Major US Launches this Week: • MON CA Falcon9 / Starlink • WED FL Falcon9 / Starlink ______ • Last week • Updated: 21 JUN / 1730 (times US Eastern)
Stg-2 motors-away from Stg-1 and the fairing halves.
A view of tonight’s Space X launch from Culver City. You can see the boosters separated at this point. @knxnews @SpaceX pic.twitter.com/KMyIw7GPri
— Brian Douglas (@BrianDouglasKNX) June 17, 2025
Japanese demonstrate re-useable launch vehicle tech.
Ship 36 experiences a RUD at Massey’s during testing prior to Starship Flight 10. Seen in slow motion.
Continue to watch live: https://t.co/wL0tTdxtla
📸: @NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/sSy72p79fM— D Wise (@dwisecinema) June 19, 2025
Atlas V was scrubbed. Kuiper has to wait a little longer, I guess.
“Technical problems”.
…again
Starship 36 has a preliminary reason for the RUD – per Elon, a COPV ruptures, shattered some pipes or some internal damage near the header tank(s), and all it took was a spark. The aftermath videos/pictures were impressive. The damage was kinda minimal from the deconflaguration, all things considered.
I guess we can forget the next Mars launch window. Bummer.