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SpaceX is planning to attempt its seventh Starship launch this afternoon from Starbase, Texas. The mission will see many firsts and hopefully make a path forward for ship catches and reuse in the near future. Here is everything you need to know about Starship Flight 7.

Update: Starship Flight 7: SpaceX makes second booster catch, Block 2 Starship loss during ascent

After several days of delays due to technical issues and weather, Blue Origin successfully lifted off with its new heavy-lift rocket, New Glenn, from Florida and entered an orbit around Earth. With data gathering as its only goal, Blue Origin has gathered plenty on both the booster and upper stage.

NASA continues to get the rocket that will launch the crew of Artemis 2 to the Moon ready before the end of the year. The Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) is continuing work on stacking the Space Launch System‘s solid rocket boosters. Teams have stacked four segments, two per booster, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. Next, NASA contractors will stack the center segments, forward-center segments, and forward segments before topping them with nose cones. Nose cones which NASA recently moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building. In all, NASA has eight more booster components to stack before finishing integration.

Blue Origin will make its third attempt to launch its first New Glenn rocket no earlier than 1:00 A.M. ET Thursday. With weather once again a concern, we’ll have to see if we get into the countdown or if the company will pull the plug early this evening.

Update: Blue Origin sends first New Glenn rocket into orbit

SpaceX announced it will be delaying Starship Flight 7 due to poor weather in the area. They are not the only ones dealing with weather concerns this week either. Starship is now set to launch no earlier than January 16 at 4:00 p.m. CT.

Update: Starship Flight 7: SpaceX makes second booster catch, Block 2 Starship loss during ascent

Early Wednesday morning, SpaceX launched two commercial lunar landers on a single Falcon 9 rocket from Florida. Both landers will now coast their way to the Moon over the next month or more, with hopefully one taking the crown for the first soft landing on the Moon.

Later tonight, SpaceX plans to launch not one but two lunar landers to the Moon using only one rocket. The primary lander, Firefly’s Blue Ghost, is contracted under NASA. Meanwhile, the secondary payload is a lunar lander for Japan’s i-space called Hakuto-R.

Monday and Tuesday morning, Blue Origin made two attempts to launch its New Glenn rocket on its inaugural mission. However, neither ended with the rocket leaving the launch pad, so why did they scrub?

SpaceX hit another reusability milestone with a Falcon 9 booster launching and landing for a 25th time over the weekend. Launching 21 Starlink V2 mini satellites, the mission continues SpaceX’s goal to build out its Starlink constellation and its mission to push reusable rockets to their limits.

Last night Blue Origin scrubbed its attempt to launch its first New Glenn rocket. The company announced it will be reattempting to launch the rocket during tonight’s window of the same time. Weather, however, is currently at 70% chance of violation, potentially adding to another delay past Wednesday.

Update: Blue Origin announced a delay to January 16.

Last night, or early this morning, Blue Origin scrubbed its first New Glenn launch attempt after about two hours of troubleshooting problems and takes the cake for arguably the worst launch stream ever produced. Also taking place this week, Sierra Space‘s CEO departed the company without any previous announcement or reason, sparking speculation.

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After roughly two hours of delays, Blue Origin scrubbed its first night of attempting to launch New Glenn. This was to be expected, as large rockets can be quite difficult to get launched for the first time. What wasn’t expected, or what should have been expected given past streams, was the lack of information throughout the night as to what was happening.

Later tonight, we’re expecting Blue Origin to launch its first New Glenn rocket, hopefully successfully. You might have a lot of questions as to what New Glenn is, why they’re launching this rocket, what it’s doing, and more. Here’s everything you need to know about New Glenn’s first launch.

Update: Blue Origin sends first New Glenn rocket into orbit

As of early Saturday afternoon, Blue Origin is still on for launching its inaugural New Glenn rocket early Monday morning on the East Coast. While some of you won’t want to stay up to watch the launch, I’m sure the hardcore among you will want to; here’s how to watch Blue Origin’s first New Glenn launch online.

Update: Watch Blue Origin launch its first New Glenn rocket [Update: Third Attempt]

SpaceX has delayed the launch of its seventh Starship rocket to Monday, January 15. Little details were shared about the delay, but this is likely due to poor weather conditions.

After six long years, BepiColombo made its final flyby of the little planet Mercury. In 2026, the spacecraft plans to enter orbit around the closest planet to the Sun and begin a one-year-long science mission.

Blue Origin announced it would be delaying its inaugural New Glenn launch to Monday morning due to recovery weather. The launch window will remain the same at 1:00 A.M. ET and last until 4:00 A.M. ET.

SpaceX completed a wet dress rehearsal of its fully stacked Starship rocket Friday, clearing the way for launch this Monday. This mission will set the new record for the largest rocket ever launched, thanks to the slightly taller Block 2 Ship 33 second stage.

So far, each Starship flight has been first and foremost a test flight. Starship Flight 7 will be no different. SpaceX has a list of new hardware and changes to the vehicle and launch mount that will need to be tested during next week’s launch. Here’s a list of ten changes SpaceX has made for Starship Flight 7.

When you think of NASA buildings, you probably think of Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Johnson Space Center in Texas, or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory out in LA. You probably don’t think of its Washington, DC, headquarters. There have been two interesting proposals made for potentially new headquarters for the agency, neither of which is in DC. Is a move even possible?

Blue Origin has finally formally announced a launch date for New Glenn‘s first flight, which will be no earlier than this Friday at 1:00 A.M. ET. The mission will carry its Blue Ring Pathfinder payload and be the first mission to certify it for national security missions by the Space Force.

Update: Blue Origin delays New Glenn launch due to recovery weather

We’re only into the first full week of the new year, and it’s already looking pretty packed, with Blue Origin looking to debut its New Glenn rocket while SpaceX is gearing up for its seventh Starship rocket. Both of these missions could have dynamic schedules, so it’s possible we’ll just be stuck with a handful of Starlink missions as well.

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