May 30, 2025Join us for this jam-packed episode of This Week in Spaceflight as we break down Starship's ninth flight, the first-ever reuse of a Super Heavy booster, and some familiar challenges! Plus, we cover NASA powering up Artemis II and III hardware, Chinese private space companies testing hoppers, Firefly's new rocket name reveal, and a fascinating new lunar contract for Sierra Space. 🌑
June 6, 2025This week’s space roundup is packed! Jared Isaacman’s out as NASA administrator, and budget cuts threaten NASA’s future, while President Trump and Elon Musk squabble on social media. Webb spots the earliest galaxy ever, Hubble and Gaia rethink the Milky Way-Andromeda collision, and NASA’s IMAP arrives at KSC. Plus, ispace’s lunar lander crashes, ISRO’s LVM3 tests, Firefly’s Miranda engine, and Stoke’s Zenith fire up. We also celebrate Falcon 9’s 15-year legacy!🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Martin Smith & Justin Davenport.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, ispace, Google Earth, Stoke Space, Firefly Aerospace, SpaceX, ispace U.S., NASA/CXC/NGST, NASA/JPL, NASA/GSFC, NASA/GSFC/University of Arizona/Locheed Martin, NASA, GSFC/SVS, NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, Senate Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation, The White House, US Air Force, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA/Johns Hopkins APL, NASA/Princeton/Patrick McPike, Naidu et al., ESA/Webb/NASA & CSA/H. Atek/M. Zamani (ESA/Webb), Gilmour Space, Firefly Aerospace/Northrop Grumman, ISRO, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, CCTV.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Premieres Jun 13, 2025 This Week in Spaceflight: Axiom 4's Falcon 9 leaks Liquid Oxygen, ongoing ISS atmosphere leak challenges, and Relativity Space’s Terran R makes progress. Across the cosmos, ESA’s Solar Orbiter captures the Sun’s south pole for the first time, NASA’s PUNCH mission reveals stunning solar eruption images, and ESA unveils a new asteroid-hunting telescope. Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mk2 shines in Neutral Buoyancy Lab tests, while Astrolab’s FLIP pathfinder redefines lunar mobility. Stoke Space crushes it with reusable rocket tank barrels, and ESA celebrates its 50th anniversary by blasting “Blue Danube” into space.🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Martin Smith & Aaron McCrea.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, John Galloway, NeedPizza, Space Coast Live, NASA, Axiom Space, NASA/ESA, ESA, Blue Origin, SpaceX, Relativity Space, Vienna Tourist Board/Martin Morscher, Vienna Tourist Board/Javier Estrada Gutiérrez, ESA/ATG medialab; Comet image: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam, ESA/NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team/D. Berghmans (ROB) & ESA/Royal Observatory of Belgium, ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/PHI/EUI & SPICE Teams, NASA/SwRI, Astrolab, Astrobotic, Stoke Space, Rocket Lab, iQPS, ULA, Russian Ministry of Defence.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Jun 20, 2025Another explosive week in spaceflight—literally! In this week’s This Week in Spaceflight:🚀 SpaceX loses Ship 36 in a dramatic explosion during testing—what went wrong, and how will this impact Flight 10?🌕 China tests the escape system for its new Mengzhou crew capsule as it gears up for a lunar landing mission.🛰️ Europe takes big steps toward reusability, with PLD Space, Themis, and ArianeGroup all pushing forward.🚗 Honda launches a rocket hop test in Japan—yes, that Honda!🌓 Firefly’s Elytra spacecraft will offer commercial lunar imaging services starting in 2026.🔥 Orion rescue tests, FAA licenses for Varda, Rocket Lab’s secret launch, Angara’s debut, and more!🌍 We also cover the latest in space traffic, including Starlink launches, Russian military payloads, and a preview of what’s coming Next Week in Spaceflight, including Blue Origin and Transporter-14.📲 Stay ahead of the launch curve with NSF’s Next Spaceflight App, featuring real-time launch tracking and our new Flight Club simulation tool!⚡ 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 Martijn Luinstra, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Justin Davenport.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, Jerry Pike, D Wise, Starbase Live, Adrian Beil, CCTV/CNSA, The Exploration Company, CMS, China News Service, NASA, SpaceX, Boeing, CNSA, Honda, NASA, Airbus, Victor Maier, VAST, PLD Space, CNES/REAL DREAM, CNES/PIRAUD Hervé, ESA, Blue Origin, Luxembourg Ministry for the Economy, ESA/Proba-3/ASPIICS/WOW algorithm, ESA/P. Carril, ESA/P. Carril, ESA/NASA/Proba-2/Proba-3/SOHO/SWAP/ASPIICS/LASCO C2/WOW algorithm, Firefly Aerospace, Michael Sparks/USAF/First Air Force, Varda Space Industries, Russian Ministry of Defence, Google Earth.