{"id":23311,"date":"2021-01-10T13:10:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T18:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23311"},"modified":"2021-01-10T13:10:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T18:10:51","slug":"space-transport-roundup-jan-10-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23311","title":{"rendered":"Space transport roundup &#8211; Jan.10.2021"},"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> Jan.8: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 to send T\u00fcrksat 5A comm-sat into geostationary transfer orbit.<\/strong> The liftoff from Cape Canaveral was the first SpaceX launch of 2021. The booster, on its fourth flight, landed successfully on a floating platform. The Airbus-built satellite will use electric propulsion to circularize its orbit and move to its allocated slot in GEO.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2021\/01\/spacex-to-begin-its-2021-launch-campaign-thursday-evening\/\">SpaceX has launched its 50th previously flown rocket\u00a0 &#8211; Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2021\/01\/08\/spacex-deploys-turkish-satellite-in-first-launch-of-2021\/\">SpaceX delivers for Turkey in first launch of 2021 \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2021\/01\/spacex-turkish-satellite-first-launch-year\/\">SpaceX lofts Turkish satellite to orbit in first global launch of the year &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/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\/9I0UYXVqIn8?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>Find more about other <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5#SpaceX\">SpaceX activities below<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>**<strong> Dec.29: Arianespace Soyuz launched a French reconnaissance satellite<\/strong> from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arianespace.com\/mission\/soyuz-flight-vs25\/\">Soyuz Flight VS25<\/a> was the final mission for Arianespace in 2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>For its 10th and final launch of the year \u2014 and the fifth in 2020 with the Soyuz medium launcher \u2014 Arianespace will send the CSO-2 Earth observation satellite, intended for defense and security applications, into Sun-synchronous orbit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>CSO-2 will be launched for the French CNES (Centre National d\u2019Etudes Spatiales) space agency and the DGA (Direction g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l\u2019armement) defense procurement agency on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>It also will be the 25th mission carried out by Soyuz from French Guiana since it began operating at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in October 2011.<\/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\/3bZzm6JIiwQ?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>More at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arianespace.com\/mission-update\/soyuz-orbits-the-french-cso-2-earth-observation-satellite-on-arianespaces-10th-launch-of-2020\/\">Soyuz orbits the French CSO-2 Earth observation satellite on Arianespace\u2019s 10th launch of 2020 &#8211; Arianespace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/12\/arianespace-cso-2-french-satellite\/\">Arianespace, with Russian Soyuz, launches CSO-2 French military satellite &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/12\/29\/french-military-surveillance-satellite-launched-by-soyuz-rocket\/\">French military surveillance satellite launched by Soyuz rocket \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong>Dec.27: Long March 4C launched a reconnaissance satellite<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/12\/long-march-4c-concludes-chinas-2020\/\">Long March 4C lofting of Yaogan Weixing-33 concludes China&#8217;s 2020 launch campaign &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2020-12\/28\/c_139622457.htm\">China launches new 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\/HcWMOybj9lI?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>Dec. 22: China&#8217;s new Long March 8 rocket launched on first flight <\/strong>from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the South China island province of Hainan. Unlike most of the other Long March rockets, the medium-lift LM8 uses all non-toxic liquid propellants. The long term plan is to implement the vehicle with reusable boosters.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/12\/long-march-8-debuts-nine-satellites\/\">Long March 8 &#8211; a future reusable rocket &#8211; conducts debut launch &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202012\/22\/WS5fe17d50a31024ad0ba9d584.html\">Long March 8 rocket lifts 5 satellites in debut flight &#8211; Chinadaily.com.cn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/12\/26\/chinas-long-march-8-rocket-successful-in-debut-launch\/\">China\u2019s Long March 8 rocket successful in debut launch \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From NSF:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The LM-8 can launch a 5,000 kg cargo to an SSO 700 km orbit, an 8,400 kg cargo to LEO, or 2,800 kg to GTO.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>In future missions, the first stage will be reusable (the LM-8R), which features powered vertical landing with deployable landing legs. The strap-on boosters will stay attached for landing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Also, in the future, the LM-8 may be launched without the side boosters (the LM-8A version).<\/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\/wDnefNnQhDQ?