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ABL Space exits commercial launch market, shifts focus to missile defense - SpaceNews
Dan Piemont on X: “ANNOUNCEMENT Today we’re announcing major changes to our mission at ABL. We are stepping away from the commercial launch market and focusing our efforts on missile defense. Commercial Launch Over the past six years, we developed an orbital rocket with unique traits…”

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T+289: Starship Flight 6, ABL’s Pivot, NS-26 (Headlines Preview)

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