# Weekly Space Report: Mostly SpaceX

**URL:** https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-mostly-spacex/4843
**Category:** The Happening World
**Tags:** rocket-lab, spacex, marcus-house
**Created:** [17 August 2024 12:40 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-mostly-spacex/4843 "2024-08-17T12:40:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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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: [17 August 2024 12:40 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-mostly-spacex/4843/1 "2024-08-17T12:40:19Z")

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[![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/4/9/49732b4486f8a2d2697c569f2a6ac22e1cb3fefd.jpeg "This is SpaceX's Boldest Starship Test Yet: The Countdown Begins!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRg5Ph0Imx8)

Highlights:

- More booster catch testing with tower arms

- Lots (!) of production work, including beyond TF5

- Still no firm Starliner decision!

- Progress MS-28

- Fram2 Dragon Mission announcement

- Falcon 9: Starlink 8-3, ASBM, Starlink 10-7, Worldview Legion, Transporter 11

- Blue Origin publicity for New Glenn, possible 9/29 launch

- Rocket Lab Electron “A Sky Full of SARS” for Capella Space

- Rocket Lab Archimedes engine test fire

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### Author: ![Gerard](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/gerard/32/25535_2.png) [@Gerard](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gerard)
#### Post date: [17 August 2024 19:37 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-mostly-spacex/4843/2 "2024-08-17T19:37:27Z")

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I heard that Starliner would depart the space station on 9/2 if with a crew and on 9/6 if without a crew.

Seems like that may take a chance with the crew, and/or they uploaded the autonomous software for it’s lone return.

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### Author: ![Gerard](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/gerard/32/25535_2.png) [@Gerard](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gerard)
#### Post date: [20 August 2024 02:58 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-mostly-spacex/4843/3 "2024-08-20T02:58:57Z")

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Please review this YouTube clip related to Starliner return date.

[![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/8/f/8f34726061fb1c5b75c439d050dbd4718d4fdad9.jpeg "Big Announcement! Boeing Starliner's New Return Date, Astronauts Back on Dragon?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp1uAJzI0FI)