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Blue Origin has announced plans to launch its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on its first flight since a mishap more than 15 months ago.Blue Origin announced on social media Dec. 12 that it will launch its New Shepard vehicle no earlier than Dec. 18 from its West Texas test site. The vehicle will carry 33 experiments as well as 38,000 postcards from Club for the Future, the educational nonprofit affiliated with the company. The flight will be uncrewed.
Square profile pictureSpace Launch Delta 45@SLDelta45UPDATE: The launch window for Falcon 9 Starlink 6-34 now opens at 23:00 EDT on Dec. 12 (04:00 UTC on Dec. 13), and will feature a SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY.Falcon Heavy USSF-52 launch window now opens at 20:13 EDT on Dec. 13 (01:13 UTC on Dec. 14).
Chris Bergin - NSF repostedRyan Thompson@JRyanThompFCC affirms its earlier denial of @spacex's application for $885M in funding to support rural broadband deployment (through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund). Decision and dissenting statements here: https://bit.ly/3RErj45
Brendan Carr@BrendanCarrFCCLast year, after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, President Biden gave federal agencies the green light to go after him. And they have.Today, the FCC adds itself to the growing list of federal agencies engaging in the regulatory harassment of Elon Musk.
Chris Bergin - NSF repostedMichael Sheetz@thesheetztweetzConfirmed: SpaceX valuation hits $180 billion, based on the latest secondary sale process at $97 a share, per a CNBC source familiar with the discussions.
Michael Sheetz@thesheetztweetzSpaceX's latest valuation ranks above the market value of top U.S. defense contractors – including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman – as well as the most valuable U.S. telecom companies – such as Verizon and AT&T.
Chris Bergin - NSF@NASASpaceflightYou can take a positive out of this, that it's related to recovery weather conditions. It wouldn't be an issue... if they threw away the booster after each launch like most do. 🙃QuoteSpaceX@SpaceXDue to unfavorable recovery weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, we are standing down from today's Falcon 9 launch of Starlink. SpaceX teams will continue to monitor weather and a new launch opportunity will be shared once confirmed on the Range
SpaceX@SpaceXDue to unfavorable recovery weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, we are standing down from today's Falcon 9 launch of Starlink. SpaceX teams will continue to monitor weather and a new launch opportunity will be shared once confirmed on the Range
Max Evans@_mgde_r o l l b a c k SpaceX personnel at LC-39A prepare Falcon Heavy for rollback into the HIF - additional work is needed before launch.
Chris Bergin - NSF@NASASpaceflightTory notes the Vulcan WDR was successful. Maiden launch tracking January 8.
Rocket Lab@RocketLabLift-off for #TheMoonGodAwakens! Our 42nd Electron is on its way to space.
Rocket Lab@RocketLabMain engine cut-off and separation of Electron’s 1st & 2nd stages completed as planned. The Rutherford engine on Electron’s 2nd stage has ignited and the mission continues to orbit.
Several environmental groups announced Dec. 15 that they had filed a supplemental legal claim in federal court regarding licensing of Starship launches from SpaceX’s Starbase site near Brownsville, Texas. Those organizations initially filed suit against the Federal Aviation Administration in May, shortly after the first Starship launch April 20.In the supplemental complaint, the groups — Center for Biological Diversity, American Bird Conservancy, Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc., Save RGV and Surfrider Foundation — allege the FAA failed to properly analyze the environmental impacts of the first Starship launch before issuing a revised license for the second launch that took place Nov. 18.
The environmental groups argue that both FAA and FWS fell short of what was required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to review the environmental impacts of Starship launches. The FAA, it stated in the complaint, “once again failed to take the requisite ‘hard look’ at the impacts of the Starship/Superheavy launch program through a supplemental NEPA analysis.”
Chris Bergin - NSF@NASASpaceflightBlue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is set to return to flight following the NS-23 mission failure on Dec. 18 from the company's Launch Site One in West Texas. NS-24's launch window opens at 8:30 AM CST (14:30 UTC). By Harry Stranger (@Harry__Stranger) ⬇️
Blue Origin@blueorigin·1mWe're scrubbing #NS24 today due to a ground system issue the team is troubleshooting. We’ll provide a new launch target for this week soon.
Appears they're getting ready to lift B10 onto the OLMLaunch area alerts are being soundedNSF live feed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGgThis link isn't live yet but is scheduled to be so soon SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-34 and The Chopsticks Lift Booster 10 Onto the OLM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9YAhEOZQqg
Mary@BocaChicaGalI have received an overpressure notice. Ship 28 static fire attempt today!?!🔥🔥🔥@NASASpaceflight
Chris Bergin - NSF repostedFirefly Aerospace@Firefly_SpaceToday’s launch attempt of our Alpha rocket has been scrubbed due to weather conditions. Firefly will work with the range to determine our next launch opportunity – stay tuned for more details. #FLTA004 #FlyTheLighting
Chris Bergin - NSF@NASASpaceflightSpaceX confirms six engines and full duration. This third flight test flow is going incredibly well, and at some pace.Next up should be Booster 10 (maybe a Spin Prime first).
