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Posted on 10/24/2026 6:13:21 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
This video, hosted by Marcus House, covers a packed week of space news with a primary focus on SpaceX's Starship program and other aerospace developments.
Starship and SpaceX Updates:
Flight 14 Recap: The video highlights Flight 14, noting the successful deployment of Starlink satellites and the excellent performance of the new curved heat shield tiles (1:49 - 3:42).
Flight 15 Double Catch: SpaceX is preparing for a daring double-catch attempt—retrieving both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage during the next flight, targeted for November (3:44 - 4:49).
NASA Artemis Milestones: Updated plans for the Artemis human lunar missions are explored, detailing the path through 2027, including orbital propellant transfer demonstrations (5:01 - 8:21).
Starbase Infrastructure: Massive ongoing construction at Starbase is shown, particularly the upgrades to Pad 1 and the testing of catch tower systems for Pad 2 (8:22 - 10:50).
Falcon 9 Operations: A successful Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission and a Starlink launch were completed this week (14:54 - 17:43).
Other Aerospace News:
Rocket Lab: The company announced delays for its Neutron rocket due to technical challenges with manufacturing large carbon fiber structures (18:19 - 20:26).
Japan's MMX Mission: The Martian Moon Exploration mission successfully launched on an H3 rocket, aiming to collect the first-ever surface samples from Phobos (20:27 - 23:38).
Blue Origin: Updates on New Glenn include rapid tower assembly and progress on lunar mission hardware, such as the VIPER moon rover (23:39 - 24:52).
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Those folks are not effin around.
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