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AIAA proudly returned as a sponsoring partner of the International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), hosted by the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA), for the second consecutive year. Held in West Texas in mid-June, IREC brought together more than 2,000 university students from 144 teams to design, build, and launch rockets in the desert heat.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Space Development Agency’s First Operational Satellites
Defense News reports, “The Space Development Agency launched its initial batch of operational satellites on Wednesday, kicking off a 10-month campaign to deliver more than 150 satellites to low Earth orbit. The 21 satellites, all built by York Space Systems, flew on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.”
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Bombardier Global 7500 Sets More Than 75 Speed Records
Aviation Week reports that Bombardier’s Global 7500 jet has set 75 speed records, highlighting its top speed and impressive range. “The new records build on earlier speed-setting flights, which include a 8,225-nm flight in October 2019 from Sydney to Detroit.”
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Breakup of Russian Satellite Creates Over 100 Pieces of Debris
Via Satellite reports, “U.S. Space Command confirmed that a defunct Russian satellite broke up in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Wednesday, creating more than 100 pieces of debris. Space Command said the breakup took place on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. MT. It was not clear why the satellite broke up, such as if it was the result of an anti-satellite test.”
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