Major US Launches this Week: • MON Falcon9 / Starlink Cape (record 27 missions for this Stg-1) Upcoming: - WED 3:00 pm Minotaur/ NROL VSFB • WED 10:24 pm Falcon9 / Starlink CAPE - FRI 9:37 am Firefly / satellite bus demo VSFB ★ SAT 6:41 am Falcon9 / NROL VSFB ______ • Last week • Updated: 14 APR / 1500 (times Eastern)
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (6-12 Apr)
Major US Launches this Week: • MON Falcon9 / Starlink ★ SAT Falcon9 / NROL • SAT Falcon9 / Starlink ______ • Last week • Updated: 12 APR
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (30 Mar – 5 Apr)
Launches of Interest this Week: - SUN Spectrum / maiden flight (Isar, German from Norway) • MON Falcon9 / Starlink (no audio) ▶︎ MON Falcon9 / Crew Dragon (first manned polar orbit) • THU Falcon9 / Starlink (interesting fairing-sep vid) ▶︎ FRI Crew Dragon / splashdown • SAT Falcon9 / Starlink ______ • Last week • Updated: 5 APR / 1115 (times Eastern)
BREAKING 🚨: Humans have orbited over Earth’s poles for the first time ever pic.twitter.com/ZAgxCIjb54
— Latest in space (@latestinspace) April 2, 2025
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (23-29 Mar)
Major US* Launches this Week: ★ MON FL Falcon9 / NROL RTLS - WED NZ Electron • WED CA Falcon9 / Starlink ______ * Includes German launch not from Peenemünde • Last week • Updated: 29 MAR / 1800 (times Eastern) Rocket PrOn: (full-screen, sound up)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 24, 2025
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (16 – 22 MAR)
Major US Space Operations this Week: ▶︎ SUN Dragon docking with ISS - MON NZ Electron ▶︎ TUE Dragon undocking with ISS • TUE FL Falcon9 Starlink ▶︎ TUE Dragon re-entry & splashdown ★ FRI CA Falcon9 NROL RTLS______ • Last week • Updated: 21 MAR / 0300 (times Eastern) • Bullet key for future ref: • Falcon9 Starlink ★ Falcon9 Non-Starlink ▶︎ Dragon ● Starship - Other (Electron, Firefly, Atlas, etc.) ☽ Beyond Earth Orbit
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (9 – 15 Mar)
Major US Space Missions this Week: ★ TUE CA Falcon9 / Spherex & Punch RTLS • WED FL Falcon9 / Starlink ▶︎ FRI FL Falcon9 / Crew Dragon ISS - FRI NZ Electron/ iQPS ★ SAT CA Falcon9 / Transporter rideshare RTLS 400th booster landing • SAT FL Falcon9 / Starlink (Good feel for Stg2 acceleration @ ~T+3min as it motors away from a fairing half, which is still moving at ~8000 kph) ▶︎ SAT midnight Dragon / Docking at ISS ______ • Last week • Updated: 16 MAR / 0010 (times Eastern) Rocket Pron:
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (2 – 8 Mar)
Major US Space Missions this Week: ☽ SUN Firefly Blue Ghost / MOON LANDING • SUN FL Falcon9 / Starlink ☽ THU IM-2 / MOON LANDING Oops! (Current Situation) ● THU TX Starship Oops! ______ • Last week • Updated: 07 MAR / 1200 (times Eastern)
______Stuff That’s Hard to Do (23 Feb – 1 Mar)
US Orbital Launches this Week: ☽ WED FL Falcon9 / Nova-C & Lunar Trailblazer • WED FL Falcon9 / Starlink ______ • Last week • Updated: 28 FEB / 1600 (times Eastern)