Weekly Space Report: Has The FAA Caved?

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Highlights:

  • Booster and Ship restacked for flight, and forecast to fly Sunday the 13th.

  • More testing, including a deluge system system test.

  • Three NOTAMs published by the FAA to cover the test flight.

  • Flight termination system explosives installed.

  • Tower Two (SpaceX “Pad West”) construction progress, flame trench in particular

  • Cool mural on office building going up.

  • Booster 14 test campaign at Massey’s

  • Falcon 9 Hera mission, no de-orbit burn required.

  • FAA has approved resumption of normal Falcon 9 operations, but hurricane Milton had its say.

  • Super Star Cluster Westerlund 1 views from the James Webb Space Telescope

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Marcus includes a link to a technical deep-dive on the hardware and procedures of the booster catch attempt. Well worth your time:

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