Weekly Space Report: 500 Falcon 9 Flights!

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Highlights:

  • Ship stand jury-rigging for Block 2 test fires at Pad 1

  • Unexpected testing of cryo piping at Pad 1–speculation on cryo hookups for ship testing on the jury-rigged stand.

  • Gigabay foundation construction

  • Pictures of flame trench hardware made in Texas that seems to be destined for Florida.

  • Pad 2 hold-down arms installs complete.

  • Pad 2 Booster QD install started.

  • Masseys investigation hindered by trespassers

  • SLC 39A Tower gets parts for lift arms

  • Falcon 9 hits 500th launch milestone with MTG-S1 for Eurosat.

  • Other Falcon 9: Starlink 15-7 and Starlink 10-25, latter with landing #29 for its booster.

  • JAXA final H-IIA with GOSAT-GW

  • JAXA H-II and HIIA history.

  • Successor H-III much cheaper to launch

  • Progress MS-25 cargo mission launches to ISS

  • Maxar orbital imagery of ISS and Chinese station

  • Comet eI/Atlas found by Hawaiian Atlas Telescope

  • Rocket Lab “Symphony In The Stars” Launch. Classified payload.

  • Review of Rocket Lab’s short history.

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