk, Publsihed by The Times, 31 October 2022 Protesters have targeted Britain’s first satellite launch to complain about the cost of living crisis. Next month

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Cornwall: Campaigners protest against first UK space launch

October 31, 2022
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The Cosmic Girl landed in Cornwall on 11 October ahead of its mission in November Published by the BBC, 31 October 2022 Protesters have demonstrated against the first UK satellite launch, at Newquay Airport in Cornwall. Members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) protested alongside Drone Wars UK on

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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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The Plan to Make Michigan the Next Space State

April 24, 2022
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| Launch sites, Protest, Satellites

By David Rompf, Published by The New Yorker, 24 April 2022 Residents are up in arms about a proposed spaceport project, the first of its kind in the Midwest, which would involve launching rockets near the shoreline of Lake Superior. One of the largest log cabins in the world can

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Protesters object to militarization of space at annual symposium in Colorado Springs

April 4, 2022
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By Debbie Kelley, Published by The Gazetter, 4 April 2022 The militarization of space should be of concern to everyone, say a group of Colorado Springs anti-war activists, some of whom have been demonstrating at the Space Symposium since its beginnings in 1984, when President Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars program

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Maine Legislature to Vote on Legislation to Establich and Fund Maine Spaceports

February 5, 2022
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By Hilary Lister & Bruce GagnonReceived 5 February 2022 LD 1923, An Act to Establish the Maine Space Corporation This new Public Private Partnership would manage Federal government contracts, issue bonds, receive tax breaks, and distribute funds for acquiring land and property for a Maine Space Complex, including developing staging

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