Weekly Space Report: Rare Falcon9 Booster failure

SCANALYZER The Happening World
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Highlights:

  • More booster catch hardware on Tower One

  • Tower Two progress

  • Flight 6 booster 13 engine deliveries and new grid fins

  • Flight 8? booster 15 near completion

  • Speculations on visible Ship design changes.

  • MacGregor testing action

  • Falcon 9: Group 8-6 booster 1062 23rd flight fails to stick the landing. Falcon 9 launches temporarily halted then released to resume. (Great post mishap photos.)

  • Polaris Dawn delayed due to ground equipment helium leak, then again due to weather forecast for re-entry.

  • Blue Origin NS-26 sub-orbital flight.

  • Preparations for Starliner crew return on SpaceX Dragon. Girls got bumped from Crew-9 to make room.

  • SLS Mobile Launcher #2 boondoggle. Oy!

  • James Webb Space Telescope early universe news.

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