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Let´s hope that they will execute this project with more relevant resources when it comes to engineering (what we see here is a potential disaster in the making - follow the number marks I added on the image below extracted from one of their marketing video for their ROSA product):

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(Will post the solution later but feel free to post your own)
1. Brackets not designed for out of plan strain (torque and side loads)
2. No safety line + no protection for the operators + probably irrelevant cable routing (add a pulley) + no safety containments of the cable in case it snaps or the lifted object falls obliquely
3. Pillars (scaffolding) are not anchored so can´t have any structural functions
3bis. (3rd picture) The frame supporting the lifting cable is directly anchored to a contractor product (need to be recertified) that does not support, as apparent in 2, (and probably was not studied) for such added loading.
4. Operators under and in the scaffoldings are directly exposed of Bracket 1, cable 2 or frame 3bis failure (structural collapsing)

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HyPrSpace looks for applications beyond launch for its hybrid propulsion technology​

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HyPrSpace looks for applications beyond launch for its hybrid propulsion technology

A French launch startup that recently closed a funding round is seeking defense applications for its hybrid propulsion technology.
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HyPrSpace is one of several companies worldwide pursuing hybrid propulsion, which combines a solid fuel with a liquid oxidizer. In theory, hybrid engines combine attributes of both solid- and liquid-propellant rockets, but they have gained little market traction beyond their use in Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplanes. First launch attempts earlier this year by Gilmour Space Technologies’ Eris rocket and Innospace’s Hanbit-Nano, which both use hybrid engines in their first stages, failed shortly after liftoff.
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HyPrSpace is developing a small launch vehicle called Orbital Baguette 1, or OB-1, capable of placing up to 235 kilograms into orbit. The company is also working on a suborbital vehicle, Baguette One, intended as a technology demonstrator for OB-1.
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Orbital Baguette 1? That has to be a joke right?
 
I have in mind that this is related to the weight of the Baguette, per definition 250g (9 oz)* and they will eventually use that scale for the capacity of any future project (Baguette / Bread (twice as much) etc...).

*except you would convert grams for kilograms
 
If I remember correctly (my family are French Belgian) the word also means "stick or branch" so I am wondering if perhaps they are using an alternative meaning of the word.
Not that Tomcat's interpretation is not the correct one.

Now I am craving a good, fresh, hot and very crusty baguette...
 
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Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imagery​

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Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imagery

Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 - Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat have signed a new agreement to commercialize imagery and applications from the future PAZ-2 radar satellites, reinforcing their long standing cooperation in the
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Eutelsat gets nearly 1 billion euros in French-backed ECA financing​

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Eutelsat gets nearly 1 billion euros in French-backed ECA financing

Eutelsat has signed a 975 million euro ($1.2 billion) France-backed export credit agency financing package to help fund 440 replacement satellites for its OneWeb LEO broadband constellation.
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On second thought though, it actually makes a whole lot of sense for Europe to develop a dedicated abort system first, considering how many crewed ESA spaceflight programs have been haphazardly aborted over the decades...
 

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