1.0Parabolic Archttps://parabolicarc.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RUADd0gCTw"><a href="https://parabolicarc.com/2023/01/08/the-week-ahead-virgin-orbit-abl-space-spacex-and-chinese-launches-scheduled/">The Week Ahead: Virgin Orbit, ABL Space, SpaceX and Chinese Launches Scheduled</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://parabolicarc.com/2023/01/08/the-week-ahead-virgin-orbit-abl-space-spacex-and-chinese-launches-scheduled/embed/#?secret=RUADd0gCTw" width="600" height="338" title="“The Week Ahead: Virgin Orbit, ABL Space, SpaceX and Chinese Launches Scheduled” — Parabolic Arc" data-secret="RUADd0gCTw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> While the first week of 2023 saw only one launch worldwide, things will get a lot busier in week 2. Virgin Orbit is set to conduct its first launch from the UK, ABL Space hopes to launch its first rocket ever, and SpaceX and China have three launches apiece on their manifests.https://parabolicarc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LauncherOne_Flight2_ignition_Jan2021.jpg