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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 2h

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

NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 2h

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 · 2h

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 · 6h

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 · 6h

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 · 6h

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 · 7h

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 · 7h

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 · 9h

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 · 9h

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 · 9h

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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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 22h

Starbase Summary!

youtu.be/H4zS6elBOIU

Multiple audio tracks have returned, so have your pick between Ambient, English, Spanish, and German!

It was CyberTruck day at Starbase, some Cryo stands were moved to Masseys, and we got a look at the nosecones in the Starfactory!

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Rocket Lab @rocketlabcorp.com · 23h

We’ve signed another Electron multi-launch agreement: three dedicated missions for Japan-based Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (@iQPS_Inc)!

This latest bulk buy brings the total number of upcoming missions for iQPS to seven.

More info: bit.ly/4o7a2hd

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 1d

Booster landing:

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 1d

LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1090-8 launches Starlink Group 10-59 from SLC-40.

Overview:
nasaspaceflight.com/2025/10/laun...

Live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=igyr...

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Rocket Lab @rocketlabcorp.com · 2d

We’re gearing up for our 73rd launch with the “Owl New World” mission for @synspective 🦉🚀

Launching from Pad A at Launch Complex 1, this next mission will be the first of 21 upcoming launches to deploy Synspective’s Earth-imaging constellation.

ℹ️: rocketlabcorp.com/missions/next-mission/

Owl New World | Rocket Lab

"Owl New World" will be Rocket Lab's next dedicated Electron launch for Synspective, a leading Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics company from Japan.

rocketlabcorp.com

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 1d

SpaceX is set to dominate the launch manifest this week, with five Falcon 9 missions.

China will launch an unknown payload atop its Chang Zheng 8A rocket and Blue Origin is set to send six passengers to suborbital space aboard New Shepard.

By Aaron McCrea.

www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/10/laun...

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 4d

Starbase Summary (Oct 1-3, 2025).

With narration recorded live by John “Das” Galloway (and friends) from the UK/EU meetup in London, it’s available right away to our YouTube members, and available to everyone starting tonight at 6:00pm CDT (23:00 UTC):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjnY...

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 4d

With Rocket Lab’s Neutron development entering the home stretch and a maiden flight on the horizon, NSF sat down with CEO Sir Peter Beck to learn more about their next generation rocket and its current state of development.

Written by Sean Yoder

www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/10/beck...

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 5d

This completes the 543rd overall mission for a Falcon 9 rocket and is SpaceX’s 129th mission of the year.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 5d

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.

[Video Credit 🎥: SpaceX]

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 5d

SpaceX has launched the Starlink 11-39 mission at 7:06am PDT (13:06 UTC) aboard Falcon 9 booster B1097-2 from Space Launch Complex 4E at the Vandenberg 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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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 5d

Earlier this year, the new ground-based Vera C. Rubin Observatory began operations in the Chilean mountains.

How does this new engineering marvel compare to other telescopes, most notably the James Webb Space Telescope?

Sean Yoder has the overview
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/10/rubi...

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 6d

Future vehicles and their upcoming assembly hall, called the Gigabay, are in focus ahead of Flight 11, all aimed at the next phase of the Starship program.

youtu.be/niVCWzCeM64

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 7d

Also a corresponding article here: www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/09/esa-...

ESA and Avio Unveil Plans for Reusable Upper Stage Rocket, Echoing SpaceX's Starship Design - NASASpaceFlight.com

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian aerospace company Avio have signed a €40 million…

www.nasaspaceflight.com

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