{"id":1074724,"date":"2022-11-11T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1074724"},"modified":"2022-11-11T07:00:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T12:00:41","slug":"rocket-report-indian-commercial-rocket-has-launch-date-branson-must-face-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1074724","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Report: Indian commercial rocket has launch date; Branson must face lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sirius_qual_test_Gilmour_Space-800x452-1.png\" alt=\"Gilmour Space released this still image from a qualification test of its Sirius rocket engine.\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sirius_qual_test_Gilmour_Space.png\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"542\" data-width=\"960\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> Gilmour Space released this still image from a qualification test of its Sirius rocket engine. (credit: Gilmour Space)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Welcome to Edition 5.17 of the Rocket Report! The big question this week is the health of NASA&#8217;s Space Launch System rocket after riding out Hurricane Nicole. Following a preliminary analysis, the space agency says it survived the storm in good condition. Further analysis will be required, however.<\/p>\n<p>As always, we <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.wufoo.com\/forms\/launch-stories\/\">welcome reader submissions<\/a>, and if you don&#8217;t want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image shortcode-img center full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/smalll-1.png\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Virgin Galactic delays VSS<em> Imagine<\/em> testing<\/strong>. Space tourism company Virgin Galactic released its third-quarter financial results last Thursday after US markets closed. As one might imagine of a spaceflight company that has not flown since June 2021, the financials are pretty disastrous. The company reported revenue of less than $1 million against losses of more than $146 million. After a long period of downtime, Virgin Galactic officials said the company is close to completing &#8220;modifications&#8221; of its VMS<em> Eve<\/em> carrier aircraft and VSS<em> Unity<\/em> spacecraft. The company expects to complete a glide flight of <em>Unity<\/em>, which is released from <em>Eve<\/em> at altitude, in early 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1896586#p3\">Read 27 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1896586&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1896586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocket Report: Indian commercial rocket has launch date; Branson must face lawsuit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge \/ Gilmour Space released this still image from a qualification test of its Sirius rocket engine. (credit: Gilmour Space) Welcome to Edition 5.17 of the Rocket Report! 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