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    May 9  /  Launches & Spacecraft

    US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher for ‘point to point’ cargo test flight in 2026

    US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher for ‘point to point’ cargo test flight in 2026

    "This opportunity for the U.S. Air Force not only helps to advance space logistics, it also demonstrates a high degree of confidence by the DOD in Neutron’s capabilities."

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    Starship flight 9 tomorrow I believe, 1130nzt

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    Successful launch, starship made it into their target trajectory in space.

    Booster didn't make it - they tried a steep angle of descent and a hard burn - looked like issues with lighting the raptor enginers.
    Starlink deploy didn't happen

    Waiting on re-entry. Big test coming up for renewed heat shield

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    Reminder SpaceX are launching Starship again in less than half an hour. Fireworks expected.

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    Scrubbed today. Ground systems.

    SpaceX has officially scrubbed the launch of today's Starship Flight 10 launch due to a problem with ground support systems.

    "Standing down from today's tenth flight of Starship to allow time to troubleshoot an issue with ground systems," SpaceX wrote in a status update on X.

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    40min to the next launch of Starship. Flight 10. Fingers crossed!

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    Maybe today?

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    Pretty much a total success for SpaceX. Incredible to nail re-entry, even with so many tweaks to the rocket. This was a massive leap forward for re-usability, to go through an aggressive profile with missing heat shields drives confidence they will crackt his

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    Another Starship launch today

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    @Duluth ten minutes away! A couple of delays, can't wait. Last of block 2 ... could be exciting returning as there are a lot of missing tiles to test performance.

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    So far looking like a massive success

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    Looks like all objectives achieved. Re-entry followed by a landing burn and soft touchdown for Starship. Remarkable. Re-usability looks like it's here - now the question is how much refurbishment you need before re-launching.

    Relighting in flight and on landing is bloody hard. This was a huge success for SpaceX.

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