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#2320 by Lewis007 on 19 Apr, 2024 19:24
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#2321 by russianhalo117 on 17 May, 2024 16:51
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Introducing the L3H/Kratos D&DS joint venture's in development 21st Century next generation additively manufactured/fully automated Zeus Sounding Rocket Family, which is intended to replace all of L3H/Kratos's legacy SRM motor and rocket family offerings upon existing inventory depletion:Quote
Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, successfully hot-fired the second of two high-performance large solid rocket motors at its Camden, Arkansas site. The Zeus 2 solid rocket motor was developed commercially with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to support hypersonic, ballistic missile defense, suborbital and other testing requirements.
https://www.l3harris.com/newsroom/editorial/2024/04/aerojet-rocketdyne-and-kratos-successfully-hot-fire-zeus-2-advanced
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#2322 by zubenelgenubi on 26 May, 2024 16:28
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https://satobs.org/seesat/May-2024/0144.html
Apparent Russian launch upcoming with a Barents Sea NOTAM effective 31 May through 2 June, 05:00 to 19:00 daily.
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#2323 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 20:21
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NASA SUNRISE HCD #2
Swedish Space Corporation
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#2324 by Steven Pietrobon on 02 Jun, 2024 03:59
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NASA SUNRISE HCD #2
Swedish Space Corporation
Launch attempt was cancelled at T-3 hours and 15 minutes and holding.
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#2325 by zubenelgenubi on 27 Jun, 2024 18:13
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Cross-post:
https://www.afr.com/technology/what-if-a-cruise-ship-got-in-the-way-rocket-wrapped-in-red-tape-20240625-p5joge
Quote‘What if a cruise ship got in the way?’ Rocket wrapped in red tape
[Jun 25]
Gilmour Space Technologies, a Gold Coast start-up that designs and builds rockets to carry satellites into orbit, had planned to test-launch its first rocket [Eris] in early April. But the launch has been bogged down in regulatory paperwork, and might not take place for another six or eight weeks, said CEO and co-founder Adam Gilmour.
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#2326 by Nico from the Hague on 01 Jul, 2024 18:53
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If succesful, probably the first suborbital launch from Andøya this year.Quote
An initial low-altitude test of the ILR-33 AMBER 2K rocket was completed from the Air Force Training Centre in Ustka, Poland, in October 2022. In July, the institute aims to attempt the rocket’s first space shot. The flight will be launched from Andøya Space Centre in Norway.
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#2327 by Rik ISS-fan on 02 Jul, 2024 14:26
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Andoya space posted an article about the imminent ILR-33 AMBER 2K launch.
I think it's a nice development. But question how this competes with the T-minus engineering Barracuda.
The ILR-33 Amber 2K has less harmful exhaust products and likely exerts less loads on the payload. But it's a more complicated system, this likely more expansive.
I think the real advantages of hybrid rockets become apparent on guided suborbital rockets. Where DLR MoRaBa used the Castor IVb for, the VS-40 and the in development VS-50. I think HyImpulse SR75, could become a guided suborbital rocket. Next year a third HTP hybrid motor developed by DLR will launch from Esrange, Alduina.
Hopefully Nammo also succeeds with the development of UM-2.
(3Juli 17h CEST) Edit to add: The danger area warning on the ASC website stated that the campaign is over.
Edit Juli 4th:
The Polish Lukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation will host a press meeting Juli 5th at 1PM (13:00 CEMT) where they will present the results of the ILR-33 AMBER 2K launch. -
#2328 by catdlr on 13 Aug, 2024 13:50
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Aug 13, 2024
A sounding rocket carrying nine student experiments to suborbital space was launched from NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 13, 2024.
Credit: NASA Wallops