Firefly added launch sites in Virginia and Sweden for its Alpha vehicle. NASA has selected SpaceX to build the ISS US Deorbit Vehicle, closed out their task orders to Collins for ISS spacesuits, and decided to keep Starliner at the ISS for a few more weeks.

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Topics

Firefly Aerospace Adds Alpha Launch Capability on Wallops Island, Virginia
SSC and Firefly Aerospace to Launch Satellites from Esrange in Sweden
NASA Selects International Space Station US Deorbit Vehicle - NASA
Eric Berger on X: “Bill Spetch, operations integration manager for NASA’s International Space Station Program, confirms that the US Deorbit Vehicle will be based on "Dragon heritage" hardware. It will involve modifications of the trunk.”
NASA’s International Space Station Deorbit Analysis Summary White Paper
NASA’s commercial spacesuit program just hit a major snag | Ars Technica
NASA Collins xEVAS Update – Space Station
Starliner to remain on ISS for more thruster tests - SpaceNews

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T+278: Firefly Alpha’s New Launch Sites, ISS News Blitz (Deorbit Vehicle, Collins Spacesuits, and Starliner)

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