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DEC. 17, 2021—ABL Space Systems plans to launch its RS1 rocket as soon as January 31 – the first of at least 78 flights on contract.

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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo falls short of space, glides home

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Lavie Ohana 0 Comments Spaceport America, SpaceShipTwo, Virgin, Virgin Galactic, VSS Unity

DEC. 12, 2020–Virgin Galactic’s first suborbital, crewed flight out of Spaceport America didn’t go as planned this morning and was forced to glide home.

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Sentinel-6 set to return Vandenberg to flight after over 500 days of inactivity

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Lavie Ohana 0 Comments NASA, Sentinel-6, Spacex, Vandenberg, Vandenberg AFB

NOV. 20, 2020–Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is launching from Vandenberg in just 12 hours. If “launching from Vandenberg” isn’t a phrase you’ve heard lately – we don’t blame you.

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Sentinel-6 viewing: What you need to know

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020 Lavie Ohana 0 Comments NASA, Sentinel-6, SLC-4, Spacex, Vandenberg, Vandenberg AFB

NOV. 20, 2020– With just twelve hours to go to the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, here’s everything you need to know to watch the first Vandenberg launch in over a year and a half.

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Relativity Space reveals new Vandenberg pad plans plus Iridium contract

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Lavie Ohana 0 Comments 30th Space Wing, Iridium, Relativity, Terran, Vandenberg, Vandenberg AFB

JUNE 25, 2020–Relativity Space has announced that they will be constructing a new launch site at Vandenberg AFB, along with a contract from Iridium to launch six spare satellites on an as-needed basis.

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LauncherOne falls short on its first launch attempt

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Lavie Ohana 0 Comments LauncherOne, Mojave, Space Scout, Virgin Orbit

MAY 25, 2020–LauncherOne has fallen short of orbit today after an unsuccessful launch attempt over the Los Angeles coast.

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LauncherOne to fly its maiden flight in two days

May 22, 2020May 21, 2020 Lavie Ohana 0 Comments LauncherOne, Mojave, Space Scout, Virgin Orbit

MAY 22, 2020–In a surprising twist of events, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne vehicle has had its first flight scheduled for Sunday, May 24, with a window extending to May 25th, with an opportunity to launch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific daily.

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Virgin Orbit set to debut orbital air-launch later this month

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Lavie Ohana 0 Comments LauncherOne, Mojave, Rocket, Scout, Space, Space Scout, Vandenberg, Virgin, Virgin Orbit

MAY 4, 2020–According to an article published today by Spaceflight Now, Virgin Orbit appears to be targeting later this month for their debut of the LauncherOne air-launched satellite launch vehicle from their 747-400 carrier “Cosmic Girl”.