spacenews.com Boeing projects additional Starliner losses in fourth quarter
Boeing expects to take additional losses on its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program when it releases its fourth quarter financial results next week.
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Norminal launch and Starlink deployment.
BO can't technically claim "reusable" just yet, but they did finally make it to orbit.
Starlink 11-6 launch bulletin
Starlink Group 11-6 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2025-01-24 14:07 UTC, or 2025-01-24 06:07 local time (PST). B1063-23 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqrN6Cd9Oww
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeN1y8aF6vM
- NASASpaceflight: none
- The Launch Pad: none
- SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1882790583695294529
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXjMvOGCZk4
No surprises here.
spacenews.com China launches classified TJS-14 satellite towards geostationary belt
HELSINKI — China sent a classified experimental technology satellite into orbit Thursday, adding to a series of spacecraft recently sent towards geostationary orbit. A Long March 3B rocket li…
spacenews.com China launches fourth batch of Thousand Sails megaconstellation satellites
HELSINKI — China launched the fourth batch of 18 satellites for the Thousand Sails megaconstellation early Thursday using a Long March 6A rocket. The Long March 6A lifted off at 12:11 a.m. Eastern …
www.nasaspaceflight.com SpaceX to begin beta testing Direct-to-Cell Starlink satellites - NASASpaceFlight.com
SpaceX is preparing to beta test direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, which will connect anyone with a phone to cellular service anywhere in the world.
spacenews.com Space venture firm predicts industry shakeup
Space Capital says Boeing and Airbus are poised to exit space business
Starbase activities (2025-01-23):
- Jan 22nd cryo delivery tally.
- Jan 22nd addenda: Work is observed on Pad A chopsticks, Pad B drawworks pin is test fitted on chopsticks carriage. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
- Pad B chopsticks move towards assembly stand. (ViX)
- Launch site: Scaffolding is erected next to chopsticks carriage. (ViX)
- The yellow LR11000 crane is rigged up to the first chopstick. (ViX)
- Two new vapourizers are installed at the tank farm. (ViX)
- Build site: The first LOX tank section (A2:3) of S35's section moves into Megabay 2. (ViX)
- cnunez posts a recent photo of S38 nosecone in Starfactory. (cnunez)
- Massey's: Hammer posts an aerial photo of S34's recent cryo test. (Hammer)
spacenews.com Rocket Lab to launch OroraTech satellites
Rocket Lab announced Jan. 22 a contract to launch a set of wildfire-monitoring satellites for German company OroraTech on a short turnaround.
Jonathan McDowell (a.k.a. "the orbital police") is running a GoFundMe to relocate his library on spaceflight history
www.gofundme.com Donate to Fund Jonathan's Space Report Library Transition, organized by Jonathan McDowell
For 35 years I've been sharing information about space exploration w… Jonathan McDowell needs your support for Fund Jonathan's Space Report Library Transition
Fundraiser text:
For 35 years I've been sharing information about space exploration with the world completely for free. Jonathan's Space Report is known for its reliability and objectivity. My websites on the General Catalog of Space Objects, the Starlink launch statistics, and other aspects of spaceflight are relied on by journalists, public officials and enthusiasts like you across the world, and all the data on the sites is provided under a free CC-BY licence.
I've been able to do this because I have a day job and I do the Space Report in my spare time. But I am planning to retire at the end of this year, move the extensive physical library of space documents on which I rely to a new longer-term home in a yet to be determined location in the UK, and do Space Report related work full-time.
However, I need your help. Buying the new home for the 100 square m (1000 sq ft) Jonathan's Space Research Library is currently a little bit beyond my financial means due to some unexp
spacenews.com U.S. and Norway sign technology safeguards agreement for launches from Andøya
The United States and Norway have signed an agreement to allow the export of American space hardware to Norway for launches there.
www.nasaspaceflight.com China Roundup: Chang Zheng 8A set for debut, Chinese hopper flies 75 km high-altitude test - NASASpaceFlight.com
China’s Chang Zheng 8A rocket is set for its maiden flight from the Hainan commercial…
www.nasaspaceflight.com XMM-Newton observes black hole that exhibits strange oscillations - NASASpaceFlight.com
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) XMM-Newton X-ray space telescope recently discovered rapidly fluctuating X-ray signals…
spacenews.com U.S. Space Force forecasts $2.3 billion in commercial satellite services contracts
The largest opportunity is a nearly $900 million program focused on maneuverable satellites in geostationary orbit
Starbase activities (2025-01-22):
- Jan 21st cryo delivery tally.
- Build site: A few panels have blown off of the parking garage. (Mary)
- Test Tank 16 moves from Sanchez to Starfactory. (ViX)
- A downcomer tube moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1, likely for B17. (ViX)
- Launch site: A walk platform is installed on the Pad B chopsticks carriage. (ViX)
- Installation of chopsticks carriage skates on Tower B continues, possibly complete. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
- Other: Construction on Starbase mall is underway. (cnunez)
Florida:
- The FAA publish SpaceX's proposal for GigaBay construction at Roberts Road facility. Height 380 feet (116 m), completion date 2026 August. (Beil 1, Beil 2, FAA)
- Gigabay size comparison and floor area diagram from Knaggs, speculative render from Caton.
The "horizontal swipe for next post" feature is still broken.
He just... walked out, didn't shut the gate behind him, never to return? (Until now)
Thanks for this post! Just wanted to chime in that I would support moving to dbzer0.
Best wishes on your partner's upcoming surgery. Hope things go well.
That stop motion chair animation is great! The use of floorboard spacing as a ruler was quite clever.
Big bad evil guy?
I did not expect to see multiple Snoopys partaking in MDMA in my feed today.
Opus or the cockroach?
They did put three on the oven door.
Nah, Calvin would have straight up called Suzie an "ugly booger-brain" and told her to go away.
Some sort of ground squirrel, perhaps?
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1881745808753840442
Deployment of 27 @Starlink satellites confirmed
Starbase activities (2025-01-21):
- Jan 20th cryo delivery tally.
- Rainy day, not too much action reported.
- Starkitty is sighted, despite inclement weather. (ViX)
- S36 nosecone tiling continues in Starfactory. (cnunez)
- Closeup of chopsticks at Pad B. (cnunez)
Flight 7:
M-vac shutdown, nominal park orbit insertion.
spacenews.com China performs high altitude reusable rocket test with uncertain outcome
HELSINKI — A Chinese state-owned company performed a rocket flight aimed at testing reentry and landing burns late Saturday without announcing the outcome. The Longxing-2 test article lifted off at…
www.nasaspaceflight.com Launch Roundup: SpaceX returns to launching Starlink following Starship launch - NASASpaceFlight.com
With the dust settling following the launches of Blue Origin’s New Glenn and SpaceX’s Starship…
Starlink 13-1 launch bulletin
Starlink Group 13-1 launch out of LC-39A in Florida is currently scheduled for 2025-01-21 05:24 UTC, or 2025-01-21 00:24 local time (EST). Booster 1083-8 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0gd0bDqbmk
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oko9IchLGzk
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z--6H4ZhN1Q
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvwHQdUuBGg
- SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1881572176291144080, https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1881574250684793318
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C_y4LkiYdU