2024-05-04T06:37:51.291459+00:00

NASA's $11 Billion Mars Dilemma | This Week In Spaceflight

Join Elysia Segal on this special one-year anniversary edition of "This Week in Spaceflight" as we delve into the latest spaceflight news! Discover NASA's latest hurdles with the Mars Sample Return mission, witness Boeing's Starliner being stacked on an Atlas V rocket, and celebrate SpaceX achieving 20 flights with a single Falcon 9 booster. Plus, we'll explore the implications of space debris impacting a home and give you a sneak peek at upcoming launches, including more Starlink missions and international launches. Stay tuned and subscribe to catch all the cosmic developments! ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal). 🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@alexphysics13) with Aaron McCrea and Evan Packer. 🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, Space Coast Live, NASA JPL, ULA, NASA, SpaceX, JAXA, Roscosmos, Space Pioneer, LANDSPACE, ArianeGroup, ESA, Caltech, LANL/CNES/CNRS, NASA Goddard, Relativity Space, CCTV, Rocket Lab, Xinhua/Wang Jiangbo ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ #SpaceX #NASA #MarsSampleReturn #Starliner #Falcon9 #SpaceDebris #SpaceNews #RocketLaunch #SpaceExploration #AerospaceEngineering #Starship #AtlasV #Boeing #ISS #InternationalSpaceStation #SpaceJunk #SpaceFlight #OrbitalDebris #MarsMission #SpaceIndustry #RocketScience #Aerospace #PlanetaryScience #OuterSpace #SpaceTechnology #SpaceMission #SpaceTravel #SpaceCommunity #Astrophysics #TechNews #SpaceUpdates #RocketBooster #SpaceAchievements #SpaceStation #CommercialSpaceFlight #MarsRover #DeepSpace #Spacecraft #SatelliteLaunch #SpaceInnovation #SpaceSector 00:00 Intro 00:29 ISS orbital debris hit a house in Florida 03:32 China's upcoming reusable rockets 06:00 NASA's troubles with Mars Sample Return Mission 09:46 Starliner integrated with Atlas V ahead of Crew Flight Test 11:34 All Ariane 6 testing now complete ahead of debut flight 12:25 Ingenuity's final goodbye... maybe 13:33 NASA confirms Dragonfly mission 14:28 Relativity makes progress at LC-16 15:33 SpaceX flies a Falcon booster for the 20th time 16:21 Chang Zheng 2D launches SuperView Neo 3-01 16:49 Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 6-51 17:20 Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 6-52 17:52 April 20th: Chang Zheng 2D launch 18:04 April 22nd: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink 6-53 18:12 April 23rd: Electron launch of Beginning of The Swarm 18:29 April 25th: China's next crewed spaceflight 18:49 April 25th: Russian spacewalk on the ISS 19:06 Outro

2024-05-04T06:37:51.229737+00:00

Mechazilla Chopsticks Upgraded | SpaceX Boca Chica

A new actuator was installed on the launch tower's chopsticks, Ship 29's TPS tiles were worked on, and work on the flame trench for the ship static fire stand at Massey's continued. 🔗 NSF Store: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/shop/ ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🎥 Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Sean (@SeanKD_Photos), and Starbase Live. ✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden). 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today. 🔗 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47107.0 (Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/) #SpaceX #StarbaseUpdate #SpaceNews #SpaceExploration #RocketLaunch #Starship #BoosterTesting #SpaceTechnology #SpaceXUpdates #SpaceXLaunch #SpaceXStarbase #SpaceXNews #SpaceXUpdates2023 #StarbaseLaunchSite #StarshipModifications #SpaceXLaunchPad #SpaceXTesting #SpaceXProductionSite #SpaceXSteelPlate #SpaceXManifolds #SpaceXBoosterTesting #SpaceXLaunchUpdates #SpaceXUpdates2023 #SpaceXSpacecraft #SpaceXDevelopment Timestamps: 0:00 BQD Cover Removed 0:14 Starfactory Construction 1:02 Missing Tiles From Ship 29 1:19 Nosecone Tiles Installed on Ship 29 4:44 Ship 30 in the New High Bay 5:01 SPMT on the Move 5:18 BQD Closed 5:30 Chopsticks Restrained 5:44 Flame Trench Component Lifted 5:57 Massey’s Test Site 6:33 The Orbital Launch Site 6:44 The OLM and Chopsticks 9:49 The Booster Quick Disconnect 10:14 Work Continues on the OLM 10:42 Linkage Removed From the OLM 11:22 The Ship QD Arm 11:53 Concrete Forms 12:20 New Piping Installed 13:45 Ship 29 in the High Bay 14:11 Booster 14 in the Mega Bay 14:25 Ship 30 in the New High Bay 14:40 The New Office Building 15:35 Chopstick Actuator Retracted 15:50 Actuator Pin Removed 16:02 Chopstick Actuator Removed 16:43 The Ground Fabrication Building 16:55 Tower Sections 17:05 The Rocket Garden 17:53 Rebar Work for the Parking Garage 18:21 Work Continues on Starfactory 18:36 Ship 29’s Nosecone 18:48 Development Dome Section 19:08 Development Payload Barrel 19:22 The Production Site 19:34 Upgraded Actuator Installed 21:13 The Orbital Launch Mount 21:40 Concrete Wall at End of the Berm 22:22 Starhopper 22:35 New BQD Front Cover Installed

