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Avio picks developer for first US rocket motor production facility
October 29, 2024
Italian rocket maker Avio plans to set up its first solid motor production facility in the United States in 2028 to capture growing demand in the space and defense markets.
The company’s recently established U.S.-based subsidiary said Oct. 29 that it has contracted real estate development firm ACMI Properties to pick a location for the factory in the first half of 2025.
While the facility’s core focus would be on missiles for U.S. government tactical needs, following a contract with defense contractor Raytheon and a partnership with the U.S. Army, Avio USA CEO James Syring said there is also strong demand for boosters from commercial space launchers.
“The demand signal was very, very strong on the defense tactical side,” said Syring, a retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral and former director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, “but as we got into those very detailed discussions, the space side has come up more recently.”
He said Avio seeks to provide additional capacity to the industrial base for large solid rocket motor boosters in the United States, where Northrop Grumman is the primary supplier.
“Obviously, [Northrop] are a huge company,” he said, “but given the expertise and the manufacturing capability that we have in Europe for these types of big boosters, we believe … there’s a niche for us over here in terms of that capacity.”
Avio develops solid, liquid and cryogenic propulsion systems and is prime contractor for Europe’s Vega rocket program.
The company is also a sub-contractor for Ariane 6, which uses Vega boosters.
In addition to a solid rocket motor production facility at its base in Italy, Avio has a facility in French Guiana, which hosted Ariane 6’s inaugural launch in July.
Avio USA is based in Arlington, Virginia, and is structured to comply with the country’s security and export-control regulations, including being governed by a U.S.-led board of directors.
ACMI, or American Center for Manufacturing Innovation, said it is considering all 50 states in the U.S. for Avio’s first manufacturing facility in the country.
The contract also marks the developer’s first rocket factory project.
https://spacenews.com/avio-picks-developer-for-first-us-rocket-motor-production-facility/
Journalist Claims There Are 'A Lot of Attempts' to Stop Witnesses from Testifying at UFO Congressional Hearing==
October 29, 2024
November 13th is set to be a huge day for alien enthusiasts, as Congress has scheduled a hearing on UFOs, which are officially known as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).
The hearing, led by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is expected to feature several government officials and UAP experts and will likely address the several unexplained aerial sightings that have occurred around military bases over the last year.
Some in the alien-believer community think that this hearing could finally confirm that the government knows about the existence of extraterrestrials who have visited Earth.
However, J. Corbell, a documentarian and journalist who covers all things aliens, says that the powers that be are already trying to silence people scheduled to speak at the hearing.
“We are in a crisis right now of journalism in America and there are a lot of attempts right now to stop witnesses — firsthand whistleblowers to UAP — from testifying,” Corbell told NBC News.
Corbell didn’t name anyone specifically, but he said that these firsthand witnesses are facing pressure to not reveal what they know.
That said, he believes that the hearing won’t be stopped and that “the world is going to catch up really soon.”
“This is the message that’s already been said by Representative Nancy Mace,” Corbell explained. “Come Hell or high water, the hearing is on. Nothing can stop it now.
Nothing can, and truth and significant transparency regarding UAP is unstoppable. So what the American and global public does with that, that’s up to them.”
Gadi Schwartz asked Corbell about the Pentagon’s response to the dozens of unidentified drones that were spotted flying above Langley Air Force Base in Virginia for several weeks at the end of last year.
A spokesperson noted that the drones “didn’t appear to exhibit any hostile intent” but reassured the media that it was “something we have kept our eye on.”
While Corbell said the response is an acknowledgement that “there are incursions on sensitive military installations,” he insisted “that is a small, tiny piece of opaque glass in a larger mosaic of what UAP represents or could represent to the larger global and American public.”
Corbell ended his interview with a message “for every whistleblower and every American patriot”:
“Do not fear the truth. Fear is just your own shadow on the floor and don’t forget it,” Corbell said, referencing lyrics from “Shadow” by Livingston.
“We’re going to have a different conversation after and on November 13th. The world is going to learn things they didn’t know before,” Corbell concluded.
https://www.ebaumsworld.com/articles/j-corbell-alien-congress-hearing-interview/87626610/