Major US Launches this Week:

• MON pm CA Falcon9  Starlink (nice evening shots with new hi-res cameras)
• TUE am FL Falcon9  Starlink

Upcoming:

★ THU  4:32 pm CA Falcon9  SDA
● THU  6:45 pm TX Starship 
• SAT 10:00 am CA Falcon9  Starlink
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Updated: 14 JUL / 1030 (all times US Eastern)
Last week

Rocket Pr0n (full-screen worthy)
Archimedes second stage engine full duration burn - complete ✅ (and what a thing of beauty). 

The AVac (Archimedes Vacuum) engine produces 1.2x lbf of its Stage 1 variant and stands ~2.5m taller thanks to its extended nozzle optimized for the vacuum conditions of space.

Recent… pic.twitter.com/zFb6cKNy1g
— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) July 14, 2026
  

Major US Launches this Week:

• SUN am FL Falcon9  Starlink
★ TUE am CA Falcon9  Transporter Rideshare
• THU am FL Falcon9  Starlink (booster's 36th mission)
• FRI pm CA Falcon9  Starlink
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Updated: 10 JUL / 2330 (all times US Eastern)
Last week

- FRI  Japan enters the arena 
It's the Japanese Starhopper!! 😍 pic.twitter.com/eyan7hf9AI
— Chris Combs (iterative design enjoyer) (@DrChrisCombs) July 11, 2026
  

• THU  Falcon9 launch jellyfish 
This morning's Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida produced a prominent jellyfish effect and was seen up the eastern U.S. coast pic.twitter.com/0qW7JdxYbv
— John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) July 9, 2026
  

- FRI  First dry landing of China's re-useable Long March 10B

Catching footage pic.twitter.com/WzUsddYEdT

— Ace of Razgriz (@raz_liu) July 10, 2026

Another collection on a theme,
this time over a number of years.

Discovered that there a lot jokes to be had here

Major US Launches this Week:

• SUN pm CA Falcon9  Starlink
★ SUN pm FL Falcon9  Sirius (satellite deployment)
• WED pm CA Falcon9  Starlink
- THU am FL Atlas V  Amazon Leo (final AtlasV)
- FRI am KW Pegasus  Swift Boost
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Updated: 3 JUL / 2000 (all times US Eastern)
Last week

Rocket PrOn:
Starship single-engine test fire
Full duration single-engine static fire test of Starship pic.twitter.com/nfR8PvHpze
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 26, 2026
  

Here’s point of view one seldom encounters.

Have you ever heard an economist discuss the American system (Hamilton) vs the British imperial system?

This specific post should give you a good idea of what their other posts are like, and I highly recommend them.

"I don't believe we have a cruel choice." — Kevin Warsh

With one line, the new Fed Chair buried a core rule of the British imperial system. Here's what's replacing it. 👇 pic.twitter.com/jKcPToEpgB

— Promethean Action (@PrometheanActn) June 24, 2026