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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 53m

Please note that the start of stream time is dependent on the rollout schedule, which is subject to change. Therefore, make sure to activate YouTube notifications for this stream! 🔔

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 53m

Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 from Starbase, Texas, on Saturday, October 11th, from approx. 12:00 p.m. CDT / 17:00 UTC, as SpaceX rolls out Ship 38 to the launch pad, ahead of Starship Flight 11.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ze8...

SpaceX Rolls and Stacks Starship 38 for Launch

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 17h

This Week In Spaceflight (Oct 10, 2025), hosted by Elysia Segal:

youtu.be/6y8qD8WOJXo

Blue Origin rolled out the New Glenn booster for its second flight; SpaceX is preparing for Starship’s 11th flight; and so much more!

Premiering on YouTube at 7:15pm EDT (23:15 UTC).

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Rocket Lab @rocketlabcorp.com · 1d

We've signed a direct contract with JAXA for two dedicated launches on Electron!

The first JAXA mission is scheduled to take place in December. Launch timing and further information to come.

ℹ️: bit.ly/48Vw6qD

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 1d

The country also unveiled new images from its Tianwen-2 deep-space explorer and of other orbiting satellites.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 1d

Meanwhile, taikonauts aboard the Tiangong space station have completed the fourth spacewalk of their crew rotation, as China prepares to launch its next three astronauts at the end of this month.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 1d

A growing number of commercial launch providers are edging closer to the maiden flights of new vehicles — several of which are still on track to debut before the end of the year.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 1d

As China’s launch cadence continues to accelerate, so too has the pace of engine testing in recent weeks.

www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/10/chin...
By Martin Smith

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 1d

With Flight 11 days away, Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 Today, October 9th, from 2:00 p.m. CDT / 19:00 UTC on NASASpaceflight’s Starbase Live stream for another Raptorside Chat.
We’ll discuss all the latest developments at Starbase, and beyond, and try to answer any questions you may have!
nsf.live/starbase

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Rocket Lab @rocketlabcorp.com · 1d

We’ve completed payload integration and encapsulation at LC-1 with Synspective for our 73rd Electron mission.

Next up: Wet Dress Rehearsal for the “Owl New World” mission before the launch window opens on October 14 UTC.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 2d

Booster 15-2 was stacked on the Pad 1 launch mount!

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 2d

Booster 15-2 made the trek down Hwy-4 to the launch site!

Watch the replay of the dedicated livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/CQ9eL6k...

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 2d

Starbase Update with @ryancaton.co.uk
youtu.be/Q7gHHJ2MlHg?...

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 2d

Japan is readying its HTV-X cargo spacecraft for its first flight this month, as Progress, Cargo Dragon, and Cygnus were all recently welcomed to the ISS for much-needed supplies for the seven-member crew of Expedition 73.

Written by Justin Davenport

www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/10/iss-...

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 2d

Needless to say, questions from YouTube will be answered, as well! Make sure to tune in!

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 2d

SpaceX has confirmed that they are targeting Monday, October 13th, for the launch of Starship Flight 11! This episode will be hosted by Lon Seidman, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, and Sawyer Rosenstein. They will discuss the planned launch timeline, the changes to previous flights and much more.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 2d

Countdown To Launch is back! Don't miss watching our popular, interactive show 🔴LIVE🔴 on Wednesday, October 8th, from 4:00 p.m. CDT / 21:00 UTC.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_y...

Booster 15 at the pad, waiting on Ship 38 - Countdown to Launch

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 3d

This marks New Shepard’s eighth mission of the year as Blue Origin continues to ramp up its space tourism business.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 3d

Nearly eight minutes after launch, the booster autonomously returned to the landing pad for a soft touch down. A short time after that, the capsule also safely returned to planet Earth under three healthy parachutes.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 3d

Blue Origin has launched its New Shepard rocket at 8:40am CDT / 13:40 UTC from its Launch Site One in West Texas. The NS-36 mission is the company’s 15th crewed flight, and sent six passengers to suborbital space just past the Kármán Line.

[Video Credit 🎥: Blue Origin]

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 3d

New Glenn's Flight 2 first stage is stationed at the perimeter of Rocket Park this morning - expecting rollout to LC-36 imminently!

During transit, it will be passing by our KSC Press Site cameras later on. Stay tuned to nsf.live/spacecoast to catch it!

📸 Max Evans for NSF

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 3d

Join us 🔴LIVE🔴 at approx. 10:00am CDT (15:00 UTC) as Starship Super Heavy Booster 15-2 rolls to the launch site ahead of Flight 11!
Note: As with any stream from Starbase, the time is subject to change, so make sure your YouTube notifications are turned on
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ9e...

SpaceX Rolls Booster 15-2 to Starbase Pad 1 for Flight 11

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 3d

This completes the 545th overall mission for a Falcon 9 rocket and is SpaceX’s 131st mission of the year.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 3d

Approximately eight minutes later, after completing its mission, the booster returned to planet Earth, landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed downrange in the Pacific Ocean, just west of Baja California, Mexico.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 3d

SpaceX has launched the Starlink 11-17 mission at 8:54pm PDT (03:54 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1071-29 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the [at]Vandy SFB in California, sending 28 Starlink v2-mini satellites southeast into a 53-degree inclination to low-Earth orbit.

[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]

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