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Long Beach's Future in Space:
A Continuing Series

Overview of LB Space Related Firms & Archived Coverage



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LBREPORT.com has previously noted: "[Long Beach's] growth in space ventures is organic, privately pursued with pioneering firms competing for what proponents view as a potentially lucrative market."

Archived stories are below, followed by overview of LB space-related firms is below at this jump link.


Archived / Previous coverage

Virgin Orbit Capitalizes On Its Unique Air Lauched System To Provide Launch Capability To Brazil

Image source: Virgin Orbit


Long Beach-based Rocket Lab Sets May 15 UTC For Its Next Mission With Parachute-Based Splash-Down Recovery Of Its Electron Rocket From Space
Virgin Orbit Announces Deal With QinetiQ & HyperSat To Launch Series of Six Hyperspectral Satellites#virginorbit#longbeach
#lbreport


Rocket Lab Plans May 2021 Repeat Of Its Nov. 2020 Launch/Parachute-Slowed Recovery Of Booster Rocket AND Intends To Move Toward Mid-Air Recovery AND Is Developing New Launch Vehicle For Propulsive (Engine Slowed) Landing on Ocean Platform
Relativity: Another Mission Duty Cycle test in the books! This time, we completed the test with our new copper engine, which has..
Long Beach-based Rocket Lab Sets May 15 UTC For Its Next Mission With Parachute-Based Splash-Down Recovery Of Its Electron Rocket From Space
Virgin Orbit Capitalizes On Its Unique Air Lauched System To Provide Launch Capability To Brazil

Image source: Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit Announces Deal With QinetiQ & HyperSat To Launch Series of Six Hyperspectral Satellites#virginorbit#longbeach
#lbreport


Rocket Lab Plans May 2021 Repeat Of Its Nov. 2020 Launch/Parachute-Slowed Recovery Of Booster Rocket AND Intends To Move Toward Mid-Air Recovery AND Is Developing New Launch Vehicle For Propulsive (Engine Slowed) Landing on Ocean Platform
Relativity: Another Mission Duty Cycle test in the books! This time, we completed the test with our new copper engine, which has..
Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit Plans June Launch Of Satellites For US Dept. of Defense Space Test Pgm, Royal Netherlands Air Force And Poland Based Firm
Long Beach-based Rocket Lab Sets May 15 UTC For Its Next Mission With Parachute-Based Splash-Down Recovery Of Its Electron Rocket From Space
Long Beach Based Virgin Orbit Capitalizes On Its Unique Air Lauched System To Provide Launch Capability To Brazil
Rocket Lab Plans May 2021 Repeat Of Its Nov. 2020 Launch/Parachute-Slowed Recovery Of Booster Rocket AND Intends To Move Toward Mid-Air Recovery AND Is Developing New Launch Vehicle For Propulsive (Engine Slowed) Landing on Ocean Platform
The two BlackSky payloads for our next mission have arrived in the cleanroom at Launch Complex 1!
Long Beach Firm "Relativity" -- That Aims To Create World's First Printed Launch Vehicle -- Awarded Defense Dept. Contract

Another Mission Duty Cycle test in the books! This time, we completed the test with our new copper engine, which has...

Posted by Relativity on Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Long Beach headquartered Rocket Lab launched (Mar. 22) from its New Zealand site and successfully deployed seven satellites. "Another flawless launch for our customers." pic.twitter.com/gv7ztGl5y0
The briefcase – this is what makes Photon a plug and play satellite. Attach this to any Kick Stage and it instantly becomes a Photon satellite. Launching on our next mission later in March. pic.twitter.com/0tiidrB4cf


We've officially completed and buckle-tested the Stage 1 Iron Bird tank demonstrator model! Check out these shots of the...

Posted by Relativity on Wednesday, February 24, 2021

After more than three years of delivering reliable access to orbit, Rocket Lab is planning to go public on the Nasdaq. Space is open for business. http://rocketlabusa.com/investors

Posted by Rocket Lab on Monday, March 1, 2021

Long Beach Based Virgin Orbit Puts Its Plane-Launched Rocket Payload Into Orbit

Screen save from Virgin Orbit Twitter video
Two LB-Based Firms Ready Space Launches In Coming Days (Virgin Orbit and Rocket Lab)
Elon Musk Sends His Congratulations As Long Beach HQ'd Firm -- Rocket Lab -- Details Its Success In Simultaneously Orbiting Thirty Satellites AND Using Parachute System To Recover Its First Stage Launch Rocket
Long Beach HQ'd Firm -- Rocket Lab -- Successfully Orbits Thirty Satellites In Single Launch AND Recovers Its Launch Rocket

Meet Photon Pathstone, the stepping stone to our lunar mission for NASA - National Aeronautics and Space...

Posted by Rocket Lab on Monday, February 22, 2021

Long Beach's Future In Space: Various Scientists and Entrepreneurs Are Pursuing It Now

Introducing our next mission launching in March from Launch Complex 1.#TheyGoUpSoFast will be Rocket Lab’s 19th.

Posted by Rocket Lab on Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Initial Photos: Zero G Fliers From LB Airport Float In Weightless Wonder, LBREPORT.com Publisher Pearl Describes Experience As "Ethereal, Other-Worldly, Gentle Physically But Intense For One's Senses" (As Earthly Moves Put His Feet On Ceiling)


Zero G Plane Producing Passenger Glee Also Quietly Enabled Scientists To Pursue These Space Exploration/Travel Advances

Experimental data being collected while Jason Marshall (left) and Jose Andrade (center) watch during a zero gravity parabola. Text and image source: Zero G
How Zero G Weightless Plane Flight Helped Pioneer Manufacturing Human Organs In Space









Overview of Long Beach Space Related Firms

RocketLab: (3881 McGowen St.) launches multiple satellites using its Electron rockets. In November 2020, Rocket Lab successfully recovered the rocket's first stage "using a parachute system for a controlled water landing before collection by a recovery vessel" and plans to use the system to refurbish and relaunch its rockets. In March 2021, it announced plans to build ager rocket and to go public on NASDAQ.


Virgin Orbit (4022 Conant St.) puts satellites into orbit using a plane-launched system In January 2021, it successfully used this system to put ten satellites into orbit.

Relativity Space (3500 E. Burnett) Website text: "Relativity is...building the world’s first entirely 3D printed rocket, Terran 1. Terran 1 has 100x lower part count than traditional rockets, a radically simple supply chain, and will be built from raw material to flight in less than 60 days with unparalleled iteration speed."

Spin Launch (4350 E Conant St) Developing mass accelerator technology to send payloads into space.

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