KSP stock/mod enthusiast, Shuttle 2 mastermind, Elon coolade skeptic, aerospace vehicle design fanatic, upcoming aerospace engineer
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AlrightyDave retweeted
In fewer than two hours, SpaceX is scheduled to launch its second Falcon 9 rocket of the day. The Starlink 15-15 mission is slated to liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:10 p.m. PDT (7:10 p.m. EDT / 2310 UTC).
Read more: spaceflightnow.com/2026/10/2…
AlrightyDave retweeted
Another epic sunrise at Starbase.
"Just add vehicles"
Could be Ship 43 (Flight 16) first, for potential chopstick tests, then Booster 22 (Flight 15), and finally Ship 42, joining forces for a November launch.
nsf.live/starbase
AlrightyDave retweeted
Earlier this month, NASA's Kennedy Space Center posted the Draft PEA for SpaceX's expansion of its Roberts Road campus for Starship. This would expand the site from 167 acres to nearly 400 acres, more than doubling the existing footprint at the site.
netspublic.grc.nasa.gov/main…
AlrightyDave retweeted
Swing arms are being installed on the Long March 10 launch tower at Wenchang, while the second mobile launch platform is taking shape nearby. Two mobile launchers will support back-to-back Mengzhou & Lanyue launches to the moon.
#CNSPACE
AlrightyDave retweeted
Production of the new carbon composite forward dome for Neutron’s Stage 1 propellant tank is underway.
Our automated fiber placement (AFP) machine follows a computer-controlled course to lay down thousands of strands of carbon fiber - each thinner than a human hair - at speeds of up to 100 meters per minute to create Stage 1’s structures on custom molds.
Once the AFP machine is finished with the new forward dome it will be rolled out, inspected, then prepared for the curing process to harden the carbon composite.
AlrightyDave retweeted
The Bepi-Colombo mission is approaching Mercury for final orbital insertion, last month it dropped the high performance electric propulsion system.
youtube.com/watch?v=0JP-RtM_…
AlrightyDave retweeted
𝗠𝗜𝗨𝗥𝗔 𝟱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
October is a milestone-packed month for our MIURA 5 program, as we continue turning our launch system into a reality.
Here’s what’s taking shape across the program:
▪️Launcher qualification: MIURA 5 is undergoing system-level qualification, with three units manufactured.
▪️Industrial scale-up: Advancing our production capabilities to accelerate production and prepare for the next phase.
▪️Launch infrastructure: Progressing ground systems, civil works, and launch operations to build the foundations for liftoff.
The road to launch is taking shape. Every milestone advances MIURA 5 towards operational readiness.
🎥 Watch the full MIURA 5 Progress Update here: youtube.com/watch?v=Z6in6nup…
AlrightyDave retweeted
NASA has given us lots of information of Starship HLS, this is a very real vehicle with tons of work being put into it.
SpaceX has nearly completed HLS Cabin One, a 1:1 matching of the real flight cabin for astronaut testing operations. SpaceX will likely show off the hardware for it within 2 months (this month is a high contender)
The Artemis III Starship will have its docking system integrated by the end of the year and have its emulator and communications delievered in early 2027, this Ship will perform cryo and static fire tests in Q2 2027.
HLS landing legs to be demonstrated in Q2 of 2027 along with Cabin One's airlock.
Orbital refueling test of Starship set for Q1 of 2027!
Pad LC-37 to be ready in Q1 2027 (already was known)
First Cape and V3 booster reflight in Q4 of 2026, this may mean 3 more flights this year?
Tank pressurization upgrades to SuperHeavy (?)
Uncrewed HLS lannding mission in Q4 2027 with tankers.
AlrightyDave retweeted
Blue Origin's work to restore pad 36A to launch operations remains ongoing, but this week, the company unveiled plans to increase launch cadence with its New Glenn rockets. It aims to fly multiple times per week by the end of the decade.
Watch: youtu.be/lFPQdi3dvnY
AlrightyDave retweeted
Team Blue is building the infrastructure and hardware to meet the mission ahead of us. Take a look at our upper stage manufacturing facility at Rocket Park - it will produce up to 150 upper stages a year to support high launch cadence. This is one piece of a connected system designed to run at rate: manufacturing, integration, launch, recovery, refurbishment, and back to flight. Every step optimized for cadence.
AlrightyDave retweeted
While Blue Origin continues its recovery work at Launch Complex 36A following the explosion in May, it's making multiple infrastructure investments to greatly increase launch cadence following their return to flight with New Glenn.
📰: spaceflightnow.com/2026/10/1…
AlrightyDave retweeted
SpaceX proposing sharp increase in Starship launches from Texas spacenews.com/spacex-proposi…
AlrightyDave retweeted
Four pads. Three landing ships. Up to 150 upper stages a year. It's a big commitment to New Glenn.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/1…
AlrightyDave retweeted
Blue Origin outlines New Glenn launch infrastructure upgrades spacenews.com/blue-origin-ou…
AlrightyDave retweeted
"Launching at a high cadence requires a connected system - one that manufactures vehicles at scale, prepares customer payloads efficiently, supports reliable launch operations, and quickly returns reusable boosters to service. We are building that system here in Florida." Read more from our Senior Vice President of Operations Ian Richardson. bit.ly/4hRC0xe
AlrightyDave retweeted
Starship Flight 16: Booster 23 with a bellyful of cryo at Massey's. This *could* be the booster that goes to 39A!
nsf.live/starbase
AlrightyDave retweeted
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching on a secretive mission for the U.S. military gets a musical send-off from Vandenberg Space Force Base with the five o'clock bugle call 'Retreat' followed by the National Anthem.
