{"id":22709,"date":"2020-09-15T11:45:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T15:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22709"},"modified":"2020-09-15T11:30:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T15:30:47","slug":"space-transport-roundup-sept-15-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22709","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup &#8211; Sept.15.2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport (find <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5\">previous roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>** <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/astra.com\/\">Astra Space<\/a> attempts orbital launch but fails<\/strong> during first stage boost phase. Following several scrubbed attempts over the past few months to launch Rocket 3.1, the vehicle lifted off from the pad at the <a href=\"https:\/\/akaerospace.com\/spaceports\/\">Alaska Aerospace<\/a> on Kodiak Island on Friday Sept. 11th. After about 30 seconds into the flight, the engine cutoff and the rocket fell onto the ground, producing an explosion visible to observers on the island.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Volume up! Rocket 3.1&#8217;s orbital launch attempt <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nm1bDewdl5\">pic.twitter.com\/nm1bDewdl5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Astra (@Astra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Astra\/status\/1304884123882807296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PGYv26ZqrF\">pic.twitter.com\/PGYv26ZqrF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Culton (@CultonJennifer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CultonJennifer\/status\/1304626860853141505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A posting from the company: <a href=\"https:\/\/astra.com\/blog\/we-have-lift-off\/\">We Have Liftoff! | Astra<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>As we\u2019ve always said, we expect it to take three flights to make it to orbit. Tonight, we saw a beautiful launch! Preliminary data review indicates the rocket performed very well. Early in the flight, our guidance system appears to have introduced some slight oscillation into the flight, causing the vehicle to drift from its planned trajectory leading to a commanded shutdown of the engines by the flight safety system. We didn\u2019t meet all of our objectives, but we did gain valuable experience, plus even more valuable flight data. This launch sets us well on our way to reaching orbit within two additional flights, so we\u2019re happy with the result.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>We are incredibly proud of what the team accomplished today. This was our first orbital launch attempt, and the first flight of a rocket designed from the ground-up for low cost mass production and highly-automated launch operations. The entire launch system was deployed by six people in less than a week \u2013 completely unprecedented.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Astra\u2019s strategy is to learn fast through iterative development. Although we\u2019re pleased with today\u2019s outcome, we still have more work to do to reach orbit. Once we reach orbit, we will relentlessly continue to improve the economics of the system as we deliver our customers\u2019 payloads.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Over the next several weeks, we\u2019ll be taking a close look at the flight data to determine how to make the next flight more successful. Rocket 3.2 is already built and ready for another big step towards orbit. Thank you to our incredible team and their families, all of our supporters, and stay tuned for updates over the next few weeks. We\u2019ll be back to the pad before you know it!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22716\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/astra.com\/blog\/we-have-lift-off\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=22716\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Launch-Photo-2-1024x5761-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Astra 3.1 Launch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Astra rocket lifts off from Kodiak Island, Alaska. Credits: Astra Space&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Launch-Photo-2-1024x5761-1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22716\" src=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Launch-Photo-2-1024x5761-1-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Launch-Photo-2-1024x5761-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Launch-Photo-2-1024x5761-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Launch-Photo-2-1024x5761-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Astra rocket lifts off from Kodiak Island, Alaska. Credits: Astra Space\/John Kraus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other reports<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/09\/14\/software-fix-could-position-astra-for-another-launch-attempt-by-end-of-year\/\">Software fix could position Astra for another launch attempt by end of year \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/alaska-news\/2020\/09\/12\/hunters-capture-video-of-rockets-explosion-on-kodiak\/\">Hunters capture video of rocket\u2019s explosion on Kodiak Island &#8211; Anchorage Daily News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/09\/12\/astras-first-orbital-launch-attempt-falters-during-first-stage-burn\/\">Astra launch falters during first stage burn \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/9\/12\/21433698\/astra-rocket-launch-end-failure-orbit\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Astra\u2019s first attempt to reach orbit ends early after rocket fails mid-flight &#8211; The Verge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/09\/astra-first-orbital-test-flight\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Astra launches on first orbital test; fails in first stage flight &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/astra-launch-terminated-during-first-stage-burn\/\">Astra launch terminated during first-stage burn &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astra.com\/blog\/rocket-3-1\/\">Rocket 3.1 and Astra\u2019s path to orbit &#8211; Astra &#8211; August 2, 2020 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q2izFjTEBKQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>A\u00a0 Chinese Long March-11H rocket launched nine remote sensing satellites<\/strong> on Tuesday, Sept.15th from a platform at sea: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/09\/china-bounces-back-long-march-11-nine-satellites\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China bounces back with Long March 11 launch of nine satellites &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Three days after losing a high-resolution remote sensing satellite due to an apparent problem with its upper stage, China launched nine new satellites for the Jilin-1 remote sensing constellation from a barge out at sea.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Launch of the nine Jilin-1 Gaofen-03 satellites took place at 01:23 UTC on Tuesday using the Long March-11H (Y2) rocket.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Launched from the De Bo 3 launch platform, all mission preparations and countdown operations were conducted from the command and control ship Bei Hai Jiu 101. This ship left port on September 13 to travel to the launch zone in the Yellow Sea.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLeHF6u09V\">https:\/\/t.co\/FLeHF6u09V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cosmic Penguin (@Cosmic_Penguin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cosmic_Penguin\/status\/1305716427781861376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket fails during launch of remote sensing satellite.<\/strong> The solid-fueled vehicle lifted off on Sept. 12th\u00a0 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The failure of the Jilin-1 Gaofen satellite to reach orbit was reported several hours later. The small launch system can put 200kg into a sun synchronous low earth orbit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2020-09\/12\/c_139363535.htm\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China&#8217;s launch of new satellite fails &#8211; Xinhua<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/09\/12\/chinese-smallsat-launcher-fails\/\">Chinese smallsat launcher fails \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/09\/kuaizhou-1a-fails-during-jilin-1-launch\/\">Kuaizhou-1A fails during Jilin-1 launch &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/chinese-kuaizhou-1a-rocket-launch-ends-in-failure\/\">Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launch ends in failure &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x52g5SdNDTI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>China successfully launched a Gaofen remote sensing satellite<\/strong> on a Long March 4B rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Sept. 7th.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/09\/long-march-4b-lofts-gaofen-11-02\/\">Long March 4B lofts Gaofen-11 (02) &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2020-09\/07\/c_139349027.htm\">China launches new optical remote-sensing satellite &#8211; Xinhua<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/isrCo_6G6I4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The LM-4B booster with toxic fuel still on board falls into a civilian area: <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2020\/09\/another-chinese-rocket-falls-near-a-school-creating-toxic-orange-cloud\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another Chinese rocket falls near a school, creating toxic orange cloud | Ars Technica<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some impressive footage from today&#8217;s Long March 4B first stage return.<\/p>\n<p>&#x2139;\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9oRPoR0ZdF\">https:\/\/t.co\/9oRPoR0ZdF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEl7t1u5xJ\">pic.twitter.com\/SEl7t1u5xJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LaunchStuff (@LaunchStuff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaunchStuff\/status\/1302933386990891008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Chinese launched a small space plane on Long March-2F rocket<\/strong> on September 4th from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. It landed after two days in orbit at an undisclosed location.\u00a0 Little information about the vehicle has been given out by the Chinese government,. No images of the vehicle have been released. Most reports assume that it is similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_X-37\">X-37B<\/a> uncrewed spaceplane.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3100436\/china-hails-key-breakthroughs-reusable-spacecraft-returns-safely\">China hails \u2018key breakthroughs\u2019 as reusable spacecraft returns safely to Earth | South China Morning Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3100268\/china-launches-experimental-spacecraft\">Mystery surrounds China\u2019s launch of reusable experimental spacecraft | South China Morning Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202009\/06\/WS5f545127a310675eafc57bff.html\">Reusable spacecraft&#8217;s successful 2-day mission proves vehicle convenient, affordable &#8211; Chinadaily.com.