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I’ve had a lot of people ask how I stay up on space news, so figured it might be worth sharing this.
I’ve had a lot of people ask how I stay up on space news, so figured it might be worth sharing this.
Good to see them secure a launch site, but they’re still on the hunt for a polar-capaable site. Maybe SLC-3W at Vandenberg?
Pacific Dataport, an Alaskan company looking to provide broadband access to the entire state, is Astranis’ first customer.
Caleb Henry, for SpaceNews, on the past few months at Maxar, including the departure of their CEO, who was replaced by DigitalGlobe’s president.
Rough end to last week for space.
Such a bummer to lose a satellite after just two years in space, especially one that generated $85 million in revenue last year.
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Catching up on some reading, and there’s an interesting little tidbit on Dream Chaser’s launch costs in a SpaceNews article by Jeff Foust.
They clearly would like to operate multiple Pacific Spaceport Complex locations, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them explore other options in the Pacific, like Guam.
Props to Reuters for posting a full story with the update, rather than posting it as an update on the original story, or going full Bloomberg.