Jason Halter

A freelance camera op and floor manager, with various and sundry opinions on life, the universe, and everything. Work & Photography on Instagram. (He/They)

[Jason Halter @ereboros]

I’ve done a bunch of @IntrepidMuseum Astro Lives with @KSpaceAcademy & @elysiasegal, but this one was special. @NASASpaceflight took the show on the road this week for a virtual field trip to NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab. ICYMI the whole stream is up here https://t.co/PjtXNJE7MY

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Starship Flight 13: T-0 Abort.

Live on X and YT:
https://t.co/ekRmg2xswd

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Starship Flight 13. Coming up on two hours to launch. Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) is on our stream!

https://t.co/ekRmg2xswd

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Starship Flight 13: The NOTAMs for US airspace have been posted.

Source: FAA. Graphics @NeedPizza42

Everything continues to align to launch on Thursday. The next milestone is Ship 40 rollout, with a road closure window opening at 4 pm local.

Live: https://t.co/e3xbqPnwZ5

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

It's a launch week preview with the big rocket joining in!

By John Sharp (@ukspacebulletin).

https://t.co/P3OQL4ukHO

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Starship Flight 13: Starbase Pad 2 - a broken actuator has been removed ahead of replacement. This has delayed lifting Booster 20 off the pad for transport back to the Production Site for closeouts. Latest road closure is now aiming for Sunday morning.

https://t.co/HSumkyMfYU

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Starship Flight 13: WOW! Heck of a long Static Fire for Booster 20!

https://t.co/Hs3zIE8QpH

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

SpaceX conducts Booster 20 testing on Pad 2 https://t.co/1ITqg115Ml

[Ryan Caton @dpoddolphinpro]

CHANG ZHENG 10B: LANDING SUCCESSFUL

China successfully lands an orbital-class booster!

"Today, the Long March 10B carrier rocket launched from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site. After the first and second stages separated, the first stage returned vertically and was successfully recovered on a sea-based recovery platform. This marks my country's first successful controlled recovery of a carrier rocket's first stage and the world's first network-based recovery of a carrier rocket."
- CCTV News, translated with Google Translate

[Ryan Caton @dpoddolphinpro]

Tomorrow morning, China is attempting to launch *and catch* their Chang Zheng 10B for the first time.

Launch is NET July 10, 04:10 UTC.

As it launches from Wenchang and flies over the water, CZ-10B's booster will target a wire-catch boat downrange.

The CZ-10B shares a Kerosene/Oxygen first stage with the CZ-10A, but swaps the second stage for a more powerful Methane/Oxygen stage.

The Chang Zheng 10 - the key Super Heavy-lift rocket powering China's crew lunar program - will also utilize three of these boosters, in a Falcon Heavy-like configuration.

The CZ-10A has flown once before, successfully conducting a controlled soft splashdown in the South China Sea.

This is the latest orbital-class Chinese vehicle to attempt booster recovery. The first, Zhuque-3, and the second, Chang Zheng 12A, have energetically impacted the ground.

If successful, the CZ-10B will become the first non-American rocket type to achieve this capability.

📷 1: Chang Zheng 10B on the pad
📷 2: Chang Zheng 10A splashdown in February

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

The launch of Starship Flight 13 is fast approaching as Starbase moves through the test schedule and prepares launch notices for mid-July attempts. Notably, Ship 41, intended for Flight 14, is also undergoing testing.

➡️https://t.co/tc9m3X2a18

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

SpaceX rolls Booster 20 for testing on Pad 2 https://t.co/ok5iW3Usbk

[Firefly Aerospace @FireflySpace]

We just reached another mile marker as we prepare for our journey to the Moon's far side!

The team completed static load testing for our Elytra barrel and dual payload attach fitting that houses ESA's Lunar Pathfinder satellite. This rigorous testing at our Rocket Ranch verifies the structures can handle the extreme pressure they'll experience during launch.

This achievement means all primary structures have passed acceptance testing for Blue Ghost Mission 2 and are ready to be assembled together!

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Starship Update with Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro)

https://t.co/qBdJoAmCTt

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

This Week In Spaceflight with Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)

https://t.co/tUD2Tyhxe7

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Veteran rocket ends Sat career at-last - The Flame Trench https://t.co/xmwLnzXkx5

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Ships for Flights 13 and 14 are taking turns at Massey's test site. Ship 40 has completed preflight testing with a six-engine static fire, while Ship 41 has begun cryoproofing.

➡️https://t.co/utmIhODofm

[Ryan Caton @dpoddolphinpro]

BREAKING: @BlueOrigin has removed the first tower module at Launch Complex-36.

This tower is being de-stacked to allow each module to be repaired/modified in parallel.

A full LC-36 update video in the replies.

📽️ Space Coast Live/@NASASpaceflight

[Julia Bergeron @julia_bergeron]

Next day update:

Whoa, we're half way there! Module four is now stacked on the 37A tower.
🏗🏗🏗🏗

There are cranes a plenty over at LC-36 as Blue prepares to remove sections and modify the tower for potential launch later this year.

Tune into the @NASASpaceflight SCL feed for live views and stay tuned for more aerial views!
https://t.co/6KAhBCL7eM

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Starship Flight 13: Ship 40 Static Fire (should be all six engines) at Massey's ahead of launch later this month.

Live on X and YT:
https://t.co/Kt7zzXgtEk

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

SpaceX Performs Engine Testing of Ship 40 https://t.co/bqYisZ2CeC