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/09\/08\/china-completes-test-flight-of-experimental-reusable-spacecraft\/\">China tests experimental reusable spacecraft shrouded in mystery \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/09\/china-launches-experimental-spaceplane\/\">China launches experimental spaceplane &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leonard David:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/chinas-space-plane-test-linked-to-early-projects\/\">China\u2019s Space Plane Test Linked to Early Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/chinas-reusable-spacecraft-may-be-like-uss-x-37b\/\">China\u2019s Reusable Spacecraft \u2013 \u201cMay be like US\u2019s X-37B\u201d &#8211; Leonard David<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/china-space-plane-landing-when\/\">China Space Plane: Landing When? &#8211; Leonard David<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leonarddavid.com\/china-launches-experimental-space-plane\/\">China Launches Experimental Space Plane &#8211; Leonard David<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aPgsR1hwktk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>ULA sets new target date for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_IV_Heavy\">Delta IV Heavy<\/a> launch with the NROL-44 reconnaissance satellite<\/strong>. The company has diagnosed the fault that caused the <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22618\">scrub of a launch attempt on Aug. 29th<\/a>. The abort happened 3 seconds before liftoff and after the liquid hydrogen\/oxygen engine on the core booster had ignited.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Found root cause of the pad side stuck regulator. Torn diaphragm, which can occur over time. Verifying the condition of the other 2 reg&#8217;s. We will replace or rebuild as needed, re-test, and then resume towards launch. Mission success is the first priority. Currently, NET 18 Sept. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iL1nmzniLG\">https:\/\/t.co\/iL1nmzniLG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tory Bruno (@torybruno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/torybruno\/status\/1303807740465250312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulalaunch.com\/missions\/next-launch\/delta-iv-heavy-nrol-44\">Delta IV Heavy NROL-44- United Launch Alliance (ULA) Rocket Launch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/tech\/science\/space\/2020\/09\/09\/ula-finds-cause-delta-iv-heavy-launch-scrub-targeting-new-date-cape-canaveral\/5764643002\/\">ULA finds cause of Delta IV Heavy launch scrub; targeting new date &#8211; Florida Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong>Dynetics led team rolls out engineering mockup of human lunar lander system<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dynetics.com\/newsroom\/news\/2020\/dynetics-marks-progress-with-artemis-human-landing-system-test-article-development\">Dynetics Marks Progress With Artemis Human Landing System Test Article Development &#8211; Dynetics<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, has completed building a full-scale human landing system (HLS) test article that will be used for initial evaluations for NASA&#8217;s Artemis program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Dynetics HLS (DHLS) test article, located in Huntsville, Ala., is built to-scale and allows for test and evaluation across the engineering lifecycle. The DHLS team will use the test article for human-in-the-loop (HITL) task identification and analysis, assessing net habitable volume, crew module accommodations, placement and orientation of various components and overall habitability.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The test article includes the crew module, autonomous logistics platform for all-moon cargo access (ALPACA), ascent and descent propellant tanks and deployable solar arrays. This low-slung design could allow for easier and safer access to the lunar surface.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IdhObMVE6kQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>**<strong> A note from the <a href=\"https:\/\/launcherspace.com\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LAUNCHER<\/a> team<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A challenging design as our GOX\/Kerosene igniter nozzle reaches nearly 1,800F while traversing our liquid oxygen dome. This test proved that we could run the igniter for five seconds, while having 1,200psi liquid oxygen in the dome (behind this mockup injector plate shown)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 L\u039bUN\u023bHER (@launcher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/launcher\/status\/1303659178645430276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>A fun view from <a href=\"https:\/\/exosaero.com\/\">EXOS Aerospace<\/a><\/strong> of the leak check of a new engine: <a href=\"https:\/\/exosaero.com\/2020\/09\/14\/pressure-test-video\/\">Pressure Test Video &#8211; EXOS Aerospace\u00a0 Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bUF9njsybSc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Every Spacecraft Which Has Visited The Space Station<\/strong> &#8211; <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxzC4EngIsMrPmbm6Nxvb-A\">Scott Manley<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Over the last 2 decades there have been over 200 spacecraft which have visited the space station, built by many nations and organizations, with different designs. So I thought it might be nice to make a summary of every spacecraft for comparison since we&#8217;re getting close to the 20th anniversary and 100th crew to visit the ISS.