Highlights:
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Ship 40 reaches Christmas Island. Cool photos. Held up relatively well.
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Will attempt to return Ship 40 to Starbase via semi-submersible “Forte”. Forecast 43-48 day trip.
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Ship 41 headed to static fire at Massey’s. Single engine deorbit burn and full six launch burn successes.
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Ship 41 will not be caught. Pad 2 renovation likely interfering.
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Lots of new shielding plates added to Pad 2 tower.
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Pad 1 conversion continues, shortened mechazilla arms this past week.
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New Pad 1 Orbital Launch Mount fabrication progress at Sanchez.
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Starfactory Booster 22 progress (TF15) and Booster 23 (TF16) first rings stacked.
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Starfactory Ship 41 (TF15) exits and Ship 42 (TF16) started.
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Falcon 9: Globalstar 2-R Mission 1, USSF-366, Starlink 17-50, Starlink 10-39
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18 meter crater on the moon from abandonded SpaceX booster.
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China’s LandSpace successfully lands stainless steel, methane-powered Falcon-9 look-alike stage 1.
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ISS Expedition 75 EVA 1, antenna salvage/removal, replacement deferred.
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Rocket Lab “The Lightning God Defends”
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Ukrainian missile strike on Roscosmos Progress launch complex. Degree of damage unclear.