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Side-by-side shot of returning boosters with different returning approaches during Flight 7 & 8 from the same remote spot.
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For the past few hours, we've been watching the apparent demolition of the "tarp tower" at SpaceX McGregor. This was seemingly where they were testing the new Tesla Roadster, it turns out. (Bonus, at the beginning of this clip, you can see the removal of the blue booster transfer tube cap!)
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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.
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This Week In Spaceflight with Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal).
youtu.be/TUiyzHFJlJ0
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Go MMX! 🚀
Ready for today's launch of @JAXA_En's mission to the moons of Mars? Liftoff is slated for 3:41 p.m. EDT.
Watch live at: youtube.com/live/Fn6gzuGa-6c
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JAXA is about to launch a planetary probe to Mars’s moon Phobos. The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is scheduled to fly on Monday, Oct. 19, at 19:41 UTC from the Tanegashima Space Center atop an H3-24L rocket.
Overview by Justin Davenport.
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SpaceX is preparing Flights 15 and 16 to close out 2026 for Starship, while documentation shows plans for a crazy future cadence at Starbase alone.
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Happy Shuttle Sunday!
Today, back in 1989, the best orbiter (Atlantis) launched from LC-39B on the STS-34 mission. During its short five-days in space, it deployed the Galileo space probe, which would ultimately study Jupiter and its moons between 1995-2003.
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Update on the HLS provider timelines from NASA
Short Overview:
Still targeting early 2028 for Artemis 4 and late 2028 for Artemis 5.
Starship cargo lander expected in 2032 and Mk2 cargo lander in 2033.
NASA provided an image of the CONOPS for Artemis 3 which is currently targeting NET Q3 2027.
Starship uncrewed landing demo still targeting NET Q4 2027. Blue Origin uncrewed Mk2 landing demo NET Q1 2028.
Starship Milestones:
First cape flight in Q4 2026 (currently NET Dec 10th). Completed HLS "Cabin 1" in Q4 2026 (ground testing cabin). This will have operations testing in Q1 2027 and airlock demonstrations in Q2.
Prop demo in Q1 2027, first launch from LC-37 also in 2027 - I personally believe 37a will be ready in Q2 or Q3.
Tank presurizations upgraded in Q2/Q3.
The first uncrewed landing demo tanker launch in Q3 with the landing demo in Q4.
Blue Origin Milestones:
New Glenn return to flight Q4 2026. First Blue Moon Mk1 landing in Q1 2027. Second Mk1 landing in Q4 2027 with the viper rover. Third Mk1 landing in Q1 2028 with an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) for Artemis 4.
Artemis 3 crew vehicle hardware complete in Q1 2027 with launch in Q2/Q3 2027.
LC36B (9x4 Pad) complete in Q3 2027 with the first NG 9x4 launch in Q4.
Source: ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/…
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My disco may not have thrusters like the roadster but it does have a cupcake holder
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BREAKING: Terran R second stage has fired up for the first time!
Relativity is making serious progress towards the first flight of the heavy-lift vehicle. Slightly bigger than Falcon 9, slightly smaller than New Glenn.
🔥 Just another day at Stennis. Stage 2 successfully completed its first integrated hotfire!
The A2 test stand was originally built in the 60s to support Saturn V Upper Stage testing (S-II). It was later reconfigured to be a single engine test stand for Shuttle Main Engine testing and development.
The last Saturn V Stage test occurred October 30, 1970 on A2. It has been 55 years, 11 months, and 17 days since A2 supported stage testing capability.
As of this morning, it is now 0 days.
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No. This one is actually mine.
I’m convinced the entire thought process behind the flying Roadster was @elon smoking a joint at 2am, scrolling Reels, stumbling across this fucking thing and going “fuck yeah, put that in a car.”
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Rising from the ashes...to vertical - The Flame Trench xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1RJZzBMdw…
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Our latest ground station going in and looking good. Where do you think this one is?
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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.
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New LC-36 render and a render of the new stage 2 production facility, set to be completed in the summer of 2027. Blue says they’re also preparing two new droneships and looking at additional launch pads on the space coast beyond the two at LC-36.
"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
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Ship completed its return journey by joining three future flight vehicles inside Mega Bay 2. Meanwhile, a pack of Coyotes took too much interest in some of our robotic cameras!
➡️youtu.be/76MROJzIisg
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Starship Flight 16: Booster 23 with a bellyful of cryo at Massey's. This *could* be the booster that goes to 39A!
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S43.1’s nosecone tip appears slightly crumpled during testing at Massey's. It’s currently unclear when this occurred or how it will affect the remaining tests on this test tank.
Photo: @CeaserG33 for NSF.
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Wow, the improvements on Artemis II really are visible.
L: Artemis I's Heatshield
R: Artemis II's Heatshield
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NASA has released a picture of the Artemis II heatshield after recovery and inspections. The contrast with the Artemis I heatshield is quite visible.
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USA Flag installed on the Gigabay Bridge Crane at Starbase.
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