This week, ABL Space Systems, a private American company, is set to launch its RS1 rocket for the first time. It’s designed to be a simple rocket that can be launched at short notice.
With the failed launch of the Space Launch System in the rearview mirror, it’s time to bring focus back to some other missions that are due to launch in the upcoming week. We will have some launches from SpaceX and Rocket Lab, which we are quite used to, but new this week is ABL Space Systems. It’s an American private company that has developed a rocket called RS1 that’s described as simple, gimmick-free, able to be produced at scale, and capable of rapid launches that can be executed in hours, not months.
The first launch of the week is SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying 54 Starlink satellites, designated as Starlink Group 4-34.
