First Full V3 Starship Stack Assembled for Flight 12
For the first time both vehicles for Flight 12 are at the launch site together. Starship 39 has been delivered to pad 2 and (hopefully) soon will be stacked on top of Booster 19 completing the first ever full stack of a V3 Starship.🚀🚀🚀 📸: @jordanguidry6 https://t.co/Qlalke6izm
Starship Test Rescheduled: May 9, 8 Am–8 Pm
🚨New Starship test closure: May 9th, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Looks like the WDR has moved a bit. https://t.co/mHpCFWoYEQ https://t.co/lKlErbZJtr
Experience a Starlink Satellite's Full Orbit Firsthand
Here you can follow a Starlink satellite through an entire orbit… …in a first person view. 🤩
Decouple Life Support: Robot Companion for Agile EVA Suits
The current SpaceX EVA suit needs Dragon for life support. On the Moon that won’t be possible. Why not keep all those systems separate from the suit? Imagine a small robot carrying all the support systems, following the suit. Benefit: Far more...
Missing Upper‑Stage Deorbit Details Highlight Risk Transparency Gap
Hmm. No mention of the upper stage deorbit. No risk assessment. I get it. It’s corporate text, because damage mitigation, but still. Would have been nice.
SpaceX Launches NG-24, Falcon 9 Lands Booster Successfully
🚀SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman NG-24 (CRS-24) this morning at 7:41 a.m. ET from SLC-40. The Falcon 9 carried the Cygnus spacecraft (S.S. Steven R. Nagel) with ~11,000 lbs of supplies and science to the ISS. Booster B1094 (7th flight) nailed...
A Century-Old Secret Space Dream Ignored by Everyone
100 years since someone had a crazy idea and believed in it. Only Goddard, his wife Esther, and a couple of assistants witnessed it. It didn't even make the local newspapers, and Goddard kept details secret for years afterward due to...
Booster 19 Conducts Tests to Activate Pad 2
Here's the official word: Booster 19 will perform a series of tests to activate Pad 2. ❤️🚀 https://t.co/XaOvA5XgFg
SpaceX Limits to 10 Raptor 3s for Risk‑reduction Test
🚨BOOSTER 19 RAPTOR 3 ENGINES SpaceX just lifted Booster 19 (first V3 Super Heavy) onto the new Pad 2. With only 10 Raptor 3 engines installed. Why only so few engines? Smart risk reduction: New booster design + debut Raptor 3 engines +...
Booster 19 Lift Missing Engines Raises Asymmetric Thrust Concerns
🚨BOOSTER 19 LIFT IN PROGRESS: It is missing quite a few engines... What for? Will we just see a static fire of the center engines? Everything else would be an asymmetric thrust. 🤷♂️ Watch LIVE with me: https://t.co/9fNjC5XZZs https://t.co/jlcIaSmTgj
Starship Flight 12 Slated for Early April Launch
🚨STARSHIP LAUNCH WINDOW UPDATE According to Musk we should see Starship Flight 12 in the first week of April.
SpaceX Executes Largest Starship Site Expansion Yet
🚨LAUNCH SITE EXPANSION: SpaceX is performing the largest expansion in its Starship launch site history. At the same time, Pad 2 is made ready for Flight 12, and Pad 1 is being updated. Parallel execution enables SpaceX to be faster than anyone else....
SLS Fixed, New Rollout Begins April 1
SLS repaired ✅ New rollout in the coming weeks ✅ Launch window: starts April 1st ✅
Mystery Pipes on Ship 39 Likely Heat Exchanger
I'm still scratching my head over these pipes. They're not part of the stand. Definitely a part of Ship 39. I've heard all sorts of theories. A new Flap drive. Chill lines. Vent lines. But none of it really fits, especially...
Starship V3 Lands Twice,
Two clean soft landings in the Indian Ocean for Starship v3 until we can expect a catch. The rule is still in place. Earliest for a ship catch: Flight 14 👍