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This week SpaceX returns with the FAA\u2018s okay to resume launches, starting with ESA\u2018s Hera mission to the asteroid Didymos. Late-week weather around the Florida Peninsula will, however, likely delay several missions the company has.<\/p>\n

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This Week\u2019s Launches<\/h2>\n
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  • October 7 (Monday)\n
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    • Blue Origin | New Shepard | NS-27 | 8:00 A.M. CDT\n
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      • Launch Site One, West Texas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Hera | 10:52 A.M. EDT\n
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        • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • October 8 (Tuesday)\n
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          • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | OneWeb #20 | 11:03 P.M. PDT\n
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            • SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • October 10 (Thursday)\n
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              • CASC | Long March 3B | Unknown Payload | 9:50 A.M. EDT\n
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                • LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • October 11 (Friday)\n
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                  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 10-10 | 2:54 A.M. EDT\n
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                    • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Quick Launch News<\/h2>\n

                      Morgan Stanley reduced its price target for Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson\u2019s space tourism company, from $35 down to just $5. This comes as the company has halted commercial launches until its new Delta Class spaceplanes finish production, possibly in 2026. [Investing.com]<\/p>\n

                      Vega-C\u2019s redesigned second stage passes second test fire over in Italy, paving the way for the rocket\u2019s next launch. After suffering from a failure almost two years ago, Europe\u2019s new small lift launcher has been working on a redesigned Zefiro-40 solid rocket motor. [ESA]<\/p>\n

                      ULA launched its second Vulcan rocket Friday but suffered an issue with its solid rocket motor. While ULA\u2019s CEO stated the mission was a complete success and the rocket did, in fact, make it to orbit around the Sun, an issue with Vulcan\u2019s SLM-1 was seen during launch. ULA now hopes for certification from the Space Force to begin national security missions as soon as this year. [Space Explored]<\/p>\n

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