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URr3jXE4SjY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Links<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isec.z2systems.com\/np\/clients\/isec\/viewOnlineEmail.jsp?emailId=8fcfe8657bccdf13fc9bb9e3cd306c298m9707128fc\">September 2020 Edition of the ISEC (Int. Space Elevator Consortium) Newsletter<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=10&amp;v=iCwwWAFjp-Q&amp;feature=emb_logo\">How Space Elevators Work: Physics Concepts &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kkjiI2AmID8&amp;feature=emb_logo\">Graphene: The Last Piece of the Space Elevator Puzzle? &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uah.edu\/news\/items\/lsi-grant-funds-further-uah-fusion-propulsion-research\">LSI grant funds further UAH fusion propulsion research &#8211; UAH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ga.com\/general-atomics-delivers-nuclear-thermal-propulsion-concept-to-nasa\">General Atomics Delivers Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Concept to NASA | General Atomics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/space\/rockets\/a33917439\/emdrive-wont-die\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The EmDrive Just Won&#8217;t Die | EmDrive Testing Results &#8211; Popular Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-54070759\">Germany eyes space satellite launchpad in North Sea &#8211; BBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ariane.group\/en\/news\/engie-and-arianegroup-team-up-to-develop-renewable-liquid-hydrogen\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENGIE and ArianeGroup team up to develop renewable liquid hydrogen &#8211; ArianeGroup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecns.cn\/news\/2020-09-10\/detail-ifzzucuv5911120.shtml\">Largest private rocket will be launched next year &#8211; ecns.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/first-h3-launch-slips-to-2021\/\">First H3 launch slips to 2021 &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/vega-c-debut-slips-to-mid-2021\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vega C debut slips to mid-2021 &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/chinas-landspace-raises-175-million-for-zhuque-2-launch-vehicles\/\">China\u2019s Landspace raises $175 million for Zhuque-2 launch vehicles &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gspacetech.com\/post\/gilmour-space-to-launch-space-machines-company-on-first-eris-rocket\">Gilmour Space to launch Space Machines Company on first Eris rocket &#8211; Gilmour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/relativity-co-founder-steps-aside\/\">Relativity co-founder steps aside &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/09\/14\/northrop-grumman-ends-omega-rocket-program-after-losing-military-launch-competition\/\">Northrop Grumman ends OmegA rocket program \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/northrop-grumman-to-terminate-omega-rocket-program\/\">Northrop Grumman to terminate OmegA rocket program &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/09\/omega-mlp-ksc-39b-multi-user-pad\/\">OmegA Launch Tower to be demolished as KSC 39B fails to become a multi-user pad &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/09\/11\/stacking-of-next-atlas-5-rocket-begins-at-cape-canaveral\/\">Stacking of next Atlas 5 rocket begins at Cape Canaveral \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebrunswicknews.com\/news\/local_news\/final-spaceport-decision-due-in-march\/article_f9b77c6e-172b-5c76-93ed-715cb303b216.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Final spaceport decision due in March | Local News | The Brunswick News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/4025\/1\">Launch failures: fill \u2019er up? &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">==================<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out the<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelurioreport.com\/\"><strong>The Lurio Report<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfor news and analysis of key developments in NewSpace<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The latest issue:<br \/>\n<em><strong>Changes Here, Starliner Analysis, OneWeb-A UK View<br \/>\nVol. 15, No. 5, July 24, 2020<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Space Frontier Foundation Award for NewSpace Journalism<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">==================<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"SpaceX\"><\/a>** <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\">SpaceX<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Falcon 9 launches of the Starlink 12 and Starlink 13 missions, each with up to 60 Starlinks depending on the number and masses of any rideshare customer payloads, are scheduled for this month.<\/p>\n<p>Starlink 12 is currently set for no earlier than\u00a0 Thursday, September 17 at 2:17 pm EDT (10:17 am UTC).\u00a0 The landing platform droneship &#8220;<em>Just Read the Instructions<\/em>&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceXFleet\/status\/1305119939943165952\">left Port Canaveral on Sunday<\/a>. The booster for the launch is the same one used for the Crew Dragon mission on May 30th that sent astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the ISS.\u00a0 It also launched the South Korean ANASIS II comm-sat on July 20th.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of a USAF GPS satellite is currently set for the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>A continuous video from Falcon 9 booster during the SAOCOM 1B launch and landing<\/strong> back at the Cape:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Sped up footage from an onboard camera during Falcon 9\u2019s launch of the SAOCOM 1B mission \u2013 SpaceX\u2019s first launch to a polar orbit from the East Coast. After launching from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9\u2019s first stage returned to land at Landing Zone 1.