Rocket Report: Ariane 6 workers are “hyperstressed,” SpaceX retort to Rogozin

Enlarge / Only five Ariane 5 rockets remain before Europe will transition to the Ariane 6 vehicle. (credit: ArianeGroup)

Welcome to Edition 4.35 of the Rocket Report! No report next week. We're now one week away from the momentous rollout of the Space Launch System rocket to the launch pad for the first time. I will be taking spring break with my family next week, so there will be no newsletter, but I will be back in time to track the rollout Thursday night, March 17. Look for full coverage on Ars Technica the following Friday morning.

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Voters decisively reject spaceport in Georgia. According to unofficial results, 72 percent of voters in Camden County voted Tuesday to halt the purchase of land for a spaceport in the US state of Georgia, First Coast News reports. This represents a striking (and perhaps fatal) setback for the vertical-launch spaceport. The county has spent $10.3 million on the project, which has been in the planning stages since 2012. Prior to the vote, supporters of the project said the spaceport would create jobs and diversify the county's economy.

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