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 video about the reusability plan:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">The Long March-8 launch vehicle will be reusable, according to Song Zhengyu, chief designer of the Long March-8 rocket. The first launch of the Long March-8 launch vehicle (Long March-8 Y1) took place from the Wenchang Space Launch Center Hainan Province, China, on 22 December 2020, at <\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">04:37<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> UTC (<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">12:37<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> local time). Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)\/China National Space Administration (CNSA)<\/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\/oTmsNu0MnLw?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>Dec.18: Russia\/Arianespace Soyuz rocket launched 36 OneWeb satellites <\/strong>from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/oneweb-resumes-satellite-deployment-with-soyuz-launch\/\">OneWeb resumes satellite deployment with Soyuz launch &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/12\/arianespace-launch-oneweb-for-uk\/\">Arianespace launches 36 OneWeb satellites from Russia for the U.K. &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/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\/fu4a0YMLBbE?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>Dec. 17: India launched a comm-sat on PSLV rocket:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.in\/science\/space\/news\/isro-successfully-launches-indias-42nd-communication-satellite-cms-01\/articleshow\/79778159.cms\">ISRO successfully launches India&#8217;s 42nd communication satellite CMS-01 | Business Insider India<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/12\/india-pslv-rocket-launches-cms-01\/\">India launches PSLV rocket with CMS-01 communications satellite &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/india-launches-cms-01-communications-satellite\/\">India launches CMS-01 communications satellite &#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\/WTEMlT2IFTg?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>Jan.6: Northrop-Grumman Cygnus cargo vehicle departs from the ISS<\/strong>. The vehicle arrived there after launching on Oct. 2, 2020 aboard a NG Antares rocket from the spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.northropgrumman.com\/news\/releases\/northrop-grummans-ng-14-cygnus-spacecraft-completes-primary-mission-to-the-international-space-station\">Northrop Grumman\u2019s NG-14 Cygnus Spacecraft Completes Primary Mission to the International Space Station | Northrop Grumman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2021\/01\/06\/cygnus-departs-station-after-93-day-cargo-mission\/\">Cygnus Departs Station After 93-Day Cargo Mission \u2013 Space Station\/NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2021\/01\/06\/northrop-grumman-cargo-ship-concludes-three-month-stay-at-space-station\/\">Northrop Grumman cargo ship concludes three-month stay at space station \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2021\/01\/ng-14-cygnus-departs-iss\/\">NG-14 Cygnus departs ISS, kicks off busy year for Station crew &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/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\/FNuyUDwUGyk?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 href=\"https:\/\/www.spinlaunch.com\/\">SpinLaunch<\/a> is expanding facilities and operations at NM spaceport.<\/strong> The first tests of the centrifugal catapult style launch system to start in 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceportamerica.com\/spinlaunch-plans-major-expansion-at-spaceport-america\/\">SpinLaunch Plans Major Expansion at Spaceport America | Spaceport America<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>SpinLaunch signed a lease at Spaceport America in 2019 and has since invested in test facilities and an integration facility. The company is now set to hire an additional 59 highly-paid workers and complete the build of its suborbital centrifugal launch system for its next phase of development. SpinLaunch expects to start test launches in New Mexico in 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The company, expected to spend $46 million of private money in construction and expansion over 10 years, will generate an economic impact of $239 million over that period of time statewide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>SpinLaunch founder Jonathan Yaney said the technology behind the company is a cleaner and more affordable way to reach orbit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cOur technology enables a 10 times reduction in the current costs and complexities of reaching orbit. As the number of rocket launches rapidly increases, SpinLaunch uniquely reaches space without releasing pollutants into critical layers of the atmosphere. We\u2019re satisfying both the economic and environmental demands of a space industry experiencing exponential growth. This is the first time in human history we have an alternative to rockets,\u201d Yaney said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spinlaunch-expands-new-mexico-test-site\/\">SpinLaunch expands New Mexico test site &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1527122\/latest-business-news-134.html\">SpinLaunch to expand at Spaceport America &#8211; Albuquerque Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/albuquerque\/news\/2020\/12\/15\/spaceport-america-tenant-plans-expansion.html\">Spaceport America tenant plans to hire dozens as it works to complete its launch system &#8211; Albuquerque Business First<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/\"><strong>Blue Origin<\/strong><\/a><strong> to deliver operational <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/engines\/be-4\">BE-4 engines<\/a> for ULA&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulalaunch.com\/rockets\/vulcan-centaur\">Vulcan rocket<\/a><\/strong> by this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-space-exploration-blueorigin\/bezos-blue-origin-to-deliver-first-flight-ready-rocket-engines-next-summer-ula-ceo-idUSKBN28S0I8\">Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin to deliver first flight-ready rocket engines next summer &#8211; ULA CEO | Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The installation of Blue Origin\u2019s reusable BE-4 engines into ULA\u2019s next-generation Vulcan rocket will keep it on track for the debut launch of a moon lander dubbed Peregrine at the end of 2021, ULA Chief Executive Tory Bruno said. The Vulcan rocket has won a slate of key U.S. defense missions through 2027.