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The high stakes of SpaceX's dominance in space
By Miriam Kramer, author of Axios Space
SpaceX is empowering other companies and nations to reach their goals in space — but it could also pose major challenges to those same entities.
Why it matters: Elon Musk's space company is dominating the industry.
What's happening: The company has already launched 62 missions this year, far surpassing any other company or nation and already breaking its own record for most launches in a year.
The intrigue: SpaceX's competitors are being forced into the uncomfortable position of relying on them.
What's Happening Now
Firefly selected to launch three L3Harris satellites
L3Harris is building three small satellites for the U.S. government, scheduled to launch in 2026
September 5, 2023
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace signed an agreement with L3Harris Technologies to launch three missions on Firefly’s Alpha rocket, the company announced Sept. 5.
Firefly’s Alpha rocket — designed to lift more than 1,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit — operates from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.?
L3Harris’ space business builds satellites for DoD and the intelligence community.
The agreement with Firefly is for three dedicated launches on the Alpha vehicle targeted for 2026.??
L3Harris won $225 million contract
The three satellites are being designed and built by L3Harris under a $225 million U.S. government contract, a company spokesperson told SpaceNews. “These payloads will support the national security space mission,” the company said.
“Firefly is honored to support the ongoing mission needs of L3Harris as they continue to deliver satellite systems that advance our national security,” Bill Weber, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, said Sept. 5 in a news release.
Taking out the trash: Here's how private companies could be vital for space debris removal
To keep a watchful, more-informed eye on orbital debris, much better approaches are needed.
There's no doubt about it. Earth orbit is a messy place.?
But is there a business in removing space junk from Earth orbit? Around the world, private companies and national space agencies alike are coming up with concepts on grappling with worrisome debris. However, estimates of how much troublesome litter is actually in orbit — from huge chunks of space scrap to tiny paint chips and even radioactive particles — are daunting and tricky to make.
When a satellite receives a come-to-blows punch by leftover litter or an explosion occurs in Earth orbit, particularly at higher altitudes, the detrimental results are additive. The debris resulting from these high-speed happenings lingers for years, decades, even centuries.
ESA to set target for first Ariane 6 launch after upcoming tests
September 4, 2023
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency plans to set a target launch period for the first Ariane 6 in October, with the hopes that vehicle can finally take flight “not too late” into 2024.
At a Sept. 4 briefing, officials from ESA and other partners on the Ariane 6 said they should be able to announce a range of dates for the rocket’s inaugural launch after a pair of static-fire tests of the rocket’s core stage and its Vulcain 2.1 engine on the launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana.
The first of those tests, slated to last about four seconds, is scheduled for Sept. 5. That will be followed by a 470-second test on Oct. 3 that, if successful, will provide what ESA calls “flight-ready” qualification for the core stage.
Those tests, said ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, should allow the agency to set a target for the first launch, which ESA acknowledged last month had slipped to 2024. “We will then be in a position to define a launch period for Ariane 6, which we will announce to you after these series of tests have been conducted.”
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