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Premieres Jun 27, 2025🚀 Another wild week across global spaceflight! From NASA’s SLS BOLE booster anomaly to new launches and upcoming missions, here’s your full roundup:✅ SLS BOLE Booster Test Ends in Anomaly: Northrop Grumman’s new solid rocket booster for SLS Block 2 explodes near the end of its first full-scale test. What went wrong, and what does this mean for Artemis IX and beyond?✅ China’s Rocket Surge: Landspace’s ZhuQue-3 stage test, CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 engine firings, and more.✅ ESA Assigns New Astronauts: Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégois get ISS flight assignments for 2026.✅ Psyche’s Propulsion Problem Fixed: NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission recovers from its Xenon line issue.✅ HyPrSpace Launching a… Baguette? France’s quirky hybrid rocket program plans mainland launches.✅ ESA’s Biomass Satellite Sends First Images: A breathtaking look at Earth’s carbon-rich forests… and deserts!✅ Global Launch Traffic: Starlink, Axiom-4 crewed flight, ChinaSat-9C, Atlas V for Kuiper, and a Rocket Lab surprise launch.✅ Late-Breaking Stories: HAKUTO-R Moon lander failure update and Vera Rubin Observatory’s first cosmic images.🌍 We also cover the latest in space traffic, including Starlink launches, Russian military payloads, and a preview of 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Justin Davenport, Aaron McRea.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, Nathan Koga, NASA, LandSpace, SpaceX, Axiom Space/SpaceX, NASA/Axiom Space/SpaceX, HyPrSpace, ESA, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, CCTV, CAS Space, Dassault Aviation, Centre Spatial Guyanais, Leigh Green, Firefly Aerospace, NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, ispace, CCTV/CASC, CNSA/CCTV, Rocket Lab, Blue Origin, Gilmour Space.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Jul 4, 2025NASA’s budget just got a major shake-up. In this week’s episode of This Week in Spaceflight, we break down what the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” means for Artemis, Orion, Gateway, and even the future of Space Shuttle Discovery. Plus, ESA’s reusable rocket project Themis arrives at its launch site, Lockheed Martin wants to beat NASA to Mars Sample Return, and we welcome a new interstellar object to our solar system!Also in this episode:Mobile Launcher 2 reaches its final heightOrion tests autonomous docking and laser communicationsVast’s Haven Demo prepares for orbitA Japanese weather satellite studies VenusSpaceX retires Megan and breaks Starlink booster recordsESA’s PLATO exoplanet telescope comes togetherAnd, as always, your weekly Space Traffic Report and what to watch Next Week in Spaceflight. 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, Space Coast Live, Ryan Caton, NASA/JPL-Caltech, ArianeGroup, Swedish Space Corporation, NASA, SpaceX, CU/LASP EMM/EXI ITF/Kevin M. Gill, Lockheed Martin/NASA, NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU, Chun Wang, The Australian National University, ILOA Hawai’i, Astrolab, ILOA Hawai’i/Astrolab, NASA/JPL, Rocket Lab, Lockheed Martin, NASA Goddard, ESA, VAST, MHI/JAXA, Nishiyama et al. CC-BY-ND, JAXA, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, CCTV/CASC, NASA/Roscosmos, Pexels.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
July 11, 2025This week in spaceflight, we’ve got a little bit of everything: a political shake-up at NASA, new milestones for US rocket startups, updates on ESA’s push for launch competition, and a busy week of upcoming launches. President Trump appoints Sean Duffy as Acting NASA Administrator just as the agency faces new budget challenges, and just weeks after Congress passed a $10 billion reconciliation bill for NASA.We also cover:Relativity’s Terran R production & test progressStoke Space nearing launchpad readiness at LC-14ULA’s Vulcan restack for its first national security missionBlue Origin integrates tanks for Blue Ring orbital platformFirefly teams up for NASA’s LunaNet relay architectureRocket Lab proposes a Mars Telecommunications OrbiterESA selects five companies for its European Launcher ChallengeProgress MS-31 docks with the ISS while Tianzhou 8 departsStarlink & Kuiper launches are incoming, and Gilmour Space readies ErisPlus, an updated look at the current and next week’s space traffic, including crew movements and satellite deployments.🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro)🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, Joe B, Space Coast Live, US Department of Transportation, US Senate Appropriations Committee, Rocket Factory Augsburg, PLD Space, NASA, Stoke Space, Rocket Lab, Relativity Space, The White House, Polaris Program/John Kraus, US National Archives, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, ESA, Centre Spatial Guyanais, Maiaspace, ArianeGroup, Orbex, Google Earth, US Air Force, Eric Baker, SpaceX, MDA Space, Apple, Roscosmos, CCTV, China Aerospace, Gilmour Space.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
July 18, 2025Get the latest on Artemis II’s SLS rocket tests, Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 prepping for launch, Relativity Space’s Aeon R engine firing, and ESA’s INVICTUS hypersonic spaceplane. Plus, updates on lunar terrain vehicles, Axiom Space’s lunar suit visors, and Intuitive Machines’ orbital semiconductor project. Catch up on Falcon 9 launches, Tianzhou-9’s resupply, and Axiom-4’s return.🤵 Hosted by Sawyer Rosenstein (@thenasaman)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra, Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, D Wise, Ryan Caton, Michael Baylor, Space Coast Live, Frazer-Nash, Space Pioneer, Relativity Space, NASA, Boeing, SpaceX, Astrolab, Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, Axiom Space, Axiom Space/Oakley, Texas Instruments, Virgin Orbit, LandSpace, CAS Space, Galactic Energy, Deep Blue Aerospace, Sierra Space, JAXA, ESA, Rocket Lab, Bollinger Shipyards, Reaction Engines Ltd, PLD Space, CNSA/CCTV, NASA/Axiom Space, SpaceX/Axiom Space, Roscosmos.🛰️ NSF's ISS Imagery Partner: Sen ( / @sen )✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
July 25,2025NASA is seeking commercial partners to build relay communication systems for the Moon and Mars, while SpaceX and T-Mobile officially begin Starlink’s Direct to Cell service. Meanwhile, SpaceX has pulled the remains of a Starship booster out of the ocean, Blue Origin shows off progress on the Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, and Firefly, Astra, and Space Pioneer all show off key hardware developments.In astronomy, Betelgeuse may finally have a confirmed stellar companion, the VLT catches a planet in the act of being born, and interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is giving astronomers a better look before perihelion. Plus, Spain offers €400M to relocate the Thirty Meter Telescope to La Palma, JAXA tests a 3-engine H3 rocket, and the weekly Space Traffic Report covers launches from SpaceX and Russia.🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal.🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Martijn Luinstra, Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, John Galloway, D Wise, Space Coast Live, NASA, NASA/JPL/MSSS, JAXA, Blue Origin, International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, T-Mobile, SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace, Astra, Adam Block/Steward Observatory/University of Arizona, E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani, International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Chu, ESO/G. Hüdepohl, ESO/F. Maio et al., ESO/F. Maio et al., NASA/JPL/University of Arizona, ESO/T. Stolker et al./ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/N. van der Marel et al., ESO/A. Dasgupta/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Weber et al., International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech (IfA/U. Hawaii)/Image Processing: Jen Miller/Mahdi Zamani (NSF NOIRLab), ESO/Y. Beletsk, TMT International Observatory, Google Earth, Space Pioneer, Roscosmos, ESA/CNES/Arianespace, ISRO, Gilmour Space, CGTN.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Premiered Aug 1, 2025Join us for This Week In Spaceflight, where we dive into the latest milestones in space exploration! Witness the historic final landing of Falcon 9 on Landing Zone 1, marking the end of an era for SpaceX’s recovery program. NASA’s Artemis II crew successfully completes a critical test, bringing us closer to humanity’s return to the Moon. Around the globe, innovative companies secure contracts to build cutting-edge lunar rovers, paving the way for future Moon missions. Plus, we’ve got the latest updates on launch pad developments from Rocket Lab, Stoke Space, and more exciting space news.🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, Space Coast Live, NASA, Canadian Space Agency/ESA, MDA Space, Rocket Lab, Firefly Aerospace, Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, Canadian Space Agency, Northrop Grumman, Thales Alenia Space_Briot, Stoke Space, SpaceX, Nordspace, NASA Goddard, Blue Origin, Axiom Space, Gilmour Space, @zaid_dillon, CCTV/CASC, CCTV/CASIC, ISRO, NASA/ISRO, Arianespace, CNES.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Aug 8, 2025Join us for This Week In Spaceflight as we dive into the latest space race developments! China tests its human lunar lander, NASA accelerates its Moon-bound nuclear reactor, Rocket Lab showcases stunning Neutron rocket engine test footage, and Italy plans a Mars mission on SpaceX's Starship. Get the full scoop on these exciting updates and more!🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera & Martijn Luinstra.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, John Galloway, D Wise, Space Coast Live, CCTV, NASA, Rocket Lab, Vast, Ryan Caton, NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, NASA/Johns Hopkins APL, CNS, Lockheed Martin Space, Intuitive Machines, ISRO, NASA/Langley Research Center, Impulse Space, Firefly Aerospace, United Launch Alliance, Arrow Science and Technology/Quantum Space, Blue Origin, SpaceX, AStrobotic, Astrolab, Astrolab/Interrlune, iSpace, Skyrora, HICAL, ESA.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
August 15, 2025Get the latest spaceflight updates in this week’s episode! From Blue Origin’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter proposal to Landspace’s ZhuQue-3 reusable methalox rocket static fire in China, we cover the race for Mars contracts, Chang Zheng 10’s lunar ambitions, and Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 launch preparations. Plus, President Trump’s push to streamline launch regulations, Artemis II Orion’s progress, and did the James Webb Space Telescope spot a Pandora-like exoplanet around Alpha Centauri A? Don’t miss the latest on SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Ariane 6, Vulcan, and more!🛰 ISS Imagery from our partner @Sen → / @sen 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera & Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, Jerry Pike, D Wise, Space Coast Live, Blue Origin, LandSpace, The White House, NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC), Jagdtiger, CCTV, Galactic Energy, CGTN, Galaxy Space, National Key Laboratory, NASA/JPL, Rocket Lab, Relativity Space, Stoke Space, NASA/ESA/CSA/Aniket Sanghi (Caltech)/Chas Beichman (NExScI/NASA/JPL-Caltech)/Dimitri Mawet (Caltech), Digitized Sky Survey 2/Davide De Martin/Mahdi Zamani, ESA/Science Office, ESA, NASA/ESA/CXC/Yi-Chi Chang(National Tsing Hua University); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), NASA/Caltech-IPAC/Robert Hunt, NASA/SpaceX, ESA/CNES/Arianespace, United Launch Alliance, SpaceLens, Rososmos, US Space Force.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
August 22, 2025SpaceX prepares for Starship Flight 10 with Booster 16 and Ship 37 as critical tests loom for reusability and orbital capability. NASA’s Artemis program hits new milestones with the Orion stage adapter arriving in Florida for Artemis II and the Artemis III core stage taking shape. Meanwhile, Axiom tests its new lunar spacesuit, and the James Webb Space Telescope discovers a brand-new moon orbiting Uranus.We’ll also cover Psyche’s view of Earth, TRAPPIST-1d’s missing atmosphere, and surprising family ties between asteroids Bennu and Ryugu. Across the globe, launches included Russia’s Bion capsule full of mice, China’s expanding SatNet constellation, Firefly’s potential Japan launch site, and much more in this week’s Space Traffic Report.🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera & Martijn Luinstra.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, John Galloway, D Wise, Starbase Live, SpaceX, Roscosmos, NASA, NASA/ESA/CSA/STSci/Maryame El Moutamid (SWRI)/Matthey Hedman (University of Idaho), Axiom Space, UK Space Agency, Astroscale, ClearSpace, NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU, NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA/JPL, NASA Goddard, JAXA, Lockheed Martin, Interstellar Technologies, Space Cotan, NordSpace, The Exploration Company, CCTV/CASC, CCTV/CAS Space, Thumbsat, Минобороны России/ТАСС, Google Earth.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
