Weekly Space Report: Starbase Pad 2 Major Progress

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Highlights:

  • Pad 2 Ship Quick Disconnect arm lifted into place.

  • Pad 2 Catch Arms new bumpers at tips.

  • Pad 2 Catch Arms new actuators exercised.

  • Interesting new Pad 2 vent nozzles

  • Pad 1 Foundation demolition down to pile caps and ground water

  • Last two Pad 1 water deluge tanks moved to MacGregor.

  • New Air Liquifaction plant foundation finished and hardware accumulating.

  • Ship 39 test campaign likely impacted by Massey’s Cryo stand rework.

  • Ship 39 still scaffolded for exterior work in MegaBay.

  • GigaBay erection progress.

  • Massey’s test stand new frame further speculation as more details appear.

  • V3 Hot Stage test article assembly action at Massey’s

  • Falcon 9: Starlink 6-88, Starlink 6-96

  • ISS Crew-11 Medical situation and early return brief discussion

  • NASA Budget discussion

  • Upcoming missions forecast, particularly Artemis II.

  • Blue Moon Mk-1 to launch on Blue Origin New Glenn 3.

  • Firely Blue Ghost with Elytra to launch on Falcon 9.

  • Astrobotic Griffin One to launch on Falcon Heavy.

  • Intuitive Machines IM-3 also to launch this year.

  • China’s Chang’e 7 mission

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