Space Stories from NASASpaceflight.com

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NSF's personalities dive into the stories at play in the present day space race.

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32 episodes
Updated Mar 8, 2025

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Feb 23, 2023 · 10 min
12: SpaceX's Starship Thrust and Countdown Analysis
NSF's Writer Adrian Beil analyzes the most recent Booster 7 Static Fire, the thrust and countdown, and looks to the next steps on the path to the Orbital Flight Test.
Feb 21, 2023 · 11 min
11: More Ships, More Testing, and More Construction! - Starbase Update
NSF's Jack Beyer takes us through the progress at Starbase over the past week.
Feb 21, 2023 · 4 min
10: Spaceflight This Week: 02/20/2023
NASASpaceflight.com News Director Thomas Burghardt takes us through the Spaceflight News of the past week.
Feb 19, 2023 · 13 min
9: Mystery Solved! SpaceX's New Starship Tower & The Secrets at SLC-40 - KSC Flyover
Thomas Burghardt, NSF News Director, leads the NSF Team in a flyover of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. They discovered many changes from last month's flyover.
Feb 17, 2023 · 9 min
8: Mars Perseverance Rover & Ingenuity Making Significant Scientific Impact. 2 Years on Mars!
NASASpaceflight.com's Sawyer Rosenstein looks at the scientific impact of the Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars. Now 2 years into their planned 2 year mission, they are already making history and making significant contributions to our knowledge about Mars and our solar system.
Feb 14, 2023 · 9 min
7: Starbase Update: Before & After Historic 31 Engine Static Fire
NSF's Jack Beyer takes us through the progress at Starbase before and after SpaceX's Historic 31-Engine Static Fire of Booster 7.
Feb 14, 2023 · 5 min
6: Spaceflight This Week: 02/13/2023
NASASpaceflight.com News Director Thomas Burghardt takes us through the Spaceflight News of the past week.
Feb 7, 2023 · 8 min
5: Starbase Update: Work Ramps Up at Starbase for Final Preparations
This past week at Starbase, SpaceX has been busing getting ready for more Booster testing. Booster 7 had 3 Raptor engines swapped along with other work. Foundations for an expansion of the tank farm were spotted and parts for a water deluge system arrived via barge from Kennedy Space Center.
Jan 23, 2023 · 9 min
4: Starship's Road To Orbit - SpaceX Prepares
'Starship Will Launch Soon,' but what is the road to orbit? NSF's Adrian Beil dissects SpaceX's path from infrastructure improvements, to Booster and Ship Upgrades, to Regulation requirements. How Soon is Soon? Is Starship ready to launch? NSF's Adrian Beil takes a deep dive into the upcoming tests before the first Orbital Launch of Starship. ⚡ Use Promo Code 'ORBIT23' to get 10% Off the NSF Destination Known Collection 🔗 Destination Known Hoodies: https://shop.nasaspaceflight.com/products/destination-known-unisex-sweatshirt
Jan 12, 2023 · 15 min
3: Is SpaceX Crazy? 100 Rocket Launches in a Year?
NASASpaceFlight's Sawyer Rosenstein examines the possibility for SpaceX to launch 100 rockets in one year, as Elon Musk has said they intend to do.
Jan 5, 2023 · 15 min
2: Top 10 Upcoming Space Milestones of 2023. Is it the Year of Starship?
NasaSpaceflight.com asked its members what they were looking forward to in space flight in 2023. NSF's Assistant Managing Editor Chris Gebhardt counts down the Top 10 potential milestones and puts them all in context.
Jan 1, 2023 · 14 min
1: AD ASTRA 2022: A Record Breaking Year in Spaceflight
2022 was a record breaking year in spaceflight for SpaceX and other launch providers worldwide. NASASpaceflight.com's Jack Beyer takes a look at 2022's milestones from Artemis I to Starship.

Space Stories from NASASpaceflight.com

12: SpaceX's Starship Thrust and Countdown Analysis

11: More Ships, More Testing, and More Construction! - Starbase Update

10: Spaceflight This Week: 02/20/2023

9: Mystery Solved! SpaceX's New Starship Tower & The Secrets at SLC-40 - KSC Flyover

8: Mars Perseverance Rover & Ingenuity Making Significant Scientific Impact. 2 Years on Mars!

7: Starbase Update: Before & After Historic 31 Engine Static Fire

6: Spaceflight This Week: 02/13/2023

5: Starbase Update: Work Ramps Up at Starbase for Final Preparations

4: Starship's Road To Orbit - SpaceX Prepares

3: Is SpaceX Crazy? 100 Rocket Launches in a Year?

2: Top 10 Upcoming Space Milestones of 2023. Is it the Year of Starship?

1: AD ASTRA 2022: A Record Breaking Year in Spaceflight