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulalaunch.com\/\">ULA<\/a> is using &#8220;pathfinder&#8221;, i.e. non-operational prototype, engines to check that they fit and connect properly into the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulalaunch.com\/rockets\/vulcan-centaur\">Vulcan rocket<\/a> first stage booster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now that is a beautiful sight! A pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueorigin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BlueOrigin<\/a> BE4 engines installed on a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VulcanCentaur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VulcanCentaur<\/a> booster for pathfinding operations in preparation for launch in 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CountdownToVulcan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CountdownToVulcan<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0oCx7DOy7n\">pic.twitter.com\/0oCx7DOy7n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tory Bruno (@torybruno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/torybruno\/status\/1347942408676368386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>China&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dbaspace.com\/indexs.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Deep Blue Aerospace<\/a> test reusable booster prototype<\/strong> for small orbital rocket:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace have conducted a wet dress rehearsal of its Nebula-M first stage test vehicle. Next, static fire tests ahead of Spring Festival and hop tests to follow of all goes well. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/To7gbSP25L\">https:\/\/t.co\/To7gbSP25L<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RcEcIL5W9B\">pic.twitter.com\/RcEcIL5W9B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJ_FI\/status\/1344678057051881477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The linked article is translated by Google as <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s?__biz=MzUyMjg5MDQ0Mw==&amp;mid=2247484690&amp;idx=1&amp;sn=56b9bf749315bfbc09646e529fc898bd&amp;chksm=f9c5b8b6ceb231a0ae720f1bf6875f2ac04ca1d35175080e24d4f41dfe1db356d6dc6693cbd8&amp;xtrack=1&amp;scene=90&amp;subscene=93&amp;sessionid=1609430761&amp;clicktime=1609430863&amp;enterid=1609430863&amp;ascene=56&amp;devicetype=android-29&amp;version=27001141&amp;nettype=WIFI&amp;abtest_cookie=AAACAA%3D%3D&amp;lang=en&amp;exportkey=AmWSTcmFBF3HFtIBuO8goVs%3D&amp;pass_ticket=PR7gzvo3TxeKgSeCja2FN2I9vBk9aN60MQ0j4jzK1UjbFKVQy2yDnhuxwCHSzftb&amp;wx_header=1\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Deep Blue Aerospace\u2019s &#8220;Vertical Recovery&#8221; is ready to go | &#8220;Nebula-M&#8221; Test Arrow 1 completes the launching joint training and enters the static ignition preparation stage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Briefs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2020 reviews\/2021 forecasts:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/essays-and-commentaries\/the-state-of-the-global-rocket-industry-in-the-21st-century\/\">The state of the global rocket industry in the 21st century &#8211; Behind the Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2021\/01\/there-are-an-insane-amount-of-cool-space-things-happening-in-2021\/\">There are an insane amount of cool space things happening in 2021 | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/tech\/science\/space\/2021\/01\/01\/2021-floridas-rapid-rocket-launch-cadence-likely-here-stay\/3923101001\/\">2021: Florida&#8217;s rapid rocket launch cadence is likely here to stay &#8211; Florida Today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/news\/press_releases\/news_story.cfm?newsId=25480\">U.S. DOT Supports Record Number of Licensed Commercial Space Launches &#8211; FAA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0China:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/chinas-casc-targets-more-than-40-space-launches-in-2021\/\">China\u2019s CASC targets more than 40 space launches in 2021 &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/china-gears-up-for-space-station-cargo-and-crewed-mission-launches\/\">China gears up for space station, cargo and crewed mission launches &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2021-01-09\/China-tests-high-thrust-rocket-engine-for-space-station-missions-WUfTNuYVOw\/index.html\">China tests high-thrust rocket engine for space station missions &#8211; CGTN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Europe:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/arianespace-seeks-greater-support-from-european-governments\/\">Arianespace seeks greater support from European governments &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Enabling_Support\/Space_Engineering_Technology\/ESA_partnering_on_UK_s_new_space_thruster_test_site\">ESA partnering on UK\u2019s new space thruster test site &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Newsroom\/Press_Releases\/Loss_of_Vega_flight_VV17_Independent_Enquiry_Commission_announces_conclusions\"> Loss of Vega flight VV17: Independent Enquiry Commission announces conclusions &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/12\/18\/arianespace-targets-early-2021-for-vega-return-to-flight\/\">Arianespace targets early 2021 for Vega return-to-flight \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/science\/1237451\">Launch of the Angara-A5 rocket went perfectly, Roscosmos Chief says &#8211; TASS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neimagazine.com\/news\/newsrussia-signs-contract-for-design-of-nuclear-space-tug-8416037\">Russia signs contract for design of nuclear space tug &#8211; Nuclear Engineering International<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Small launchers:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/01\/08\/rocket-startup-abl-space-aims-for-first-rs1-launch-in-a-few-months.html\">Rocket startup ABL Space aims for first RS1 launch in a few months &#8211; CNBC<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/ablspacesystems.com\/\">ABL Space Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aevumspace.com\/\">Aevum Space<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/2020\/12\/21\/autonomous-ravn-x-drone-to-launch-satellites-from-airport-runways\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SingularityHub+%28Singularity+Hub%29\">Autonomous Ravn X Drone to Launch Satellites From Airport Runways &#8211; SingularityHub.com<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aevumspace.com\/\">Aevum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/ten-companies-bid-for-nasa-small-launch-vehicle-contract\/\">Ten companies bid for NASA small launch vehicle contract &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Suborbital:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/12\/earth-to-earth-supersonic-airliners\/\">Preparing for &#8220;Earth to Earth&#8221; space travel and a competition with supersonic airliners &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/531570-why-im-flying-to-space-aboard-virgin-galactics-spaceship-2\">Why I&#8217;m flying to space to do research aboard Virgin Galactic &#8211; Alan Stern\/TheHill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reusability:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2021\/01\/last-year-reusable-rockets-entered-the-mainstream-and-theres-no-going-back\/\">Last year reusable rockets entered the mainstream, and there\u2019s no going back | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Orion:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/nasa-to-skip-repair-of-orion-electronics-unit\/\">NASA to skip repair of Orion electronics unit &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Other updates:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2021\/01\/rocket-report-virgin-orbit-sets-a-new-launch-date-jacklyn-to-catch-rockets\/\">Rocket Report: NASA ready to hot fire SLS, Roscosmos sues itself? | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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>Axiom, Masten, Starship, Crew-1<br \/>\nVol. 15, No. 7, November 21, 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>** <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\">SpaceX<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>*** &#8220;Transporter 1&#8221; is the next Falcon 9 launch<\/strong> and is set for January 14th. It will be the first of SpaceX&#8217;s dedicated &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/rideshare\/\">Rideshare<\/a>&#8221; missions. The Rideshare program will provide regularly scheduled launches on which multiple smallsats from different companies and organizations can fly. This first launch is to sun-synchronous orbit and the company is aiming for SSO missions every 4 months. Launches to other inclinations will also be available.<\/p>\n<p>Some smallsats have been withdrawn from this mission:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/momentus.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Momentus-Announces-Move-of-Vigoride-from-January-2021-Mission-1.pdf\">Momentus Announces Move of Vigoride from January 2021 Mission; Will be Remanifesting to a Subsequent Launch &#8211; Momentus (pdf)<\/a> &#8211; Momentus withdrew its Vigoride-1\u00a0 from the flight due to delays in FAA approval for some of the smallsats on the <a href=\"https:\/\/momentus.space\/services\/\">space tug<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/momentus-delays-first-vigoride-launch\/\">Momentus delays first Vigoride launch &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/darpa-satellites-damaged-at-processing-facility-ahead-of-spacex-launch\/\">DARPA satellites damaged at processing facility ahead of SpaceX launch &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SpaceX is taking advantage of the extra room to include 10 Starlink satellites: <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/fcc-grants-permission-for-polar-launch-of-starlink-satellites\/\">FCC grants permission for polar launch of Starlink satellites &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a>. (See also this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.fcc.gov\/public\/attachments\/DA-21-34A1.pdf\">FCC pdf doc<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>There are also two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starlink.com\">Starlink<\/a> missions planned for January. SpaceX aims to achieve about a launch per week in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>***<strong> SpaceX cargo Dragon set to leave ISS<\/strong> on Monday Jan.11th:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-to-air-departure-of-upgraded-spacex-cargo-dragon-from-space-station\"> NASA to Air Departure of SpaceX Cargo Dragon from Space Station | NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The SpaceX Dragon that <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2020\/12\/07\/new-spacex-cargo-dragon-docks-to-station\/\">arrived<\/a> to the International Space Station on the company\u2019s 21st resupply services mission for NASA is scheduled to depart on Monday, Jan. 11, loaded with 5,200 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo. NASA Television and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasalive\">website<\/a> will broadcast its departure live beginning at 9 a.m. EST.