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2 weeks ago | 
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
1 SpaceX has now completed the first-ever static fire of a flown Super Heavy Booster, Booster 14, which is set to fly on Flight 9. Ship 35, which is also set to fly on Flight 9, is expected to be the next milestone ahead of flight, as it waits to complete engine testing at Masseys. Booster 14 Static FireOn April 1, SpaceX rolled Booster 14 out to the launch site and placed it on Orbital Launch Pad A.
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3 weeks ago | 
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
1 With the downtime between Flight 8 and Flight 9, SpaceX is continuing to build Orbital Launch Pad B and has started the demolition of High Bay. Pad B is SpaceX’s next-generation Orbital Launch Pad, while the demolition of High Bay will make way for Gigabay, the next-generation construction and servicing facility. Orbital Pad BSpaceX has continued progressing on Orbital Launch Pad B over the past few weeks.
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1 month ago | 
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
1 SpaceX continues to press on with pre-flight testing for Flight 9, while internally looking to resolve issues with the Ship that has resulted in the loss of the first two Block 2 vehicles. Ship 35 and Booster 16 – the potential pairing for Flight 9 – have been cryotested at the Masseys test site. Booster 15 As was the outcome of Flight 7, the only successful part of Flight 8 was the Booster.
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1 month ago | 
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
2 SpaceX is preparing to launch the eighth flight of Starship on Monday, with the goal of completing the objectives set out during Flight 7 when Ship 33 was lost during its post-staging burn. Flight 8 will attempt the third successful booster catch, while Ship 34 will splashdown in the Indian Ocean. Flight 7Starship Flight 7 flew back on Jan 16, 2025, and was the first flight of a Block 2 ship.
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2 months ago | 
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
1 SpaceX has completed the engine test campaigns for both Ship 34 and Booster 15, which are slated to fly on Starship Flight 8. However, the Mishap Investigation for Flight 7 is still open and needs to be closed before Flight 8 can be approved to launch. Despite this requirement, SpaceX appears confident of approval by next week at the latest, after documentation showed launch opportunities opening on Feb. 26.
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2 months ago | 
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
1 After building a Launch Tower at LC-39A in 2022, building what was to be the Roberts Road Starfactory, and then putting all of the plans on hold, SpaceX has since started ramping up the Starship Program at Cape Canaveral. With the redesign of the Starship Pad at LC-39A and a much larger production facility at Roberts Road, SpaceX is on its way to having a large Starship presence in Florida.
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2 months ago | 
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
1 SpaceX is making progress on its next-generation orbital launch pad at Starbase, Pad B. This will be a massive upgrade for refurbishment and general pad reliability. So far, the Chopsticks have been installed on the tower, and there is tons of progress on the Tank Farm and the Flame Trench. ChopsticksSpaceX has been working at pace on Orbital Launch Pad B in the last few months. Both chopstick arms and the carriage were recently rolled out to the launch site.
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2 months ago | 
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
1 SpaceX continues to press forward with preparations for Flight 8 of Starship, ranging from vehicle testing and launch site readiness. While SpaceX may have lost Ship 33 during Flight 7, Booster 14 was still caught. This outcome opens many possibilities for the combinations of vehicles that may fly and the possible objectives of the flight. Flight 7 RecapSpaceX launched Starship Flight 7 on Jan 16 in another afternoon launch.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
nasaspaceflight.com | Ryan Weber
2 SpaceX is set to launch the seventh full stack flight of Starship, and this time with a Block 2 ship. This new vehicle has many upgrades over its predecessors, making it much more operational than the older Block 1 ships. Weather is a watch item ahead of the one hour window that opens at 4 pm local time. Until now, SpaceX has been flying these older ships, which were good enough to get the data needed on heat shield performance, raptor engine performance, and many other items.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
medium.com | Ryan Weber
Join us for a finale that doesn’t reward the hours you’ve put into listening!Ryan Weber·FollowPublished inSlackjaw·4 min read·--Photo by Austin Distel from UnsplashThank you for listening to our true crime podcast Snowmanslaughter: The Ultimate Cold Case, a deep dive into the 1980s Snowman murders outside Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Over the course of the decade, five nuns were murdered by a man who disguised himself as a snowman and used a carrot to commit his chilling crimes.
