# Weekly Space Report: Booster 14 to Fly Again!

**URL:** <https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-booster-14-to-fly-again/5875>\
**Category:** The Happening World\
**Tags:** fram2, isar-aerospace, spacex, marcus-house\
**Created:** [5 April 2025 14:15 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-booster-14-to-fly-again/5875 "2025-04-05T14:15:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/pturmel/32/111_2.png) [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2025 14:15 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-booster-14-to-fly-again/5875/1 "2025-04-05T14:15:22Z")

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[![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/9/4/948ab91db3557a820a6d3d0781f22d455c8cf7bf.jpeg "Starship Is About to Do Something It’s Never Done Before - A Huge First!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKg4KSdhsOQ)

Highlights:

- Booster 14 returns to the orbital launch mount for engine testing. SpaceX indicates it will be used for Test Flight #9.

- Orange stickers mark previously flown hardware. Including 29 of 33 engines.

- Ship #35 intended for Test Flight #9 still has its engine test campaign ahead.

- SpaceX closed investigation for TF7 mishap and FAA approves.

- TF8 mishap investigation remains open.

- Pad B (Pad West nomenclature has faded away) progress report.

- Pad B flame trench deflector frames arriving.

- Rocket garden movement of legacy hardware. Scrapping speculations.

- Production site news. Stargate building removal proceeding. Some display items relocated.

- Likely Ship #38 nosecone tiling observed.

- Parts for first V2 booster observed, based on plausible speculation.

- Private Fram2 polar orbit mission complete succcess. Unusually enthusiastic SpaceX livestream.

- Detailed Fram2 mission review.

- Falcon 9: Starlink 6-80, Fram2, Starlink 11-13

- Norway’s ISAR Aerospace Spectrum 1 Test Flight spectacular launch failure

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**Author:** ![Gavin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/439d5e/32.png) [@Gavin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gavin)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2025 19:31 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-booster-14-to-fly-again/5875/2 "2025-04-05T19:31:39Z")

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> [@pturmel](#):
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> Parts for first V2 booster observed

I admit it! I did a double take when first reading that. 😀 London, here we come!