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The Dragon spacecraft performed a re-entry burn and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 500 km southwest of Long Beach, California, at 2:50 p.m. Eastern.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralApr 7, 2020Final first-generation cargo Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth

The Southwest Research Institute purchased flights on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and also purchased flights on the Lynx suborbital spaceplane developed by XCOR Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralMar 23, 2020Suborbital researchers are finally ready for liftoff

NASA launched eight 30-kilogram Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) satellites in 2016 that were built by the Southwest Research Institute and the University of Michigan.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesTechnical ProductJan 15, 2020Spire Global shares early data from GNSS Reflectometry satellites

The Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China has hosted 13 launches so far in 2019, making it the country's and the world's busiest spaceport to date in 2019.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralDec 20, 2019China creates commercial space alliance, expands launch complex

Nontechnical DREAM payload participants include the Anderson High School Robotics Program, Animal Packers, AstroGrams, and Bob Hope Elementary at Southwest ISD.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralNov 19, 2019Firefly Aerospace Announces DREAM Payload Participants

Chang’e-4 was launched by a Long March 3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China at 1:23 p.m. Eastern on 2018-12-07.

Mentioned as: southwestTechnical ProductDec 12, 2018Chang’e-4 spacecraft enters lunar orbit ahead of first-ever far side landing

OneSpace aims to achieve production capacity by 2020 of more than 30 OS-M series rockets and 20 or more OS-X series rockets at facilities in Chongqing, southwest China.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesOrg RelationshipAug 14, 2018Chinese rocket maker OneSpace secures $44m in funding; Expace prepares for commercial launch

The relay satellite was launched from Xichang, southwest China, on 2018-05-20.

Mentioned as: Southwest AirlinesNarrative GeneralJun 14, 2018Chang’e-4 relay satellite enters halo orbit around Earth-Moon L2, microsatellite in lunar orbit
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