Falcon 9 Stage 2 Anomaly After 300+ Missions! 🚀 | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight13 Jul 2024#Ariane6 #SpacePioneer #FireflyThis week, SpaceX's Falcon 9 experienced a mission anomaly after over 300 flights. Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket had a successful first flight, with a few hiccups, and NASA's CHAPEA Mars mission simulation concluded after 378 days. Plus, India sends astronauts to the U.S. for ISS training, updates on the Starliner, and much more. Don't miss out on all the latest space news!
🚀 SpaceX's ISS Deorbit Plan (Plus VIPER Rover Cancelled!) | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight20 Jul 2024#Ariane6 #SpacePioneer #ApophisJoin us as we cover the latest spaceflight news! NASA cancels its first lunar rover in over 50 years, and we learn more about SpaceX’s proposal to deorbit the International Space Station. Plus, Falcon 9 may return to flight soon, and we have updates on Rocket Lab's Archimedes engine, Europa Clipper's potential delay, and more. Stay tuned for all this and more in This Week in Spaceflight!
🚀 SpaceX Set To Resume Falcon 9 Flights | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight27 Jul 2024#Mars #Perseverance #StarlinerIn this week's spaceflight update, we cover the critical Starliner hot fire test, the arrival of the Artemis II SLS Core Stage at Kennedy Space Center, and intriguing clues from Perseverance about the possibility of life on Mars. Plus, updates on SpaceX's return to flight, Chinese reusable rockets, Chandra's 25th anniversary, and more.
🚀 STARLINER Is Not Coming Home Yet | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight2 Aug 2024#SpaceX #Starliner #Falcon9This week in spaceflight, we cover Starliner’s critical thruster test, NASA’s Gateway program facing challenges, and Falcon 9’s impressive return to flight with a triple launch in just 28 hours! Plus, updates on NASA’s next major telescope, Stoke Space’s Nova rocket, and more.
Raptor 3 Fires Up, New Glenn Tests at Port & Starliner's Latest Update | This Week in SpaceflightNASASpaceflight9 Aug 2024Get the latest spaceflight news: SpaceX's Raptor 3 engine fires up for the first time, Blue Origin conducts critical port procedures for New Glenn, and we get the latest update on Starliner’s return mission. Plus, Rocket Lab tests their Archimedes engine, ISRO reveals astronauts training in Houston, and much more! Stay tuned for your comprehensive weekly spaceflight update.
NASA's Mars Water Discovery & SpaceX's Historic Polar Orbit Mission | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight17 Aug 2024Explore the latest in space exploration as SpaceX prepares for its first human mission into polar orbit, and NASA's InSight mission uncovers the possibility of vast oceans beneath Mars' surface. Get updates on Starliner's return plans, Polaris Dawn's upcoming mission, and more in this week's space news roundup.
SpaceX’s Next Giant Leap for Human Spaceflight: Polaris Dawn | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight23 Aug 2024#SpaceX #PolarisDawn #BlueOriginGet the latest updates on spaceflight, including SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission, Blue Origin’s testing challenges with New Glenn, and incredible photos from ESA’s JUICE spacecraft. Dive into this week’s space news covering rocket launches, hardware developments, and more in our detailed breakdown.
Not A Good Week For Rockets | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight30 Aug 2024#SpaceX #Falcon9 #StarlinerThis week in spaceflight, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster fails to land successfully after a long streak of successful recoveries, ending in a dramatic explosion. We dive into what happened, the implications for upcoming missions, and whether the FAA will ground Falcon 9. Plus, NASA has finally set a return date for Starliner, but with a twist—Butch and Suni won’t be returning on Starliner but on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon instead. We also cover the latest news on NASA’s Europa Clipper, which is back on track after resolving concerns about radiation issues, and much more, including updates on the Peregrine, KAIROS, and ABL anomalies. Join us for a comprehensive recap of all the major spaceflight stories this week!
