Welcome to Version 4.44 of the Rocket Report! This week noticed the profitable completion of Boeing’s Starliner check flight to the Worldwide House Station, which is a promising step ahead for assured US astronaut entry to area. And wherever you end up this Memorial Day Weekend, I hope it’s a comfortable and protected one.
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Virgin Orbit targets August UK launch. The California small launch firm expects to carry out its first mission from England in late August, pending receipt of a launch license, House Information stories. In a speech at House Tech Expo in Southern California, Jim Simpson, chief technique officer of Virgin Orbit, stated the UK mission will come after a launch from Mojave Air and House Port in California known as “Straight Up,” scheduled for no sooner than June 29. It’ll carry seven US authorities payloads.
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