Highlights:
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Pad 1 and 2, not A and B, internally in SpaceX.
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Booster 16 Static fire at Pad 1
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Pad 1 minor activity
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Pad 2 metal sheathing for flame trench concrete
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Pad 2 fourth and final launch mount rim header placed
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Booster 18 parts noted at the build site.
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No apparent lower dome in cryo testing of next gen booster test article 17. No “attic” between engines and oxygen tank.
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Massey’s cryo testing hardware for boosters being converted to only support next gen.
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Canaveral SLC 37 takeover by SpaceX from ULA advances with release of a draft environmental impact statement, with details of SpaceX’s intentions.
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Up to 76 Starship launches per year from SLC 37, with two launch/catch towers, and likely two catch-only towers.
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ULA Delta4 hardware on site already being demolished.
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Florida Star Factory details added.
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Flight 9 Mishap investigation completed
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Elon backtracking on spat with Trump.
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Falcon 9 Axiom-4 mission delayed due to booster problems.
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Summary of new Crew Dragon features and discussion of certification.
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Axiom-4 Mission science review
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More ISS difficulties on Russia’s Zvezda module. Delaying Axiom-4 further.
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Falcon 9: Starlink 15-8, Starlink 12-24, Starlink 15-6, Starlink 12-26
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Rocket Lab “The Mountain God Guards” for iQPS imaging constellation