Weekly Space News: Last Tasks Before Starship Flight 10

Highlights:

  • In-Flight operations plan posted, with notable tweaks

  • Flight termination system installation

  • Booster lifted onto Pad 1

  • Ship lift planned for 4pm Saturday

  • No catch planned–not so soft booster water landing after deliberate stresses on return

  • Plumbing testing campaign at Pad 2

  • Vapor dispersal

  • Ship vacuum engines spotted, presumed for TF11

  • Block 3 Ship design details spotted (TF12+)

  • Gigabay foundation formwork proceeding

  • Booster 18 delays–corresponding test article active at Massey’s

  • Falcon 9: Starlink 17-5, Starlink 17-6, USSF-36 w/ X-37B

  • Brief review of few public USSF-36 details

  • Upcoming Cargo Dragon mission with ISS reboost equipment

  • Sean Duffy making waves at NASA

  • Chinese Lunar Lander testing

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