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The upgraded Dragon spacecraft will execute the first undocking of a U.S. commercial cargo craft from the International Docking Adapter at 9:25 a.m., with NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/victor-j-glover\">Victor Glover<\/a> monitoring aboard the station.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Dragon will fire its thrusters to move a safe distance from the station\u2019s space-facing port of the Harmony module, then initiate a deorbit burn to begin its re-entry sequence into Earth\u2019s atmosphere. Dragon is expected to make its parachute-assisted splashdown around 9 p.m. \u2013 the first return of a cargo resupply spacecraft in the Atlantic Ocean. The deorbit burn and splashdown will not air on NASA TV.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>Payload owners are now comfortable with flying on Falcon 9 rockets with used boosters<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2021\/01\/gwynne-shotwell-talks-about-selling-flight-proven-rockets-starship\/\">Gwynne Shotwell talks about selling flight-proven rockets, Starship | Ars Technica<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Unless a customer has a strong argument one way or the other, the decision on what booster to use is left up to SpaceX. &#8220;You&#8217;re buying a launch service, and we will provide you the best vehicle that we can in the timeframe that you need to fly,&#8221; [SpaceX president and COO, Gwynne Shotwell] said. &#8220;And we basically put the control for the most part in our hands.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>In truth, Shotwell said, it has not been particularly difficult to convince customers to fly on flight-proven rockets. It has been easier to sell customers on the technology than it was selling them on the first Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 rockets. This is because, with rockets, SpaceX has achieved what it said it would do\u2014develop and fly low-cost, reliable launchers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>&#8220;It was easier to sell &#8216;flight proven&#8217; to customers than it was to sell Falcons,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Obviously, people come to trust organizations and people to do what they say they&#8217;re going to do, when you demonstrate that kind of history. So we said we would get to orbit with Falcon 1, and we did. We said we&#8217;d get to orbit with Falcon 9, and we did. We said we&#8217;d get to Station, and we did. So the sales pitch became much less difficult.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*** <strong>Dec. 19: Last Falcon 9 launch of 2020 sent NROL-108 spysat into orbit<\/strong>. The booster returned for a successful landing at Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/12\/spacex-to-complete-2020-with-nro\/\">SpaceX completes 2020 manifest with covert flight for NRO &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2020\/12\/19\/spacex-closes-out-record-year-of-launches-from-floridas-space-coast\/\">SpaceX closes out record-setting year of launches from Florida\u2019s Space Coast \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spacex-wraps-up-2020-with-falcon-9-launch-of-classified-nro-satellite\/\">SpaceX wraps up 2020 with Falcon 9 launch of classified NRO satellite &#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\/9OeVwaFBkfE?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 SpaceX news<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Texas:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valleycentral.com\/spacex\/local-activists-say-new-environmental-research-is-past-due-on-spacex\/\">Local activist says new environmental research is past due on SpaceX | KVEO-TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/op-eds\/welcome-to-texas-elon-musk\">Welcome to Texas, Elon Musk &#8211; Washington Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>2020\/2021 launch pace:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2021\/01\/05\/u-s-companies-led-by-spacex-launched-more-than-any-other-country-in-2020\/\">U.S. companies, led by SpaceX, launched more than any other country in 2020 \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-astronaut-starship-launches-2020-milestones\">SpaceX&#8217;s very big year: A 2020 filled with astronaut launches, Starship tests and more | Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2021\/01\/spacex-reuse-records-2020-ambitious-2021\/\">SpaceX sets reuse records in 2020, looks ahead to even more ambitous 2021 &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Military:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spacex-wins-150-million-contract-to-launch-space-development-agency-satellites\/\">SpaceX wins $150 million contract to launch Space Development Agency satellites &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spacex-and-l3harris-win-again-space-development-agency-contracts-to-build-missile-warning-satellites\/\">Space Development Agency restores L3Harris, SpaceX contracts following protest &#8211; SpaceNews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Starlink:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cis471.blogspot.com\/2021\/01\/spacex-starlink-update-beta-rollout-has.