Space Stories from NASASpaceflight.com

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32 episodes
Updated Mar 8, 2025

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Mar 8, 2025 · 23 min
97: 🚀 Starship Fails Again, Firefly’s Moon Success, & More Space Drama!
This week in spaceflight: Firefly Aerospace makes history with a successful Moon landing, while Intuitive Machines’ Athena mission doesn’t go as planned. Meanwhile, SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8 suffers another major failure, and rumors swirl about a Chinese rocket explosion at the launch pad. With NASA missions failing, ESA retiring old spacecraft, and even Cygnus getting damaged before launch, space isn’t having the best week. But there’s still plenty of excitement ahead, and we’ve got all the details!
Aug 1, 2023 · 12 min
30: Starbase Update: Booster 9 Testing, Ship 28's Cryo Test, & RIP SN15
NSF's Jack Beyer updates us on the ongoings at Starbase.
Jul 3, 2023 · 8 min
29: Starbase Update: SpaceX's Incredible Progress Towards Starship's 2nd Integrated Launch
NSF's Ryan Caton gives an update on all things Starbase. July 3, 2023.
Jul 3, 2023 · 11 min
29: This Week In Spaceflight: Blue Origin's Success, Gravitational Wave Eureka, India's Space Endeavors
NSF's Elysia Segal takes us through the Spaceflight News of the week. June 30 2023
Jun 24, 2023 · 11 min
28: This Week In Spaceflight: NASA & China Partnership? SLS Engines Ready for Flight. Mercury in Sight.
NSF's Elysia Segal takes us through the news of the week.
Jun 17, 2023 · 16 min
27: This Week in Spaceflight: Stoke Tests Prototype, SpaceX Hits Landing Milestone, ULA Gives Update
NSF's Elysia Segal rounds up the news of the week in Spaceflight.
Jun 15, 2023 · 13 min
26: Artemis Showdown: SpaceX Starship vs Blue Origin's Lunar Lander
NSF's Adrian Beil compares and contrasts SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Lunar Lander. Do we need both?
Jun 12, 2023 · 8 min
25: Starbase Update: Road Closures, Boosters, Ships and New Hardware
NSF's Jack Beyer takes us through the Starbase News of the week.
Jun 9, 2023 · 14 min
24: Methane Rockets March Towards Space, JWST Stunds, and Canadian Fires from Space | This Week In Spaceflight
NSF's Elysia Segal delivers the Spaceflight news of the week.
Apr 11, 2023 · 3 min
23: Spaceflight This Week: 04/10/2023
NSF News Director Thomas Burghardt walks us through a quick summary of the spaceflight news of the week.
Apr 5, 2023 · 15 min
22: Starbase Update: Starship 24 & Booster 7 Ready for Stacking
NSF Photographer Nic Ansuini gives us this week's Starbase Update.
Apr 4, 2023 · 6 min
21: Spaceflight This Week: 04/03/2023
NSF News Director Thomas Burghardt takes us through the Spaceflight news of the week.
Mar 28, 2023 · 6 min
20: Spaceflight This Week: 03/27/2023
NSF's News Director Thomas Burghardt takes us through the Spaceflight news of the week.
Mar 22, 2023 · 10 min
19: Is Starship Ready for Elon's Timeline - Starbase Update
NSF's Jack Beyer walks us through the last week of updates from SpaceX's Starbase.
Mar 22, 2023 · 5 min
18: Spaceflight This Week: 03/20/2023
NSF News Director Thomas Burghardt takes us through the space stories of the week.
Mar 14, 2023 · 9 min
17: Starbase Update: 03/14/2023
John 'Das' Galloway fills in for Jack Beyer in this Starbase Update.
Mar 14, 2023 · 5 min
16: Spaceflight This Week: 03/13/2023
NSF New Director Thomas Burghardt walks us through this week in spaceflight.
Mar 7, 2023 · 8 min
15: Starbase Update: Starship 26 Rollback, New Crane Erected, and Potential New High Bay
In this SpaceX update, we cover the recent developments at the launch site and production site. Ship 26 completed two cryogenic proof tests before being lifted from Pad A, and it has been rolled back to the production site for potential engine installation or further testing. A new LR1750 crane has been erected near the rocket garden, which could be used for constructing a potential new high/mega bay at the production site. Meanwhile, work on Booster 7 and the Orbital Launch Mount continues at the launch site. We also check on Ship 25 at the Massey Test Site and provide updates on the production of new ship and booster sections.
Mar 7, 2023 · 6 min
14: Spaceflight This Week: 03/07/2023
NSF New Director Thomas Burghardt walks us through this week in spaceflight.
Feb 28, 2023 · 7 min
13: Spaceflight This Week: 02/27/2023
NSF New Director Thomas Burghardt walks us through this week in spaceflight.

Space Stories from NASASpaceflight.com

97: 🚀 Starship Fails Again, Firefly’s Moon Success, & More Space Drama!

30: Starbase Update: Booster 9 Testing, Ship 28's Cryo Test, & RIP SN15

29: Starbase Update: SpaceX's Incredible Progress Towards Starship's 2nd Integrated Launch

29: This Week In Spaceflight: Blue Origin's Success, Gravitational Wave Eureka, India's Space Endeavors

28: This Week In Spaceflight: NASA & China Partnership? SLS Engines Ready for Flight. Mercury in Sight.

27: This Week in Spaceflight: Stoke Tests Prototype, SpaceX Hits Landing Milestone, ULA Gives Update

26: Artemis Showdown: SpaceX Starship vs Blue Origin's Lunar Lander

25: Starbase Update: Road Closures, Boosters, Ships and New Hardware

24: Methane Rockets March Towards Space, JWST Stunds, and Canadian Fires from Space | This Week In Spaceflight

23: Spaceflight This Week: 04/10/2023

22: Starbase Update: Starship 24 & Booster 7 Ready for Stacking

21: Spaceflight This Week: 04/03/2023

20: Spaceflight This Week: 03/27/2023

19: Is Starship Ready for Elon's Timeline - Starbase Update

18: Spaceflight This Week: 03/20/2023

17: Starbase Update: 03/14/2023

16: Spaceflight This Week: 03/13/2023

15: Starbase Update: Starship 26 Rollback, New Crane Erected, and Potential New High Bay

14: Spaceflight This Week: 03/07/2023

13: Spaceflight This Week: 02/27/2023