Highlights:
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Ship 41 (flight after next) test campaign starts at Massey’s. Flap testing, cryo proof testing. Returns to megabay.
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Ship 40 returns to Massey’s for continued hot fires. Full 60-sec on all six engines. New startup sequence.
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Ship 41 returns to Massey’s.
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Ship 42 spotted nearing completion.
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Booster 21 stack complete. Booster 22 stacking started.
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Lay-down equipment and cradles for barge transport of ships/boosters shaping up.
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Pad 2 testing. Different deluge test behavior, presumably for booster catch.
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Pad 2 trenched plumbing changes, speculated purpose.
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Pad 1 tower rebuild progress report. Parallel tasks scattered.
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SpaceX Florida Gigabay nearing fully clad.
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Parts for SLC-37 rolling out. 2nd Tower 4th section stacked.
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SLC-37 Tower 1 testing spotted.
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Falcon 9: Starlink 17-40, Sirius SXM-11, Starlink 17-46
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ULA Atlas V for Amazon Leo LA-08. All remaining Atlas V allocated to Starliner.
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Blue Origin announces complete redesign of SLC-36A to speed rebuild. Similar to future SLC-36B.
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SLC-36A demolition progress, massive crane assembled.
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NASA Moon Base announcement discussion. Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, Firefly, and Promise rover notable mentions.
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Promise capabilities discussion (radioisotope thermal generator–lunar night).
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ISS Canadarm breakage and repair spacewalk.
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Katalyst Link mission to save the Swift Observatory.
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Rocket Lab acquires Iridium.