August 29, 2025Join us for This Week In Spaceflight as we dive into SpaceX's Starship acing its tenth flight, breaking the curse, India's exciting advancements in its human spaceflight program, Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket cleared for launch after last April's failure, and Rocket Lab's grand opening of its new Neutron launch site. Stay tuned for the latest spaceflight news, rocket launches, space exploration updates, and more! 🛰️ ISS imagery from our partner Sen → / @sen 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera & Martijn Luinstra.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, John Galloway, Tyler Gray, Jerry Pike, D Wise, Space Coast Live, SpaceX, ISRO, Rocket Lab, NASA/USGS, Blue Origin, NASA, Firefly Aerospace, GeneDoctorB, Bob Beresh, Axiom Space, Prasanth Nair/ISRO, PLD Space, Centre Spatial Guyanais, Isar Aerospace, The Exploration Company, NASA/JPL-Caltech, ESA/Science Office, ESA, JAXA, ispace, CCTV, ESA/Lightcurve Films/R. Andres✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Sept 5, 2025This Week in Spaceflight brings you the latest cosmic updates! SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon boosts the ISS, Amazon’s Project Kuiper hits 1 Gbps internet speeds, and Russia’s RKK Energia faces financial woes. ESA’s JUICE spacecraft survives a dicey Venus flyby, NASA’s Juno captures auroras caused by Jupiter’s moons, and the James Webb Space Telescope probes interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. From Solar Orbiter’s solar wind discoveries to Mars’ “lumpy” mantle revealed by InSight, we’ve got it all! Don’t miss next week’s SpaceX launches, a Chang Zheng 6A mission, and a lunar eclipse on September 7th.🛰️ ISS imagery from our partner Sen → / @sen 🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, John Galloway, Starbase Live, Qweasdqwe, Amazon, ESA/ATG medialab, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, Qatar Airway, JetBlue, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Kepler, ESA/Lightcurve Films/R. Andres, NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/UVS team/MSSS/Gill/Jónsson/Perry/Hue/Rabia, NASA, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA/James Webb Space Telescope, NASA/SPHEREx, International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF /AURA/Shadow the Scientist/Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab)/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab)/M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab), ESA, ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI & STIX, ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/Metis, NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Blue Origin, SeeClickFlash, Rocket Factory Augsburg, Astrobotic Technology/Andøya Space, Masten Space Systems, Юра, прости, Roscosmos, CAS Space, משרד הביטחון, CCTV, 航太五線譜, CCTV/CASC, NASA/Roscosmos.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Sep 12, 2025NASA may have found potential signs of ancient life on Mars, SpaceX just spent $17 billion to expand Starlink direct-to-cell, and Stoke Space wrapped up a huge test of its fully reusable Nova rocket. Meanwhile, Blue Origin passed a critical milestone for its Blue Alchemist ISRU system, Relativity Space gave an update on Terran R development, and Firefly readied hardware for its Blue Ghost lunar lander.That’s not all:- NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Titan hits big test milestones.- Vast tests Haven-1’s systems ahead of launch in 2026.- Starlab shows off its full-scale mockup.- LandSpace fires a full-flow staged combustion engine.- Launcher’s E-2 engine demonstrates a full mission burn.- PLD Space continues progress with Miura 5.And SpaceX racks up a busy week of Falcon 9 launches alongside China’s space program.We’ll also take a closer look at NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations (CLD) plans, Amazon’s Kuiper FCC filing, and the latest space traffic report. Hosted by Elysia Segal.🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, Starbase Live, NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, Stoke Space, Blue Origin, SpaceX, Relativity Space, Firefly Aerospace, LAUNCHER, CarlesMillan, Lodewicus de Honsvels, NASA JPL, NASA, NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS, NASA/Johns Hopkins APL, Johns Hopkins APL, Lockheed Martin, Vast, Starlab, LandSpace, PLD Space, CCTV, 追箭部落, Roscosmos, Russian Ministry of Defence, Northrop Grumman, Thales Alenia Space.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).
