Weekly Space Report: Caught!

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Starting with a bonus from Monday:

Then the regular Friday overnight release:

Highlights from the bonus:

  • Review of final ground prep for TF5

  • The 25 minute delay was due to boats in the marine exclusion zone.

  • All engines visibly functioned as expected. Bell warpage (“minor”) on some booster engines.

  • Multiple views of Ship flaps. Minor burn-through on one.

  • Closeout with multiple views of the catch.

Highlights from this morning:

  • Lots of landing views released by SpaceX

  • Lucas Lacy’s film of hot staging ring splashing down just offshore.

  • Booster was placed on the OLM without alignment pins–no problem!

  • Closeup of damaged chine.

  • Booster returned to production site.

  • Post catch tower inspection revealed little–just some flexible hoses.

  • Lots of new booster and ship production activity

  • Falcon Heavy Europa Clipper launch – all three boosters expended.

  • Europa Clipper mission profile

  • Falcon 9: Starlink 10-10 and 9-7 and 8-19

  • Vast Haven-1 mini space station development progress report.

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Here’s a blast from the past:

Elon Musk is not very good at standing on the shoulders of giants.

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