2024-05-04T06:37:51.174306+00:00

Preparing for Flight 4 Full Stack | SpaceX Boca Chica

Ship 29's nose tiles received more work as SpaceX prepares for Starship's 4th flight. Also, Booster 11 was rolled back after a successful static fire. 🔗 NSF Store: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/shop/ ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🎥 Video from Mary (@BocaChicaGal) and Starbase Live. ✂️ Edited by Thomas (@_thomashayden). 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today. 🔗 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47107.0 (Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/) #SpaceX #StarbaseUpdate #SpaceNews #SpaceExploration #RocketLaunch #Starship #BoosterTesting #SpaceTechnology #SpaceXUpdates #SpaceXLaunch #SpaceXStarbase #SpaceXNews #SpaceXUpdates2023 #StarbaseLaunchSite #StarshipModifications #SpaceXLaunchPad #SpaceXTesting #SpaceXProductionSite #SpaceXSteelPlate #SpaceXManifolds #SpaceXBoosterTesting #SpaceXLaunchUpdates #SpaceXUpdates2023 #SpaceXSpacecraft #SpaceXDevelopment Timestamps: 0:00 SpaceX Boca Chica 0:16 Ship 29 Nosecone Tile Work 1:29 Two Point Lifter Stand 1:43 Starfactory Construction 2:20 Vaporizers Installed 4:03 Scaffolding Installed on the OLM 4:29 Booster QD Retracted 4:37 Booster 11 on the OLM 4:53 Chopstick Stabilizer Attached 5:00 Booster 11 Taken off the OLM 6:23 Crane Lift Adapter Installed 6:54 Payload Development Barrel 7:28 Office Building Construction 7:43 Ship Header Tanks 7:58 Ship 29’s Nose 8:12 Booster 13 in the Mega Bay 8:27 Booster 11 Rolled Back 10:48 Booster 11 Lifted Onto Work Stand 11:03 The Orbital Launch Mount 11:33 The Chopsticks 12:03 Work on the Tank Farm Berm 12:18 Ship 29 Tiling Work 12:45 Starfactory Construction 13:00 Office Building Construction 13:16 Barrel Sections Scrapped 16:17 Ship 29 Nose Tiles 17:27 Starfactory Construction Continues 17:55 Hot Staging Ring 18:12 The OLM and Chopsticks 18:26 Linkage Removed From the OLM 18:54 Work on the Chopsticks 19:38 The Booster Quick Disconnect 19:51 OLM Leg Covers 20:05 Rebar Assembled 20:21 Concrete Forms Next to Berm 20:36 Deliveries at the Orbital Tank Farm

2024-05-04T06:37:51.099751+00:00

Artemis Review Reveals NASA's Orion Challenges | This Week In Spaceflight

On "This Week in Spaceflight," hosted by Elysia Segal, discover the intricate issues faced by Orion during the Artemis I mission, learn about NASA's latest initiative involving commercial Mars missions, and witness a rare event where SpaceX expends a Falcon 9 booster! ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal). 🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@alexphysics13) with Justin Davenport and John Sharp. 🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, D Wise, Space Coast Live NASA, CCTV, JPL/Malin Space Science Systems, Blue Origin, SpaceX, Impulse Space, ULA, Firefly Aerospace, Astrobotic, Boeing, Intelsat, VAST, ESA, Shujianyang, CNSA. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ #OrionSpacecraft #ArtemisI #NASA #MarsMissions #SpaceX #Falcon9 #LongMarchRocket #CommercialSpaceflight #SpaceExploration #WeeklySpaceUpdate #AerospaceTechnology #InternationalSpaceMissions #LunarLanders #MarsSatellites #DeepSpaceTravel #SpaceIndustry #OrionHeatshield #SpaceLaunches #Marslink #SpaceNews 00:00 Intro 00:33 NASA selects commercial Mars mission studies 02:26 NASA's Inspector General evaluates Artemis II readiness 07:44 SES to acquire Intelsat 08:49 VAST completes Haven-1 pathfinder 09:42 Ariane 6 maiden flight progresses through stacking 10:51 Chang Zheng 12 engine test fire 12:11 April 28th: SpaceX expends booster to launch Galileo satellites 14:38 April 28th: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 6-54 15:32 End of the month launch stats 16:00 April 30th: Shenzhou 17 returns to Earth 17:10 May 2nd: Crew-8 relocates ports on the ISS 17:46 May 2nd: Falcon 9's 300th consecutive successful launch 19:19 May 3rd: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 6-55 19:53 May 3rd: Chang Zheng 5 launch of Chang'e 6 20:05 May 6th: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 6-56 20:17 May 7th: Atlas V N22 launch of Starliner Crew Flight Test 21:01 May 7th: Chang Zheng 6C's first launch 21:11 May 7th: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 6-57 21:24 May 8th: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 8-2 21:34 May 9th: Launch of Chang Zheng 3B/E 21:45 Outro

