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#CapeCanaveral :

β€’ Works on the #Starship launch facility at Pad #39A are proceeding
β€’ #StokeSpace's #Nova is scheduled to fly from #SLC14 as early as next year
β€’ #Relativity’s #SLC16 will support the partially reusable #TerranR
β€’ #ULA is expanding its Spacecraft Processing and Operations Center
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/12/cape-flyover-2

#KennedySpaceCenter

Launch costs have fallen 95% πŸ“‰ (with another massive reduction expected in the coming years) thanks to reuse, improved engineering, and increased volumes.
β€œIn economics, we assume that resources are limited; land is limited; natural resources are limited. With #space 🌌, it allows us to change that.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/03/were-in-a-new-era-the-21st-century-space-race-takes-off

#LaunchCost#SpaceMining

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β€œ #Amazon is purchasing up to 83 launches from #Arianespace, #BlueOrigin and #ULA”. At current market prices, it is assumed that the launch Capex from these 83 launches could be as high as $6 billion to $10 billion, deploying only half πŸŒ— as many satellites as #Starlink already did by πŸ“† mid-2024. If #Kuiper had access to the same launch deal as Starlink, its launch Capex could be less than half πŸ“‰ of what it is estimated here. https://spacenews.com/spacex-and-the-categorical-imperative-to-achieve-low-launch-cost/

#Ariane6#Vulcan#NewGlenn#LauchCost