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Cis471+%28CIS471%29\">SpaceX Starlink beta update &#8211; CIS 471<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Misc:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/1949790\/is-spacex-versus-china-the-only-space-race-that-matters\/\">Is SpaceX versus China the only space race that matters? \u2014 Quartz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/axiom-space-first-fully-commercial-orbtial-mission-spacex-crew-dragon-2021-1\">Tom Cruise&#8217;s SpaceX ride may set a new bar for spaceflight &#8211; Business Insider<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*** <strong>Starship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to road closings and other indicators, a flight of the SN9 Starship prototype will be attempted in the upcoming week. Presumably, it will be a repeat of the SN8 flight with a max altitude around 12 kilometers. The SN9, with damaged fins replaced, rolled to the launch site on Dec. 22nd. On January 6th, a static firing took place, which appeared to stop prematurely. Another test appeared planned for the following day but it was aborted\u00a0 mid-way through the pre-test preparations.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/12\/starship-sn9s-test-series-targets-new-years\/\">Starship SN9&#8217;s time to shine &#8211; test series targets a New Year&#8217;s resolution &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2020\/12\/starship-sn9-roll-launch-site-super-heavy-ramps-up\/\">Starship SN9 prepares to roll to launch site &#8211; Super Heavy construction ramps up &#8211; NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>**** <strong>Starship Wranglers: SN9 Rolls Out for Flight<\/strong> &#8211; <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCh3jrub_0od3EFoUtiIG4jQ\">Cosmic Perspective<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Cameras were rolling during the SpaceX Starship SN9 transport from the production facility to the test stand, capturing some of the amazing humans making Starship happen. <\/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\/H9fYlALttD8?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>**** <em><strong>Starship SN9 Rollout in 180 3D Stereoscopic VR<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCh3jrub_0od3EFoUtiIG4jQ\">Cosmic Perspective<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Cameras were rolling during the SpaceX Starship SN9 transport from the production facility to test stand, including our 180-degree 3D stereoscopic camera rig for Virtual Reality headsets like Oculus Quest.<\/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\/yB_QrA-w6Gs?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>Super Heavy Booster may settle onto launch tower arms<\/strong>, according to a Tweet from Elon:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u2019re going to try to catch the Super Heavy Booster with the launch tower arm, using the grid fins to take the load<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1344327757916868608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While it seems far-fetched at first hearing, it really is not so unreasonable when one thinks about it. After the learning phase, the Falcon 9 boosters have either set down within the target circles on the landing pads or have been far off the mark. I don&#8217;t remember any landing in the past few years that has been close to the edge of a pad. Bad landings, such as the time a booster went into the water off the beach at Cape Canaveral, are caused by failures (typically an engine issue) that occur with enough time margin to insure the rocket hits far away from the pad.<\/p>\n<p>So landing within a circle defined by the arms on the launch tower rather than paint on a pad is clearly doable. With thousands of landings, there is, of course, still the likelihood of a rare near miss happening at some point. Additional launch towers offer redundancy and the towers\u00a0 can be toughened to minimize the cost of repair, which should be far less than the gains obtained from the greater mass reaching orbit with the elimination of landing legs.<\/p>\n<p>Note also that when the rocket lands, the propellants are nearly gone so the vehicle will be at its lightest. This will reduce the stress on the grid fins and their joints.<\/p>\n<p>More at<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2021\/01\/spacex-may-try-to-catch-a-falling-rocket-with-a-launch-tower\/\">SpaceX may try to catch a falling rocket with a launch tower | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy-landing-plans\">SpaceX targets bold new &#8216;catch&#8217; strategy for landing Super Heavy rockets | Space.com<\/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\/lEAyjtIIccY?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>Some comments from Elon Musk on Starship\/Super Heavy test plans<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Coming soon<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1342059900550131714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 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=\"en\">A few months<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1342062363105759232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>****<strong> Status of the preparation of various vehicles<\/strong> as of January 9th is nicely displayed in this terrific graphic:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The current status of SpaceX&#8217;s Starship &amp; Superheavy prototypes. 9th January 2021<\/p>\n<p>The blue overlays show changes compared to this time last week. