Adam dolby

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

On January 15, 2025, Falcon 9 successfully deployed Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 and ispace’s RESILIENCE lunar landers on a trajectory to the Moon from pad 39A in Florida.

For most of our missions, we plan a controlled deorbit of the Falcon second stage so it safely reenters over the ocean. For higher energy missions like those to a lunar transfer orbit, nearly all performance on the vehicle is devoted to successfully placing the payload in the intended orbit, and a controlled disposal maneuver is not always possible.

We actively work to be as responsible as possible with hardware left in space to ensure space safety, including for more complex missions. In this case, over time, solar activity and gravity led the second stage toward the Moon. Impacts like this are rare, but they can happen with objects in these types of orbits, and we worked with NASA on the optimal disposal solution.

Our focus remains on advancing reliable access to space while working toward even more sustainable operations with Starship in the future. As a fully reusable vehicle, Starship is designed to eliminate expendable upper stages entirely, reducing hardware left in orbit and enabling even more missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

[UEFA @UEFA]

Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National Associations

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

The Starship Recovery team has continued gathering imagery of the vehicle, which is still afloat in the Indian Ocean

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Landing burn and splashdown of Starship on Flight 13

[PDC Darts @OfficialPDC]

Another record for Luke Littler... 🤯

The first player in history to break the £3,000,000 barrier on the PDC Rankings ✅

[Diginomad @Realist_pilled]

🚨 BREAKING: Firefighters are tackling a major industrial unit blaze on Southend Road between East Hanningfield and Rettendon, Essex.

An explosion at the site (reported by some as involving a fertiliser store at Highlands Farm) was heard and felt across wide parts of Essex, with residents saying houses shook up to 10–12 miles away. Large plumes of dark smoke are visible.

Essex County Fire & Rescue Service is at the scene and advises: “If you live or are travelling nearby, please keep your windows and doors closed. Please avoid the area if you can.”

The main road between Rettendon Turnpike and South Hanningfield Road is closed while emergency services deal with the incident. Cause and any injuries are not yet confirmed.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Starship is intact, floating in the ocean and transmitting telemetry!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Liftoff of Starship!

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Starship Flight 13: Booster 20 conducts some sort of test following engine replacements after last week's T-0 abort. Really hard to call this a Spin Prime, and without DSS, but they are now detanking.

Bottom line is for SpaceX to say "good for Thursday".

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