September 19, 2025This Week in Spaceflight brings you the latest cosmic developments: China's Chang Zheng 10 rocket aces its launch, reentry, and landing burn tests, Vast completes welding on its Haven-1 space station module, the new Cygnus XL cargo craft faces thruster hiccups but successfully docks at the ISS, and ESA prepares its unique Plato telescope for exoplanet hunting. Join us for these stories and more as we explore the cutting edge of space exploration!xclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal.🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Mack Crawford, Max Evans, Jerry Pike, D Wise, 追箭部落, Vast, ESA, NASA, Northrop Grumman, JAXA, NSPG, Rocket Lab, NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos, PLD Space, Stoke Space, ESA/SJM Photography, CCTV/CASC, Blue Origin, NASA Goddard.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
Sept 26, 2025Starship completes all pre-launch testing ahead of its next launch, with a launch date already in sight. NASA unveils its 24th Astronaut Group—including some familiar faces—and announces the launch window for the Artemis II Moon mission. Meanwhile, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser will no longer fly to the International Space Station, and SpaceX attempts a Dragon reboost that falls short.We also cover Rocket Lab shipping NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars spacecraft (again), Purdue University’s bold suborbital crewed flight with Virgin Galactic, China’s Landspace showing off its BF-20 methane engine, a slew of Falcon 9 launches for Starlink, Kuiper, and NASA’s IMAP science mission, plus the OSIRIS-APEX Earth flyby on its journey to Apophis.From astronauts to Artemis, Starship to space science—catch up on everything happening in space this week.🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton.🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera & Martijn Luinstra.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, Brady Kenniston, Sawyer Rosenstein, Jerry Pike, D Wise, Starbase Live, Space Coast Live, Sierra Space, Sierra Nevada Space Systems, NASA, ULA, SpaceX, Balon Greyjoy, United Airlines, US Army Heritage and Education Center, NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, NASA/JPL/Cornell University, Polaris Program, Polaris Program/John Kraus, NASA Goddard, CCTV, Landspace, Space Pioneer, Virgin Galactic, G. Carruthers (NRL) et al./Far UV Camera/NASA/Apollo 16.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
October 10, 2025Blue Origin rolls out its second New Glenn booster — nicknamed “Don’t Tell Me The Odds” — for integrated testing ahead of its next orbital mission, carrying NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars probes.Meanwhile, startup Inversion Space unveils Arc, a small, fast-return capsule designed to deliver cargo anywhere on Earth from orbit in under an hour.We also take a look at the latest Artemis II milestone, Astrolab’s FLIP rover, Astrobotic’s new lunar power partnership with Honda, Firefly’s Elytra testing, and updates from Vast, Starlab, and PLD Space.Plus, the Space Traffic Report covers new launches from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and China — and a record-breaking September for global launch activity.🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal).🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@alexphysics13), Martijn Luinstra, & Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, Ceaser G, Martijn Luinstra, D Wise, Starbase Live, Space Coast Live, Inverrsion, Vast, Nanoracks, NASA, Astrolab, NEUROSPACE, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, Honda, Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, Blue Origin, NASA Goddard, Starlab, Northrop Grumman, Space Applications Services, SpaceX, NASA JPL, ESA, Astra, PLD Space, CCTV/CASC, Rocket Lab, CCTV/Orienspace.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
October 17, 2025SpaceX passes a critical environmental review, gaining approval to ramp up Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches from California to 100 missions per year — including work at the historic SLC-6 launch pad. Meanwhile, Axiom Space announces its second CEO change in six months, Blue Origin integrates the second New Glenn, and Impulse Space reveals a brand-new lunar lander.We’ll also take a look at PLD Space’s Miura 5 progress, Vast’s Haven-1 updates, Roscosmos firing up the Soyuz 5 first stage, China’s ZhuQue-3 rolling to the pad, Planet’s new “Owl” satellite line, and NASA’s Orion spacecraft finally joining SLS ahead of Artemis II.Plus, this week’s Space Traffic Report features launches from SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and multiple Chinese rockets — and, of course, Starship Flight 11 closing out version 2 with style.🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal).🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@alexphysics13), Martijn Luinstra, & Martin Smith.🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, D Wise, Space Coast Live, Axiom Space, Orienspace, Space Lens, NASA, Relativity Space, Vast, PLD Space, Blue Origin, Impulse Space, SpaceX, Astrobotic, Roscosmos, Deep Blue Aerospace, United Launch Alliance, LandSpace, Polis Studio, CGTN, Planet Labs, Ingegneria Dei Sistemi, Avio, Centre Spatial Guyanais, ESA, @北京蓝龙, JAXA.✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro).💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
