T+60: New Glenn’s Fairing, OneWeb’s Factory
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English - September 16, 2017 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 268 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Technology meco space spaceflight space exploration space colonization space policy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Blue Origin announced a size increase to New Glenn’s fairing, and OneWeb has decided to keep their Toulouse factory open for other customers after their initial 10-satellite production run is over. Both decisions bring about some interesting implications for the market at large.
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Blue Origin | New Glenn
Blue Origin on Twitter: “Given customer response, we’re going straight to the 7m fairing and skipping 5.4m. Customers liking options the 2X volume provides.”
New Glenn Gets Larger Fairing - Main Engine Cut Off
OneWeb Satellites to keep Toulouse factory open for other customers - SpaceNews.com
OneWeb Satellites to keep Toulouse factory open for other customers - Main Engine Cut Off
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