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Here comes Booster 23. SpaceX is running two flows in parallel for Flights 15 and 16.
Starship Flight 16: Ship 43 has returned to the production site from its Pad 2 chopstick tests, with Booster 23 set to head out to Massey's for cryotesting.
This duo is expected to sail to KSC to be the first Starship flight from 39A.
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Starship Flight 16: Ship 43 has returned to the production site from its Pad 2 chopstick tests, with Booster 23 set to head out to Massey's for cryotesting.
This duo is expected to sail to KSC to be the first Starship flight from 39A.
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Ship 43 passing by its ride to space.
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So...we expected Ship 43 to go back to Production during tonight's first delay. But we had assumed the second delay, to Massey's, was just for a stand. We may have been wrong. Cuz that's Booster 23 in the doorway.
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Ship 42 has completed both its single- and six-engine static fire tests, paving the way for Flight 15 in November. These events occurred during a busy period at Starbase that included Ship 43 testing ahead of Flight 16.
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Ship 42 just wrapped a full 6-engine static fire at Massey’s, following its single-engine test yesterday.
Flight 15 gearing up quickly
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Starship Flight 15: Ship 42 conducts a six-engine static fire test.
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We are back again for S42 Static Fire! This one might be all six engines. I have relocated to a new spot and our Robotics army are also in place for multiple angles! @NASASpaceflight youtube.com/live/C0lC4tb1sDE…
SpaceX conducts Static Fire of Ship 42
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High res pictures now being uploaded on NASA's image and video library of the Core Stage 3 being lifted and integrated with the Solid Rocket Boosters.
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‘Taking Flight’ (nearly). Our beautiful Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage left the surface of the earth (briefly) today as it ‘flew over the hump’ via a giant crane in the Vehicle Assembly Building to be mated between our 2 already assembled Solid Rocket Boosters on the Mobile Launcher. Spectacular job by our SLS, Exploration Ground Systems,and @NASAKennedy team! Go @NASAArtemis III!
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Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 today at 2pm Central Time for another Raptorside Chat on Starbase Live 24/7! It's been a VERY busy few days at Starbase, so there is much to talk about. We'll also answer your questions on air!
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Behold: The US Defense Intelligence Agency has released a report on challenges to security in space, including an NEI image of China’s spaceplane from Maxar, taken in 2024.
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Space freighters.
Scenes from this morning at the Kennedy Space Center turn basin, where NASA’s Pegasus and SpaceX’s Marmac 31 "You’ll Thank Me Later" barges are docked.
This is the first occasion they've been seen together in such close proximity, offering a rare opportunity to witness two vessels purpose-built to transport large spaceflight hardware.
📸 - @NASASpaceflight
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Capping off a busy two days at Starbase, Ship 43 is back on the ground after catch-related testing similar to what Ship 42 did. Here's a timelapse of its day. I bet it had a nice view of the Ship 42 static fire from up there!
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LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 veteran B1082-26 launches Starlink Group 15-16 from SLC-4E, Vandenberg.
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