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burble, 18 dni temu do esa w UK Space Agency Hires Consultants to Explain the UK Space Sector

You have to raise the price or you won’t seem legit

burble, miesiąc temu do esa w The Exploration Company Tests Key Component of Typhoon Rocket Engine

A full flow staged combustion engine without a customer is really weird. Hopefully we find out soon who will use this.

burble, 2 miesiące temu do esa w [Stephen Clark] Sizing up the 5 companies selected for Europe’s launcher challenge

I don’t think Europe will get a SpaceX, but I could see some of these companies being their Rocketlab and Firefly.

burble, 2 miesiące temu do esa w European Launcher Challenge: preselected challengers unveiled

As much crap as I give the incumbents, Maia is looking like Europe’s best bet at the moment.

It’s a bad sign that PLD isn’t targeting a Miura Next launch until 2030. Hopefully Miura 5 goes well for them in 2026.

burble, 2 miesiące temu do esa w European Launcher Challenge: preselected challengers unveiled

I’m glad that a bunch of startups made the cut. It makes sense that Maiaspace got in, as an arm of Ariane, but they’re probably less strapped for cash. And thank goodness at least two have reusable concepts, PLD and Maia.

burble, 2 miesiące temu do esa w Arianespace and Avio Call for Enforced European Launcher Preference

Europe calls on them to have rockets available to launch.

Complaining that SpaceX stole their lunch is a bit of an own goal when Ariane 6 was so delayed, Vega scrapped some tanks they needed, and Vega C was grounded for 2 years.

burble, 3 miesiące temu do esa w OLM Plans to Offer Commercial Launch Services from Sardinia - European Spaceflight

Suborbital

Starlight is designed to carry a payload of up to 50 kilograms to an altitude of around 130 kilometres.

Still neat to see another European launch site open up.

burble, 3 miesiące temu do esa w ESA Launches Phase 2 of Reusable Upper Stage Demonstrator Project

That’s cool that they’re funding it and moving forward. More downmass capability and reuse is vital for viable orbital manufacturing.

burble, 2 lata temu do piracy w We’re in a Golden Age of Illegal Sports Streams

I think the reddit streams pages (RIP /r/nbastreams, /r/soccerstreams, etc) were the peak of stream accessibility and quality for me. I have some go-to sites now, but those subreddits were so convenient and easy.