AGP Executive Report
Last update: 34 minutes agoOffshore Oil Risk: Petrobras has begun drilling in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin near the Amazon River mouth, and scientists are warning that the poorly studied Amazon Reef system could be hit by an oil spill, with impacts potentially reaching mangroves, small-scale fisheries, and even neighboring countries. Cultural Heritage Return: France’s National Assembly has cleared the legal path to return remains of six people from the 1892 “human zoos” to French Guiana, following a bill that allows removal of inalienable museum collections. Ariane 6 Update: Europe’s Ariane 6 notched another success with VA269, using new P160C-based boosters for a power boost and deploying 36 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation—its most powerful Block 2 configuration yet. Space Industry Watch: Sirius Space Services was selected by CNES to take a slot at the Guiana Space Center’s new multi-user commercial launch facility, after MaiaSpace shifted plans. Rocket Report: OHB plans to raise up to €510.7M to support its satellite and launch-vehicle work, including Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA One development, while China is also reportedly preparing a Long March 7A launch.
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