February 19, 2025 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- Short video by Rocket Lab touting the advantages of owning its own launch facility in New Zealand
The most important point is that it is the first privately owned and operated launch facility in the history of orbital rocketry.
- Image of likely Falcon 9 upper stage pressure vessel that crashed in Poland
It appears it is from a launch on February 1, 2025, in which this video shows the upper stage re-entering the atmosphere over Europe this morning.
- China’s Wenchang new launchpad has begun building its methane tank farm, with plans to finish by September
That date lines up well with the first launch of China’s Long March 12A, which will likely launch from this site.
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- Short video by Rocket Lab touting the advantages of owning its own launch facility in New Zealand
The most important point is that it is the first privately owned and operated launch facility in the history of orbital rocketry.
- Image of likely Falcon 9 upper stage pressure vessel that crashed in Poland
It appears it is from a launch on February 1, 2025, in which this video shows the upper stage re-entering the atmosphere over Europe this morning.
- China’s Wenchang new launchpad has begun building its methane tank farm, with plans to finish by September
That date lines up well with the first launch of China’s Long March 12A, which will likely launch from this site.