2024-05-04T06:37:50.986391+00:00

Starliner Is Ready For A Flight Crew | This Week In Spaceflight

Join Elysia Segal for this exciting edition of This Week in Spaceflight, where we reveal the latest developments in the spaceflight industry. This episode features the Starliner crew's arrival at Kennedy Space Center, marking a significant milestone as we gear up for the much-anticipated launch. We'll also cover SpaceX's 300th booster landing, the resolution of Voyager 1's data issues, and other major spaceflight news from around the world. Don't miss our in-depth coverage on upcoming missions and behind-the-scenes insights! ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal). 🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@alexphysics13) with Aaron McCrea and John Sharp.. 🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, Space Coast Live, SpaceX, NASA, ESA, Axiom Space, JPL-Caltech, ULA, Blue Origin, JAXA, SaxaVord Spaceport, Rocket Factory Augsburg, CCTV, Rocket Lab, CMSA. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ #Starliner #SpaceX #Voyager1 #NASA #SpaceFlight #KennedySpaceCenter #Astronauts #HumanSpaceflight #SpaceMissions #SpaceIndustry #ESA #ArtemisProgram #ISS #CommercialSpace #LowEarthOrbit #MoonMission #InterstellarSpace #SpaceCommunication #SpaceExploration #RocketScience #SpaceTechnology #FutureSpaceMissions #SpaceNewsUpdate #ThisWeekInSpaceflight #SpaceXLandings #SpaceLaunchUpdate #DeepSpaceCommunication #SpaceEngineering #SpacecraftSystems 00:00 Intro 00:29 ESA astronauts just graduated 02:27 NASA finally solves Voyager 1 communications issues 05:23 Starliner astronauts arrive at the space coast 07:04 NASA orders HLS Cargo landers 08:49 SLIM wakes up on the Moon... again?! 09:39 SaxaVord granted range license from CAA 10:33 Chang Zheng 2D launch of Yaogan 42-02 11:18 SpaceX lands its 300th booster 12:52 Electron launches Beginning of The Swarm 14:00 China launches Shenzhou 18 crew rotation mission 14:53 Upcoming: Expendable Falcon 9 launch of Galileo satellites 15:22 Upcoming: SpaceX CRS-30 spacecraft return to Earth 15:48 Upcoming: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink 6-54 16:01 Upcoming: Shenzhou 17 return to Earth 16:17 Upcoming: Relocation of SpaceX Crew-8 Dragon 16:43 Upcoming: Falcon 9 launch of WorldView 1&2 17:03 Upcoming: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink 6-55 17:13 Upcoming: China's launch of Chang'e 6 lunar sample return 17:28 Outro

2024-05-04T06:37:50.900717+00:00

148 Launches In 2024? SpaceX's Incredible Cadence Goals.

SpaceX is aiming for an extraordinary goal: launching 148 Falcon family rockets in 2024. Join us as we examine SpaceX's record-breaking cadence and explore its journey from early challenges to current successes. 🔗 NSF Store: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/shop/ ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal) 🖊️ Written by Justin Davenport (@Bubbinski), supported by Sawyer Rosenstein. 🎥 Video from Max Evans (@_mgde_), Julia Bergeron (@julia_bergeron), John Galloway (@andKSpaceAcademy), Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer), Jerry Pike, and SpaceX. ✂️ Edited by Thomas Hayden (@_thomashayden) 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed) 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today. 🔗 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47107.0 (Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/) #SpaceX #Falcon9 #FalconHeavy #Starship #RocketLaunches #SpaceExploration #ElonMusk #RocketCadence #SpaceIndustry #NASA #SatelliteDeployment #Reusability #RocketTechnology #Starlink #Vandenberg #KennedySpaceCenter #SpaceNews #SpaceXUpdates #LaunchVehicles #SpaceAchievements #CommercialSpaceflight #RocketScience #AerospaceEngineering #MarsMissions #LaunchPadOperations #SpaceInnovation #MissionSuccess #CrewedSpaceflight #SatelliteConstellation #SpaceXGoals #SpaceTech #SpaceTravel #SpaceEconomy #SpaceRace #SpaceMilestone #RapidReuse #RocketInnovation #SpaceX2024 #FutureofSpaceflight #ExploringSpace #SpaceXInsights #RocketTech #StarshipDevelopment #SpaceLaunch