Today In Space
Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2024, 6:17 PM PDT
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Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
Firefly is building fast and breaking things on path to a reusable rocket
By Ars Technica: "For our base design, we're designing around return to launch site propulsive landing.".
NASA Spaceflight
• Aaron McCrea
Firefly set to launch Alpha on Noise of Summer mission
By NASA Spaceflight: After six months of preparation since its last flight, Firefly is back and ready to launch the Alpha rocket on its fifth mission no earlier than Tuesday, July 2 at 9:03 AM PDT (16:03 UTC).
Watch: Firefly to launch 8 CubeSats for NASA on 5th Alpha rocket
Space Explored
This Week In Launch: Firefly back for its fifth flight
collectSPACE
• Robert Pearlman
Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for fallen Challenger commander Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee
By collectSPACE: Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, the NASA commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger, is being remembered 40 years after his first spaceflight by Northrop Grumman with the naming of a commercial, space station-bound cargo spacecraft.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Europe’s space funding gap threatens industry potential
By SpaceNews.com: Europe must improve how it allocates capital for the space industry to avoid missing out on the fruits of rising early-stage investments, the head of Luxembourg-based private equity firm NewSpace Capital has warned.
Aviation Week
• Vivienne Machi
United Launch Alliance’s Plans To Meet Vulcan Launch Demands
By Aviation Week: The next 18 months will be busy for United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) newest rocket, and no one is more aware of that fact than Tory Bruno.
Aviation Week
• Irene Klotz
Space Florida Adds Tyndall, Homestead Air Force Bases To Portfolio
By Aviation Week: The designation enables Space Florida to tap the Florida Department of Transportation’s Spaceport Improvement Program.
SpaceWatch Africa
• Space Watch
Dhruva Space partners with Kinéis to provide Space-based IoT connectivity in India
By SpaceWatch Africa: The strategic partnership between Dhruva Space and Kinéis will stimulate the growth of low data rate satellite IoT applications in India. In a.
