Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
"From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship.".
"From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship."
The short version
- “From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship.” Welcome to Edition 9.08 of the Rocket Report!
- Some major news this week from the state of Louisiana, previously associated with space due to NASA’s aging Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans.
- Now the state has a chance to become the epicenter of SpaceX’s Starship program as the company plans to invest up to $100 billion to construct factories and multiple launch pads for the super heavy lift rocket.
What happened
It would utterly transform coastal Louisiana. India’s government needs to be proactive … He notes that the country faces major constraints in spaceports, suppliers, and especially medium- and heavy-lift rockets.
Why it matters
“Skyroot’s success with the first flight of Vikram-1 is only the least worst case scenario for India’s launch vehicle crisis,” Mehta says.
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