Hello, we are TheSpaceXFans and welcome to TheSpaceXShow, the place where you can stay
up to date with everything SpaceX.
Starting off this video, we’re taking a look at another upcoming launch of Starlink
satellites, with a possible rideshare too.
As you can see on TheSpaceXFans website, the Starlink-26 mission is expected to lift off
on Saturday, May 15th at 10:58pm UTC or 6:58pm EDT.
A company posted an interesting Tweet about a mission that will be launched on a SpaceX
Falcon 9 rocket.
They said “Geometric Energy Corporation proudly announces the DOGE-1 Mission to the
Moon — the first-ever commercial lunar payload in history paid entirely with DOGE — will
launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.”
I want to share an article I discovered about potentially SpaceX’s new droneship called
A Shortfall Of Gravitas.
It says “Earlier today it was confirmed that the barge designated Marmac 302 was being
worked on in Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
The barge looks to be getting modifications for Falcon 9 landings.
SpaceX operates 2 barges of similar design, Marmac 303 and Marmac 304, better known as
Just Read the Instructions and Of Course I Still Love You.
They have been the backbone of SpaceX’s plan to reuse their workhorse rocket, the
Falcon 9.”
Michael Sheetz posted a Tweet recently saying “NASA and Axiom Space are talking to reporters
about the AX-1 mission.
AX-1 is scheduled to fly four private astronauts to the ISS for eight days in January 2022,
launching with SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon vehicles.”
With that information about the first private crew to fly to the ISS next year, I thought
I would share another article.
It says “NASA says it’s seeing strong interest from companies proposing private
astronaut missions to the International Space Station, with the demand for such missions
exceeding the agency’s ability to accommodate them.”
Work over in Boca Chica is continuing with the orbital launch site tank farm.
Work is also continuing with the orbital launch mount on the left and the vehicle integration
tower base on the right.
Up at the top of the high bay where they’re building a bar you can see there’s now 1
glass panel.
Haven’t shown this for a while but this is SpaceX’s Liquid Oxygen distiller at the
propellant production site.
Here are the pieces of the integration tower continuing to be produced.
We recently found out about SpaceX’s HLS contract being paused due to protests from
other bidders.
Joey Roulette posted a tweet saying “Sen. Cantwell, chair of the Senate commerce committee
overseeing NASA, and senator from Blue Origin's home state, calls for a $10B boost to NASA's
HLS program to "maintain competitiveness" by ‘funding design, development, testing,
and evaluation for not fewer than 2 entities.’”
I wanted to share a tweet from RGV Aerial Photography with some cool shots.
On the left is the Boca Chica build site from March 2019 and on the right is the build site
as of May 2021.
Crazy progress in just 2 years.
The nosecone test rig that’s been sitting at the launch site for a bit was moved back
to the production yard yesterday.
There are 2 nosecones under construction with the one in front having flap mounts installed.
The lower section of the ground support equipment tank, GSE-4 was flipped into the correct orientation.
Here’s SN15, the first Starship prototype to stick the landing and stay standing.
Starship SN15 has since been moved over to the launch mounts as SpaceX look to lift it
onto the suborbital Pad B mount.
SN16 is still hanging out and being worked on inside the high bay.
As always, thank you to Mary, known as BocaChicaGal, who is out in Boca Chica all the time, filming
the amazing content.
Also, thank you to the NASASpaceflight team working behind the scenes on their great videos,
livestreams and other space content.
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