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2YM31G4Pc8\">pic.twitter.com\/2YM31G4Pc8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brendan (@brendan2908) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brendan2908\/status\/1347834757359439876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>SpaceX releases video of SN8 highlights<\/strong>: Starship | SN8 | High-Altitude Flight Recap &#8211; SpaceX &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>On December 9, 2020, Starship serial number 8 (SN8) completed a high-altitude flight test as it successfully ascended, transitioned propellant, and demonstrated a first-of-its-kind controlled aerodynamic descent and landing flip maneuver \u2013 which will enable landing where prepared surfaces or runways do not exist, including the Moon, Mars, and beyond.<\/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\/_qwLHlVjRyw?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>Starship SN8 Flight: The Mini Documentary<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCh3jrub_0od3EFoUtiIG4jQ\">Cosmic Perspective<\/a> &#8211; A very nicely done mini-doc about the SN8 flight and the people on-site observing it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>On December 9, SpaceX successfully launched Starship SN8 on its first-ever high-altitude test flight to 12.5 km (41,000 ft). We and the crowds at South Padre Island lost our minds. We also made lots of new friends, especially Gene and Rachel of Spadre.com, long-time Starship documenters, and wonderful passionate humans we very much look up to. On launch day, as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6uKrU_WqJ1R2HMTY3LIx5Q\">@Everyday Astronaut<\/a><\/em><em> livestream team, we used a joystick-controlled telescope and a series of high-speed cameras (including one of the most epic anamorphic shots ever) to record the moment of liftoff and track the rocket through its unbelievable belly-flop maneuver and landing attempt. So grateful to Tim, Gene and Rachel for an amazing adventure witnessing, documenting, and sharing this historic event. Everything has changed.<\/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\/xrVqLhhd1zo?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>Extracting propellants and other resources from Mars for Starship missions<\/strong> is described by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBNHHEoiSF8pcLgqLKVugOw\"> Marcus House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Weeks ago Elon Musk said &#8220;Rapid &amp; complete rocket reuse, low-cost propellant, orbital refilling &amp; propellant production at destination are the four essential elements of making life multi-planetary&#8221;. Today we are diving deep into how In Situ Resource Utilisation plays a vital role as humankind ventures out from our homeworld. Why is it so critical for SpaceX\u2019s plans to have humans settle permanently on Mars? What resources can be used in the meantime on the surface of the moon? Let\u2019s find out.<\/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\/4GryBgraeuw?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>Jan.2<\/strong>:\u00a0<em><strong>SpaceX Boca Chica Flyover, Starship SN9 Awaits Static Fire<\/strong><\/em> &#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\/qOif_gCXooU?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>Jan. 6: <em>SN8 &amp; SN9 Static Fire Comparison With Slo-Mo Replay<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LabPadre\/videos\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LabPadre &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>This video edit shows a comparison at SpaceX Boca Chica, Texas of Starship SN8 and SN9 static fires. You can see the similarities and differences in the Slo-Mo replay. SN8 #1 and SN9 #1 both detanked almost immediately after ignition indication a possible problem. SN8 #2 and #3 both seemed like good fires but #2 did have a significant amount of ejecta. Audio is from SN9 static fire.<\/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\/lcwXFXI_CDE?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>Jan. 6-8: <em>SpaceX SN9 Starship Boca Chica 2021 January 6, 7, 8 Prep for Static Fire [4K]<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBfhGiuA7g8Uz0_V5rcJi4g\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StarshipBocaChica\/Maria Pointer &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Maria documents the first efforts of the New Year to get SN9 in the air. Join her for the sights and sounds of the Production Shipyard and SN9 on Sub-Orbital Launch Pad B.<\/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\/qQOkGzkQ0Qs?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>Jan.8<\/strong>: <em><strong>SpaceX Boca Chica: Raptor Engine SN45 Delivered &#8211; Starship SN15 Gets Thermal Protection Tiles<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSUu1lih2RifWkKtDOJdsBA\">NASASpaceflight &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Work continues to prep SN9 for flight above Boca Chica. Meanwhile, a new Raptor engine is delivered and SN15 gets thermal protection tiles in preparation for stacking. Video &amp; Photos from Mary (@BocaChicaGal). Edited by Theo Ripper (@TheoRipper)<\/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\/WhiRrkQUzms?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>Jan.9: <em>SpaceX Boca Chica: Fresh Propellant Arrives Before SN9&#8217;s Next Static Fire Attempt<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSUu1lih2RifWkKtDOJdsBA\">NASASpaceflight &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>After an aborted static fire attempt, SpaceX replenishes the tank farm with a fresh delivery of propellant for SN9. Meanwhile, SN10 work continues and the new upgraded Starship, SN15, begins to take shape. Video &amp; Photos 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\/VMR-7kTgtHY?