Weekly Space Report: Axiom-4 Delays (plural)

Highlights:

  • Pad 1 and 2, not A and B, internally in SpaceX.

  • Booster 16 Static fire at Pad 1

  • Pad 1 minor activity

  • Pad 2 metal sheathing for flame trench concrete

  • Pad 2 fourth and final launch mount rim header placed

  • Booster 18 parts noted at the build site.

  • No apparent lower dome in cryo testing of next gen booster test article 17. No “attic” between engines and oxygen tank.

  • Massey’s cryo testing hardware for boosters being converted to only support next gen.

  • Canaveral SLC 37 takeover by SpaceX from ULA advances with release of a draft environmental impact statement, with details of SpaceX’s intentions.

  • Up to 76 Starship launches per year from SLC 37, with two launch/catch towers, and likely two catch-only towers.

  • ULA Delta4 hardware on site already being demolished.

  • Florida Star Factory details added.

  • Flight 9 Mishap investigation completed

  • Elon backtracking on spat with Trump.

  • Falcon 9 Axiom-4 mission delayed due to booster problems.

  • Summary of new Crew Dragon features and discussion of certification.

  • Axiom-4 Mission science review

  • More ISS difficulties on Russia’s Zvezda module. Delaying Axiom-4 further.

  • Falcon 9: Starlink 15-8, Starlink 12-24, Starlink 15-6, Starlink 12-26

  • Rocket Lab “The Mountain God Guards” for iQPS imaging constellation

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