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#HyImpulse announced a launch service agreement to begin flying from #SaxaVord 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Spaceport. The suborbital flight is expected to lift off in Q3.

The vehicle uses a mix of paraffin-based solid fuel and liquid oxygen, and can carry up to 250 kg to an altitude of 200 km. #SR75 is 40% cheaper 💶 than traditional propulsion systems, according to HyImpulse https://payloadspace.com/hyimpulse-signs-launch-agreement-with-saxavord/

HyImpulse Signs Launch Agreement with SaxaVord

The second suborbital flight of HyImpulse's SR75 is expected to lift off from SaxaVord no earlier than Q3 2026.

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Spaceflight 🚀5d ago

🇨🇦 There are two more launches 🚀 scheduled from the existing pad this year, and the goal is for a first #orbital launch by next year. Nova Construction will begin more work on the road network to the site, electricity would be run to the site by year’s end https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/spaceport-nova-scotia-in-canso-awarded-200-million-dnd-contract-for-launchpad-access

#Spaceport #NovaScotia

Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canso awarded $200-million DND contract for launchpad access

Spaceport Nova Scotia is launching, fueled by a $200 million contract with the Department of National Defense. On Tuesday federal Defense Minister David McGuinty announced the contract to lease a dedicated pad from Maritime Launch Service’s Spaceport Nova Scotia.

PNI Atlantic News

Spaceflight 🚀5d ago

🇨🇦 #Spaceport #NovaScotia : The first $20 million cash payment is due before March 31, 2026. The dedicated launch pad is expected to reach initial operational readiness by the end of 📆 2026 https://www.maritimelaunch.com/news/government-canada-selects-spaceport-nova-scotia-dedicated-sovereign-launch-site-national

Government of Canada Selects Spaceport Nova Scotia as Dedicated Sovereign Launch Site for National Defence

Maritime Launch

SpaceNews Mar 17

Canadian military invests in sovereign launch

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/canadian-military-invests-in-sovereign-launch/

Global News Politics Mar 16

Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
Ottawa will use the funds over the next decade to lease a space launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, which will serve as the foundation for a future spaceport.
#Politics #CanadianSpaceAgency #NationalDefence #Satellites
https://globalnews.ca/news/11732964/ottawa-space-launch-pad-nova-scotia/

Global News Mar 16

Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
Ottawa will use the funds over the next decade to lease a space launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, which will serve as the foundation for a future spaceport.
#Politics #CanadianSpaceAgency #NASA
https://globalnews.ca/news/11732964/ottawa-space-launch-pad-nova-scotia/

Global News Halifax Mar 16

Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
Ottawa will use the funds over the next decade to lease a space launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, which will serve as the foundation for a future spaceport.
#Politics #CanadianSpaceAgency #NASA
https://globalnews.ca/news/11732964/ottawa-space-launch-pad-nova-scotia/

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Spaceflight 🚀Mar 9

#ATMOS Space Cargo's PHOENIX 2.1 is a reusable ♻️ orbital transfer and return vehicle which will use the Azores #Spaceport* as both its launch and recovery point. The #Portuguese 🇵🇹 National Space Authority has issued the first license in #Europe for the performance of a controlled commercial spacecraft re-entry from #LEO to European 🇪🇺 territory https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/portugal-issues-first-space-re-entry-license-in-europe-for-azores-spaceport

* 🗺️ https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Azores+Spaceport&layer=Esri+Satellite

Portugal issues first space re-entry license for Azores - AeroTime

Portugal has issued the first license in Europe for a space vehicle re-entry at the Azores Spaceport

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Spaceflight 🚀Mar 9

🇲🇾 #Malaysia is poised to become the first country in Southeast Asia 🌏 to have its own space launch facility by 2029, with three potential sites identified in #Pahang, #Sarawak, and #Sabah. Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of #Roscosmos, is in discussions on the potential development of a #spaceport in Sabah* https://maia.my/news/qhazanah-sabah-russias-glavkosmos-explore-collaboration-space-launch-facility

* 🗺️ https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3879783

Qhazanah Sabah, Russia's Glavkosmos explore collaboration on space launch facility | Malaysia Aerospace Industry Association

KUALA LUMPUR: Russian launch service provider Glavkosmos is in discussions with the Sabah government's investment arm, Qhazanah Sabah Bhd, on the potential development of a spaceport in the state.Qhazanah Sabah Bhd chairman Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said a study conducted by Glavkosmos had identified Sabah as the most suitable location in Southeast Asia for orbital space launches, including low-Earth orbit and sun-synchronous orbit missions.

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Spaceflight 🚀Mar 8

🌍 #Djibouti revealed a $1 billion plan in 2023 to build #Africa's first orbital #spaceport with two PRC-based 🇨🇳 companies.Djibouti launched its first satellite in 2023, on a #SpaceX rocket https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11304

#China #US