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    When Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket delivered

    China is entering the room of reusable rockets in late 2025/2026. It's just matter of time till they get their Falcon 9 copy operational.
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    When Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket delivered

    Per [1] it's $106.00 million per Ariane 64 launch for Kuiper/LEO constellation. Even if each launch is subsidized, having full launch manifest is good while they work on upgrades and next gen rockets. Wish them good launch cadence in 2026-2028 to deliver for Amazon. 1...
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    Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumes

    Tory understands what is the best time to leave the ship.
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    Rocket Report: How a 5-ton satellite fell off a booster; will SpaceX and xAI merge?

    Ariane 64 assembly for Kuiper sat launch scheduled NET February 12th.
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    Rocket Report: SpaceX and China led the way in 2025; Vandenberg has room to grow

    Just different target audience. This speech is directed at Hegseth.
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    NASA’s newest telescope will play an outsize role in finding Earth 2.0

    Iteration cycle reduction from 25 years to 3-4 years is massive acceleration! Once lifetime long projects can be finished within college study time. Nano and pico cube satellites open up space for projects on small universities and even high schools. I witnessed two years ago that ESA sponsors...
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    Rocket Report: SpaceX and China led the way in 2025; Vandenberg has room to grow

    https://www.exolaunch.com/news_127.html https://www.exolaunch.com/news_143 There will be more Twilight flights. Exolaunch reserved SpaceX launch capacity for ride share launches till 2028 for all 3 inclination types. Exolaunch customer demand opened the new mission type.
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    Rocket Report: SpaceX and China led the way in 2025; Vandenberg has room to grow

    Different orbit types. Transporter payloads go to Sun-synchronous orbit, Bandwagon targets middle inclination. Twilight targets dawn-dusk.
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    Rocket Report: Russia pledges quick fix for Soyuz launch pad; Ariane 6 aims high

    https://europeanspaceflight.com/spains-new-communications-satellite-suffers-space-particle-strike/ SpainSat NG II communications satellite was struck by a “space particle” as it was en route to its operational orbit. According to the company, it is currently assessing the extent of the damage...
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    Rocket Report: Russia pledges quick fix for Soyuz launch pad; Ariane 6 aims high

    SpaceX CSG-3 launch moved one day, to Dec 28, 6:08 p.m. PT.
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    Rocket Report: Russia pledges quick fix for Soyuz launch pad; Ariane 6 aims high

    I'm glad that Tory joined 'doers' party :) Wish him many more productive years here!
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    Rocket Report: SpaceX’s next-gen booster fails; Pegasus will fly again

    Some extraordinary footage in this launch, thanks for bringing the attention to it.
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    Russian launch pad incident raises concerns about future of space station

    Well, nobody said that yet, but certainly that thing in flame trench looks like a trampoline.
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    Rocket Report: SpaceX’s next-gen booster fails; Pegasus will fly again

    Let's see how fast is "soon". Rumors started almost immediately that repair will take up to two years. Wonder if this might be plan to stop manned flights for some time without losing face... or somebody needs steady income of money originally provided to fix this problem.
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    Rocket Report: Blue Origin’s stunning success; vive le Baguette One!

    https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/11/blue-upgrades-new-glenn-flight-3/ Upgrades for New Glenn announced, with heavier version 9x4 as well.
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    Rocket Report: Canada invests in sovereign launch; India flexes rocket muscles

    Viasat 3-2 launch on Atlas V 551 success
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    Neutron rocket’s debut slips into mid-2026 as company seeks success from the start

    Well, you can give different spins to the story, if you connect it to Musk or elsewhere. Consider Gilmour/Eris in Australia, which is much nearer to Kiwis...
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    Intuitive Machines—known for its Moon landers—will become a military contractor

    While I understand the sentiment, I wouldn't paint it so black and white. The best way to avoid war is to be prepared for it. Show weakness and vultures will flock around you. It's law of the jungle that bigger and stronger are devouring smaller and weaker. (See Ukraine today.) Engineering...
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    After Russian spaceport firm fails to pay bills, electric company turns the lights off

    Russians started WWII together with Nazis - both of them attacked Poland. When Russians got their butt kicked seriously in Finnish Winter War, Nazis sniffed an opportunity to attack their previous allies when they were weak... So yeah, Russians were fighting Nazis. With funding and convoys from...
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    After Russian spaceport firm fails to pay bills, electric company turns the lights off

    Here just for you :) https://carfromjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/diamond-covered-mercedes-3.jpg