Weekly Space Report: TF8 NOTAM!

Highlights:

  • Pad West Chopstick arms actuator testing

  • Pad West propellant pump and subchiller installation

  • Tower cladding staged for installation.

  • Likely propellant tank relocation from Florida to Texas

  • Teaser on X hinted at February 24 launch, then official NOTAM for Feb 26, with road closures and Australian government warning.

  • More Starlink satellite payload simulators spotted.

  • Starship flight 9 documentation shows up, might include a Ship catch attempt.

  • Ship 32 scrapping continues

  • Future booster 17 rings moving around.

  • Florida factory expansion and activity at Pad 39-A

  • Blue Origin New Glenn activity report

  • Falcon 9: Starlink 10-12 (booster lands in Bahamas territorial waters), Starlink 12-14

  • Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission with Athena and numerous micro-machines.

  • iSpace Resilience lunar lander making orbit adjustments, forecast landing in May

  • Firefly Blue Ghost lunar lander also making orbit adjustments, landing in March

  • Stoke Space Andromeda 2 hot fire test, preparing Launch Complex 14, and preparing its Nova booster

  • NASA budget discussion–big cuts not yet announced.

  • Rocket Lab Electron launched “Fasten Your Space Belts”

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