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 reports<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>**** <strong>Jan.9<\/strong>:\u00a0<em><strong>\u00a0SpaceX Starship next flight to 41,000ft (12.5km) &#8211; Bellyflop #2<\/strong><\/em> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBNHHEoiSF8pcLgqLKVugOw\"> Marcus House<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Well, here we are in the final leadup to the SpaceX Starship next flight to 41,000ft (12.5km). This will be Bellyflop #2 with what we hope will be a successful landing this time around. The dizzying speed of SN9&#8217;s preparations for its test flight continued this week, as did the amazing build progress with various sections of several Starship versions spotted. It\u2019s also almost time for the first Cargo Dragon version 2 (CRS-21) to come home after the fully autonomous capsule docked with the International Space Station on December 7 last year. We had the first Falcon 9 launch of 2021 with the Turksat 5A mission, and we also take a look back at the Mars Spirit and Opportunity Rovers that landed on the red planet seventeen years ago. An amazing mission to look back on as we await the arrival of Perseverance in just a few weeks now.<br \/>\n<\/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\/RBo8mLWCJrU?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>Dec.27: SpaceX MMXX (2020) Tribute &#8211; One Step Ahead<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1XvxnHFtWruS9egyFasP1Q\">What about it!?<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"container\">\n<div id=\"tooltip\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>SpaceX has been a light beacon to all of us in 2020. Leading the space industry by achieving milestone after milestone. With Crew Dragon and the Starship Prototype program they have inspired millions of humans across the globe. Here&#8217;s to SpaceX and our future as a multi planetary species.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"badge badge-style-type-verified style-scope ytd-badge-supported-renderer\"><\/div>\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\/fqxO-SJMdlw?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 Ads <\/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<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>=====<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08C7YT3NG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B08C7YT3NG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=c7adb8487184d7926bc9ec6581dea3ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">America&#8217;s New Destiny in Space <\/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=B08C7YT3NG\" 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=B08C7YT3NG&amp;asins=B08C7YT3NG&amp;linkId=f331b03a3bfc83333cbb7e384bf1538b&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): ** Jan.8: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 to send T\u00fcrksat 5A comm-sat into geostationary transfer orbit. The liftoff from Cape Canaveral was the first SpaceX launch of 2021. The booster, on its fourth flight, landed successfully on a floating platform. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23311\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space transport roundup &#8211; Jan.10.2021<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-space-transport-roundup"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-63Z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20678,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20678","url_meta":{"origin":23311,"position":0},"title":"Space transport roundup &#8211; Jan.3.2020","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 3, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport (find previous roundups here): [ Update Jan.4.2019 #2: SpaceX confirms the static test went well and they are on track for Monday's launch: Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched a Starlink mission, the Iridium-8\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MOMO5_OnPad-InstellarTech-380x500.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":18434,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18434","url_meta":{"origin":23311,"position":1},"title":"Space transport roundup &#8211; April.9.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport: ** SpaceX; **** Second Falcon Heavy launch now set for Wednesday, April 11th from Kennedy Space Center: Now targeting Falcon Heavy launch of Arabsat-6A on Wednesday, April 10 \u2013 weather forecast improves to 80% favorable \u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX)\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EngineView-April2019-1024x688.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17694,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17694","url_meta":{"origin":23311,"position":2},"title":"Space access roundup &#8211; Feb.1.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of items about space transport projects: ** Virgin Orbit Payload Processing - The latest video from VO \"gives you an inside look at how we take care of our payloads once they're delivered to our front door in Long Beach\": https:\/\/youtu.be\/p_UQJjxxL34 ** ABL Space Systems smallsat launcher design\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/PrototypeRocket-1024x323.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20961,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20961","url_meta":{"origin":23311,"position":3},"title":"Space transport roundup &#8211; June.29.2020","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport (find previous roundups here): ** SpaceX successfully launched a fourth batch of 60 Starlink satellites today from Cape Canaveral. 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