{"id":759256,"date":"2020-05-22T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=759256"},"modified":"2020-05-22T07:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T11:00:54","slug":"rocket-report-nasas-stunning-falcon-9-bargain-ariane-6-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=759256","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Report: NASA\u2019s stunning Falcon 9 bargain, Ariane 6 delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> The Electron launch vehicle is ready to soar. (credit: Rocket Lab<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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Welcome to Edition 2.45 of the Rocket Report! We’re looking ahead to a monumental week of rocket launches with the first LauncherOne mission potentially taking flight on Sunday and the possible launch of Crew Dragon next Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Virgin Orbit announces first launch attempt.<\/strong> On Wednesday, the company that has been developing LauncherOne for most of the last decade said it is ready to make a launch attempt. The rocket, which is dropped from a modified 747 aircraft, will not carry a customer’s payload. The mission, which is being classified as a “launch demo,” is set to take place between 10am and 2pm PT (17:00-21:00 UTC) on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nSource: Ars Technica – Rocket Report: NASA\u2019s stunning Falcon 9 bargain, Ariane 6 delayed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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