Blue Origin's New Glenn Will Land Here! | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight6 Sept 2024#Falcon9#BlueOrigin#StarlinerIt’s been a busy week in spaceflight! SpaceX recovers what’s left of booster B1062 after its landing failure, and Starliner is preparing for its return to Earth—but not before making some strange noises. Blue Origin is gearing up for the maiden flight of its New Glenn rocket, while China plans to send moon bricks to space. We also cover the latest in Artemis mission preparations and take a look at Rocket Lab’s packed factory. Join us as we break down all these updates and more in this week’s spaceflight recap!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysia_segal).🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra.🎥 Footage from: Julia Bergeron, Max Evans, Space Coast Live, Nic Ansuini, NASA, Blue Origin, John Kraus/Polaris Program, CCTV, The LEGO Group, Rocket Lab, ULA, Sierra Space, Marvin Coloma, Karen Bea, SpaceX, ESA, ESA/BepiColombo/MTM, Roscosmos.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
A New Era in Spaceflight: Polaris Dawn's Record-Breaking Mission | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight13 Sept 2024#SpaceX#PolarisDawn#ZhuQue3This week in spaceflight is packed with historic milestones and exciting developments! The Polaris Dawn mission made headlines with the first commercial spacewalk, while China’s ZhuQue-3 performed a remarkable 10-kilometer hop. The European Space Agency found a habitable planet (hint: it’s closer than you think), and an old Centaur upper stage breakup adds to the growing space debris issue. Join us for these stories and so much more in This Week In Spaceflight!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysia_segal).🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra.🎥 Footage from: D Wise, Space Coast Live, SpaceX, ESA/Juice/JMC, LandSpace, Blue Origin, Slingshot Aerospace, CASC/CCTV, Polaris Program, John Kraus/Polaris Program, NASA, CCTV/LandSpace, Rocket Lab, ESA, ESA/Juice/MAJIS, Roscosmos.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed)
Firefly’s Catch Plan, SpaceX+FAA Conflict, & New Glenn Milestones | This Week In Spaceflight Sep 27, 2024This week in spaceflight, Firefly Aerospace plans to catch their rockets just like SpaceX's Starship, China's rocket lands hard after a failed hop test, and NASA fuels Europa Clipper ahead of its upcoming launch. Meanwhile, the SpaceX and FAA drama intensifies with heated Congressional debates and accusations. Plus, Blue Origin fires up the New Glenn second stage for the first time. We’ve got all this and much more!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysia_segal).🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13) & Martijn Luinstra.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, Tyler Gray, SpaceX, Deep Blue Aerospace, NASA, Roscosmos, Blue Origin, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, CCTV, Longshot Space, SpinLaunch, CASIC/CCTV, Rocket Lab, NASA/GCTC, CCTV/CASC, ULA.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Prada Designed Axiom Spacesuits? What's Next For Starship? | This Week In SpaceflightOct 18, 2024This week in spaceflight: SpaceX successfully launched NASA’s most expensive planetary mission, Axiom Space and Prada unveil the final design of the Artemis spacesuits, and Starship not only launched, but finally landed! What’s next for Starship? Plus, we look at NASA's plan to phase out the TDRSS network, and much more. Stay tuned for all the latest updates in space exploration!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysia_segal).🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: BocaChicaGal, Jack Beyer, D Wise, Starbase Live, Space Coast Live, NASA, Axiom Space, SpaceX, Collins Aerospace, Coolcaesar, Nothrop Grumman, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Vast, ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CEA Paris-Saclay, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi; ESA/Gaia/DPAC; ESA/Planck Collaboration, Arianespace, ESA, CCTV/CASC.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
New Glenn Has Its Engines + Raptor Firing Madness | This Week In SpaceflightNASASpaceflight25 Oct 2024Crew-8 returns after eight months in space, Russia shows progress on its new Oryol crew capsule, New Glenn is fitted with seven BE-4 engines, and SpaceX's Raptor engine hits new testing milestones. Plus, another satellite breakup adds to space debris concerns. Stay tuned for all the latest developments in spaceflight in this week’s episode!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysia_segal) & Ryan Caton.🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: BocaChicaGal, Gary Blair, Max Evans, D Wise, Starbase Live, Space Coast Live, McGregor Live.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