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lXgLyCYuYA4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>A high resolution time lapse of the return and port handling of the booster<\/strong> that flew the recent Starlink 10 mission: <em>8K: SpaceX Falcon 9 B1060 2 Return to Port Canaveral &amp; Leg Folding On Board OCISLY &#8211;\u00a0<a dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyMr3SoLYu-PeAINAL-50xA\">Trevor Mahlmann<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Compiled all my coverage from the recent Falcon 9 B1060.2 return to Cape Canaveral into one video. Some really fascinating time lapses I waited around all day for (Octagrabber releasing Falcon 9&#8217;s thrust structure and collapsing)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jiLbMkA9PLM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Starship\"><\/a>**** <strong>Starship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The current activities at Boca Chica include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SN-5, SN-6<\/strong> &#8211; Appear to have been refurbished after their short test hops. Not clear if they will fly again.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SN-7.1<\/strong> &#8211; engineering model expected to be pressure tested to failure this week. It underwent an initial test last week and subsequently was moved to another test stand that has rams to push on the lower tank to simulate the extra weight during flight due to acceleration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SN-8<\/strong> &#8211; From Elon&#8217;s tweet shown below, this vehicle will soon be assembled and, unlike SN-5 and SN-6, it will have flaps and nosecone . After pressure tests and static firings, a high altitude 20 km flight will be attempted: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/09\/starship-test-program-ambitious-sn8-flight\/\">Starship test program advances towards ambitious SN8 test flight &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SN8 Starship with flaps &amp; nosecone should be done in about a week. Then static fire, checkouts, static fire, fly to 60,000 ft &amp; back.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1304836575075819520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SN-9<\/strong> &#8211; Stacking has begun in the mid-bay hangar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SN-10<\/strong> &#8211; Assembly of some sections.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SN-11<\/strong> &#8211; Some parts observed on site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The construction of the High-Bay hangar continues. It will probably be finished within a week or so. Presumably, assembly of the first Super-Heavy prototype can then proceed. Construction is also progressing on the orbital launch mount for the Super Heavy booster. Regarding orbital tests:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just a guess, but probably mid teens. Booster &amp; stacking on orbital pad are likely limiting factors. We\u2019ll build several ships just to improve the production system.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1305684908980031488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The landing will look something like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You know it\u2019s Endgame when SN8 does this.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpaceX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpaceX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Starship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Starship<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElonMusk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElonMusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DqZTRtkdow\">pic.twitter.com\/DqZTRtkdow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erc X (@ErcXspace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErcXspace\/status\/1305641421106491392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elon responded to this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1305683470107148288\">in a tweet<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Pretty accurate simulation, although SN8 will use 3 Raptors. If SN8 craters, SN9 &amp; SN10 are close behind. High production rate allows for fast iteration<\/em><\/p>\n<p>****** <strong>Testing of Raptor with high vacuum nozzle<\/strong> is ready to start:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Worth noting that thrust is only slightly higher with the big bell nozzle version. Larger bell is primarily for efficiency in vacuum. Aiming for 380+ sec Isp for RVac long-term. Initially likely to be ~372.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1302069036621033472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>******\u00a0 <strong>Sept.8<\/strong> &#8211; SpaceX Boca Chica &#8211; SN10 Forward Dome Sleeved &#8211; SN7.1 Test Preps &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSUu1lih2RifWkKtDOJdsBA\">NASASpaceflight &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Starship Serial Number 10&#8217;s forward dome was sleeved with a 4 ring stack, large pieces of the High Bay&#8217;s roof were lifted into place, SN7.1 was readied for its test campaign and work continued around the entire facility. Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MkqKD_FZzd4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>******\u00a0 <strong>Sept.8<\/strong> &#8211; SpaceX Boca Chica &#8211; SN11 Parts Spotted &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSUu1lih2RifWkKtDOJdsBA\">NASASpaceflight &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Starship SN11&#8217;s Aft Dome Section, the three ring stack that will eventually go over the Aft Dome was spotted by Mary today, that makes at least SN8, SN9, SN10, and SN11 all in production simultaneously. Work on the Orbital Pad, Starship Pads, High Bay and SN7.1 continued. Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Jack Beyer (@TheJackBeyer)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5t7HfEaCpiI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>****** <strong>Sept.12<\/strong>: SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site Flyover 09\/12! &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RGVAerialPhotography\/videos\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RGV Aerial Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2_JpwKsCIjE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>***** <strong>Sept.12<\/strong>: SpaceX Boca Chica Build Site Flyover 09\/12\/2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RGVAerialPhotography\/videos\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RGV Aerial Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/px0eNEGRS_E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>****** <strong>Sept 12<\/strong>: SpaceX Boca Chica &#8211; Starship Test Tank SN7.1 readied for Burst Test &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSUu1lih2RifWkKtDOJdsBA\">NASASpaceflight &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Starships SN7.1 Test Tank has been moved on to the test mount with the hydraulic rams ahead of an expected burst test as a pathfinder for upcoming Starships. Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XUH27R9pLNg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>****** <strong>Sept.12<\/strong>: SpaceX Boca Chica &#8211; Starship SN6 Moved Out Of Mid Bay &#8211; High Bay Roof Work Continues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSUu1lih2RifWkKtDOJdsBA\">NASASpaceflight &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Starship SN6&#8217;s post flight inspections appear to be complete with it being moved out of the Mid Bay, next to its twin SN5. Work on the roof of the High Bay continued, some new unknown parts were delivered, and SN7.1 had been mounted on Starship Pad B. Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nic Gautschi (@NGautschi)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/du1FyseHpIk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>***** <strong>Sept.15<\/strong>: \u00a0SpaceX Boca Chica &#8211; New Legs and Thrust Puck Delivered &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSUu1lih2RifWkKtDOJdsBA\">NASASpaceflight &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>New legs were delivered along with a fresh Thrust Puck. The SN7.1 Test Tank is hooked up for testing, SN9&#8217;s Thrust Section was flipped ahead of stacking, and work around the entire site continued. Video and Pictures from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Nicholas Gautschi (@NGautschi).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nb_hov4wpHQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>**** Other Starship and space transport reports<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Sept.12<\/strong>: SpaceX Starship updates, Starlink Space Lasers, Rocket Lab Photon, SLS news &amp; Astra launch failure &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBNHHEoiSF8pcLgqLKVugOw\">Marcus House<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Today we are going to give you a rundown of SpaceX Starship updates, Starlink Space Lasers, Rocket Lab Photon, SLS news &amp; Astra launch failure. So many updates Starship updates from BocaChica. SN7.1, SN8, SN9, SN10 and now SN11! Some interesting new information about Starlink and its newly tested communication via space lasers. We are going to talk a little about Rocket Labs&#8217; awesome new Photon spacecraft and a few interesting updates on NASA\u2019s Space Launch System. Sadly Astra&#8217;s 1st orbital test launch failed during first-stage engine burn. That news was breaking as this video was rendering. Tough luck. Better luck next time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pLBXoFplHRs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Sept.11<\/strong>: SpaceX Starship Mass Production Starting . &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1XvxnHFtWruS9egyFasP1Q\">What about it!?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Today amongst other things I\u2019ll explain to you, how SpaceX will be able to build their offshore launch platforms for Starship and Super Heavy!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QHklmMiPqq8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>****<strong> Sept. 7<\/strong>: SpaceX Starship &#8211; Around the honeymoon &#8211; <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHdi4L0qHu8wgVFt9Of3G1g\">DeepSpaceCourier<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Video follows newlyweds on their lunar honeymoon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TUWMgshx-Hw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>===<\/em><strong><em> Amazon Ad <\/em><\/strong><em>===<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1734205105\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1734205105&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=41ac8e6f8489ba142de1464a017c606f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Space Is Open for Business:<br \/>\nThe Industry That Can Transform Humanity<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1734205105\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1734205105&amp;asins=1734205105&amp;linkId=80e4f41eee940cb3aaa0f3ed3b964cbe&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport (find previous roundups here): ** Astra Space attempts orbital launch but fails during first stage boost phase. 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