"Vulcan's Maiden Voyage and SpaceX Rivalry Intensify as Moon Landings Loom"
TL;DR
The upcoming week features several notable space launches, including the maiden flight of ULA's Vulcan rocket carrying the Peregrine lunar lander, two SpaceX Falcon 9 launches deploying Starlink satellites, and three Chinese launches with varying degrees of information available. ULA's Vulcan is set to launch on Jan. 8, while SpaceX's missions are scheduled for Jan. 7 and Jan. 8 from Florida and California, respectively. Additionally, a new Chinese private venture, Orienspace, will attempt a sea-launch of its first vehicle, Gravity-1, on Jan. 9. The week will also see the launch of ExPace's Kuaizhou 1A rocket with an unknown payload and CAS Space's Kinetica-1 on its third flight.
Topics:sciencescience-and-technology##chinesespacemissions#science-and-technology#spacelaunch#spacex#starlink#vulcanrocket
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