Rocket Report: Artemis III rocket getting ready; SpaceX is now an AI company
Summary
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket completed its third launch, successfully landing but losing an orbital payload due to an upper stage valve failure. Meanwhile, Canada’s planned spaceport in Nova Scotia faces local opposition over environmental and management concerns, and Rocket Lab launched a small satellite using origami folding technology.Key Facts
- Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket flew, landed on a barge, but lost its AST SpaceMobile satellite because of an upper stage valve failure.
- Canada’s Defense Minister announced $200 million to lease a space launch pad in Nova Scotia, but local residents oppose the project.
- Some residents formed a group called Action Against the Canso Spaceport citing environmental and management worries.
- Concerns were raised about a faulty environmental assessment and launching a Ukrainian rocket using mixed fuels.
- Rocket Lab launched Japan’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 mission with a 10 cm cube satellite that unfolds to a 2.5-meter antenna.
- Rocket Lab’s deployable antenna uses origami folding techniques to save space during launch.
- Astrobotic successfully tested its rotating detonation rocket engine at NASA, achieving a record 300-second continuous burn.
- The tested engines generated over 4,000 pounds of thrust without damage, demonstrating promising new rocket technology.
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