This is extra funny because one of the rideshares, Skykraft, is for air traffic management

It would be cool to see them dock to Tiangong.

I’m not convinced that an ESA owned and operated station is worth it, but a European module on a private station could be a good middle ground.

1 teragram?

It’s great to see so much activity.

Blue just keeps on building. At some point they’ll start seriously launching, right? RIGHT?

Project BEEP being next to OneWeb is interesting. I wonder if they want their own payload processing facility like Amazon built for Kuiper.

Reminder that the SLS 1B ML is a Burj Khalifa over budget.

Can’t wait for Vulcan to pick up the pace and get the 2nd VIF online.

Stoke has been a little quieter since their hopper and engine firing, but it’s good to see infrastructure progress.

Relativity, idc, cool engines though

SpaceX FL gigabay, itshappening.gif

Everyone: cancel EUS

Boeing: 🟩

contingent on Environmental Impact Statement.

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Hopefully they checked their staging

I’ve been assuming for awhile that Northrop would buy these guys given all the Antares investment.

Their business model still seems pretty rough if it’s mainly launch (with a bad track record), in space mobility (that they haven’t proven out), and lunar landers (that only cater to academia).

At least they’re a much more real company than Astra.

I don’t think Europe will get a SpaceX, but I could see some of these companies being their Rocketlab and Firefly.

I love what they’re doing and wonder what’s next. They’re scaling up and speeding up with their buses and capsules. I wonder if/when they’ll work on reuse or a bigger capsule?

As much crap as I give the incumbents, Maia is looking like Europe’s best bet at the moment.

It’s a bad sign that PLD isn’t targeting a Miura Next launch until 2030. Hopefully Miura 5 goes well for them in 2026.

If ULA can finally get those two NSSL launches off this year then it’ll be a win. Dreamchaser would be cool? It’ll be interesting to see how many SDA launches actually happen between Falcons and Vulcans this year.

I’m glad that a bunch of startups made the cut. It makes sense that Maiaspace got in, as an arm of Ariane, but they’re probably less strapped for cash. And thank goodness at least two have reusable concepts, PLD and Maia.

Yeah, some of the problems are not Block 2 specific. Maybe the resonance and disappearing Raptor 2s are, but some of the leaks, blown up COPVs, and heat shield issues will destroy Block 3s, too.

My first aid kit always has some Aquatabs! They’re such a small thing to easily leave in there just in case. In that same vein, I have some pull apart fire starters about the size of earplugs in there as well.

SpaceX is now targeting Monday, June 23, at 1:25 a.m. EDT (0525 UTC) for its next launch attempt

via https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/21/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-27-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-cape-canaveral-2/