European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Norway’s proposed 2027 budget allocates funding for a second orbital launch pad at Andøya Spaceport. The plan would expand the site’s launch infrastructure, though the available report does not specify the amount, schedule or launch vehicles the additional pad would support.
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Norway’s proposed 2027 budget allocates funding for a second orbital launch pad at Andøya Spaceport. The plan would expand the site’s launch infrastructure, though the available report does not specify the amount, schedule or launch vehicles the additional pad would support.
A Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink broadband satellites on Oct. 12, the first Starlink mission flown by the rocket since Sept. 19. The launch resumes a cadence of Falcon 9 missions to build out SpaceX’s low Earth orbit broadband constellation.
SpaceX and NASA are preparing to launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning. The flight is set to deliver 6,300 pounds of cargo, including new solar arrays, extending the station’s resupply operations and supporting its infrastructure.
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A Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch the CRS-35 Dragon cargo mission from Cape Canaveral on Oct. 13, carrying thousands of pounds of supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station. The spacecraft is expected to arrive about 52 hours after launch with the final pair of iROSA solar arrays among its cargo.
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Four months after a New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad, Blue Origin says it remains on track to return the vehicle to flight before year-end. Attention is now on the reconstruction of Launch Complex 36 and whether work is nearing the halfway point, with roughly three months left in the year.
SpaceX launched 21 satellites for the US military from California’s central coast on Oct. 10, following a five-day delay. The mission adds another deployment of military data-transport spacecraft to orbit, though the report provides no details on the satellites’ capabilities or operational role.
SpaceForest completed the fourth launch of its PERUN suborbital rocket, describing the flight as the vehicle’s most successful test to date. The launch marks another test milestone for the Polish rocket builder’s suborbital program; the available report provides no further flight results or schedule details.
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