Weekly Space Report: All Hail Our New NASA Administrator

SCANALYZER The Happening World
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Highlights:

  • Pad 1 Water Deluge steel plate gone.

  • Chopstix arms confusing design changes, both pads.

  • Air separation plant build progress.

  • Booster 19 rapid build progress, including tail section w/ engine mounts and most of methane tank arriving.

  • Ship 39 interior parts spotted through Megabay doors.

  • New COPVs spotted replacing existing ones in Ship 39.

  • 3rd Level of new GigaBay started.

  • New V3 ship and booster transport stands progress spotted.

  • Possible Massey’s static fire stands redesign parts.

  • Other work speculation at Massey’s.

  • Ship test article 39.1 moved away.

  • Booster test article tested further at Massey’s

  • Jared Isaacman confirmed and sworn in as NASA administrator. Immediately followed by Executive Order consistent with Jared’s vision.

  • Falcon 9: Starlink 15-12, Starlink 6-82, Starlink 6-99, Starlink 15-13

  • Close approach (200 meters!) between a Starlink and uncoordinated Chinese launch by CAS Space, the “Create the Future” mission.

  • Anomaly with Starlink from 15-13.

  • Blue Origin testing of BE-7 engine for Blue Moon MK1 lunar lander.

  • Fourth New Glenn 2nd static fire testing.

  • ULA Atlas V launch of the Amazon Leo 4 mission.

  • Rocket Lab back-to-back “RAISE And Shine” and “Don’t Be Such A Square” Electron missions.

  • Rocket Lab Neutron press release

  • Starfish Space collaboration with Impulse Space’s LEO Express 1 & 2 Mira for “Remora” rendezvous testing. Not announced prior to successful completion.

  • Likely loss of MAVEN orbiter at Mars.

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