November 8, 2024It’s been a huge week for space exploration! 🌌 Here’s what we’re covering in This Week In Spaceflight:🚀 Starship Gets a Launch Date!November 18th is now marked on our calendars! We break down what to expect from Starship’s sixth flight and how it’s pushing the boundaries of space exploration.🛰️ NEOWISE Says GoodbyeThe legendary asteroid-hunting space telescope reenters Earth’s atmosphere after a decade of incredible discoveries. We explore its legacy and what comes next with NEO Surveyor.🌏 Dragon Reboosts the ISSSpaceX’s Cargo Dragon is about to demonstrate a new capability: reboosting the International Space Station! Learn what this means for ISS operations and the future of orbital maintenance.🇦🇺 Australia’s First Private Rocket LaunchGilmour Space gets the green light for its debut flight with the Eris rocket. The dawn of private space exploration in Australia is here!💥 Raptor Explodes at McGregorA Raptor 3 engine test ends with a bang. We explain what happened and how testing mishaps pave the way for better engines.🌟 Across the CosmosHubble and JWST investigate Vega’s missing planetsParker Solar Probe completes its final Venus flybyAnd much more!🛰️ Space Traffic ReportCatch up on all the launches from this week, including Falcon 9’s CRS-31 mission, Electron’s latest flight, and Soyuz’s ionosphere-monitoring payload.🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysia_segal) & Ryan Caton.🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: BocaChicaGal, Max Evans, Martijn Luinstra, D Wise, McGregor Live, Starbase Live, SpaceX, Gilmour Space, NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA, Jonathan McDowell/Google Earth, NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona, CNSA/CCTV, JAXA, Roscosmos, Rocket Lab, NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben, Magellan Team/JPL/USGS, NASA/APL/NRL, NASA/Johns Hopkins APL, CCTV/CASC.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
November 22, 2024Get ready for an action-packed update in *This Week in Spaceflight*! SpaceX's Starship takes to the skies for its sixth and most daring flight yet, showcasing incredible advancements in the spacecraft’s development. Plus, we delve into groundbreaking lunar updates, with exciting announcements from SpaceX, NASA, and China shaping the future of Moon exploration. And that’s not all—Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket is gearing up for a critical milestone. Stay tuned for all this and more as we cover the latest in space exploration and innovation!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysia_segal) 🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: Julia Begeron, Jack Beyer, John Galloway, D Wise, Starbase Live, Space Coast Live, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Toyota, NASA, CMSA, Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, Orbex, HyImpulse, The Exploration Company, ESA/ArianeGroup/Arianespace/CNES, ABL Space Systems, Gravitics, Impulse Space, Rocket Lab.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Premiere Live November 29, 2024Join us for another exciting episode of This Week in Spaceflight! SpaceX adds another NASA flagship mission to its impressive roster of launches, while testing mishaps make headlines as a solid rocket motor fails explosively. Meanwhile, China’s Landspace unveils its upgraded methalox rocket, promising big advancements in commercial spaceflight. And in a lighter twist, the International Space Station encounters a peculiar (and smelly) situation. Catch up on all the latest developments in space exploration and technology right here! 🚀🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: Patrick O’Laughlin, D Wise, Space Coast Live, NVS, CCTV/Landspace, NASA/Roscosmos, NASA/APL, NASA Goddard/APL, NASA/Department of Energy, SpaceX, ispace, Firefly Aerospace, Maxar Space Systems, NASA, Rocket Lab, ISRO, Axiom Space, CCTV/CASC, China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co., Roscosmos, CASC, ESA.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Dec 6, 2024This week, NASA unveils new plans and a delay for Artemis II while teasing ambitious goals for Artemis III. Jared Isaacman is nominated for NASA Administrator—what does this mean for the space agency? Plus, we explore rocket updates from ULA, SpaceX, and Stoke Space, and highlight Voyager 1's triumphant return to full operation. With launches from around the globe, including Falcon 9, PSLV, Vega C, and China's Chang Zheng rockets, there's no shortage of excitement in this week's spaceflight roundup! 🚀🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@ElysiaSegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, Space Coast Live, Starbase Live, NASA, CCTV, John Kraus/Polaris Program, John Kraus/Inspiration4, SpaceX, ULA, Stoke Space, NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio/Tom Bridgman, NASA/JPL-Caltech, Orbex, SaxaVord Spaceport, GalaxySpace, ESA, ESA/JAXA, Russian Ministry of Defence, ISRO, Arianespace, Islamic Republic News Agency.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
December 13, 2024🚀 This Week In Spaceflight, SpaceX’s next-generation Starship begins testing, NASA investigates Ingenuity’s crash on Mars, and Artemis II Orion progresses for a 2026 launch. Meanwhile, Virgin Galactic explores flying from Italy, ESA teams up with India’s Gaganyaan program, and HyImpulse unveils its HyMOVE orbital tug. Don’t miss updates on Vast’s space station and the latest launches worldwide!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@ElysiaSegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@AlexPhysics13)🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, Patrick O’Laughlin, Space Coast Live, Starbase Live, NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS, NASA/JPL-Caltech, ESA, ISRO, Virgin Galactic, NASA, SpaceX, NASA/JPL, HyImpulse, Stoke Space, Vast, CCTV/CASC, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA SwRI, Space One, スペースポート紀伊, Rocket Lab✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).