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NASA, Sierra Space Deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for Launch Preparation - NASA

As part of NASA’s efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, Sierra Space's uncrewed spaceplane arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in

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[klier]

It was great to see. A huge step forward for both the rocket and the booster. Both seem to have landed with success

 

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Size comparo:

 

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Rocket Lab Electron

Terran R

Terran R

A two-stage, reusable rocket built for today's satellites and tomorrow's breakthroughs.

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Redwire Space

Redwire is the Mission Partner of Choice for Civil, Commercial, and National Security Space.

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Redwire to Lead DARPA SabreSat VLEO Mission

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2024 - Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) announced it has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to act as the prime mission integrator for an air-breathing satellite.

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[SCOTT27]

Inner Space? It is the anniversary of the Titan Submersible disaster.
Watching a fascinating interview with James Cameron who looks over it when the interviewer asks why no bodies? Even though it imploded.

 

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It's really clever, it actually collects its own fuel whilst in orbit.

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Europe aims to end space access crisis with Ariane 6's inaugural launch

Europe aims to end space access crisis with Ariane 6's inaugural launch Q&A about Ariane 6 with Toni Tolker-Nielsen, ESA Director of Space Transportation.

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Meanwhile in China:

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[klier]

Meanwhile in China:

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They don't care if a rocket falls down on a city or wherever. Better luck next time, there's plenty of Chinese left.

Also, the guy filming that is a first grade idiot. How hard can it be to follow a falling rocket?

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Yeah, static test or not, I was kind of surprised how it's a) not near the coast, and b) not away from what appears to be a population center.

 

[Matski]

Static Fire test...

... it fired ...

Success!

 

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Static Fire test...

... it fired ...

It sure did.