Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX has pushed back the flight of its next Falcon 9 rocket from Tuesday to Saturday as Subtropical Storm Nicole threatens the east coast of Florida, officials said Monday.” However, NASA is still keeping Artemis I on the Kennedy Space Center launchpad for its launch attempt next week. SpaceX is now scheduling its launch for Saturday for delivery of Intelsat’s Galaxy 31 and 32.
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Virgin Galactic on Track for Production of New Spaceplanes
Space News reports, “Virgin Galactic says production of its new suborbital spaceplanes remains on track to allow commercial flights to begin in the middle of next year as it contemplates restarting ticket sales. The company spent much of a May 15 earnings call talking about the technical progress it has made in the assembly of its first Delta-class vehicles, or SpaceShips, in areas such as structures, propulsion and avionics.”
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Bombardier Global 8,000 On Track for 2025 Takeoff
Flying Magazine reports, “Bombardier’s Global 8000, which the manufacturer bills as the world’s fastest and longest range business jet, could enter service as soon as this year. The high-powered business jet is expected to have a top speed of Mach 0.94 and range of 8,000 nm.”
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