SimonTheMack

Technical Director and Security Monitoring Specialist. Spaceflight enthusiast & Texas Tank watcher.

[Max Evans @_MaxQ_]

US space industry is not defined by its hardships, but by the resilience of those who rise from them.

Tonight’s mishap at LC-36 is a massive blow, no question. And coming just one day after announcements of Blue’s contribution to future Moon base plans with Artemis is salt in the wound…

But for all we know, this may serve as a catalyst for something perhaps even larger, something grander, and more valuable to future Artemis plans. Will they go straight to New Glenn 9x4? Additional LSP collaboration? I don’t know… but some of humanity’s greatest achievements were born from its worst setbacks.

I’d rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right here. But thank God everyone involved in the mission is accounted for and no one was hurt.

All of this being said…the clock will keep ticking, and the mission will carry on.

Looking forward to seeing how this progresses.

[SimonTheMack @simonthemack]

You are 100% correct Ryan. This is the sort of leadership that NASA needs and it’s great to see Jared excel in the role he was born to do.

[Ryan Caton @dpoddolphinpro]

It warms my heart to see not only the spaceflight community, but also spaceflight leadership coming together after such a painful moment for the Blue Origin team.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

We go where we need to be, and today that was @NASAKennedy.

Some of my senior engineers and I spent time at @blueorigin with @JeffBezos and @davill, speaking with the workforce and seeing the damage at LC-36 firsthand. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from those working through the aftermath and better understand the challenges ahead.

There is a lot of work to do, but this is exactly why people choose careers in aerospace, whether at NASA, Blue Origin, or across the industry. The talent in this field thrives under pressure and performs at its best when solving the toughest problems.

We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes.

@NASA is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.

America’s greatest achievements in space were never the result of avoiding setbacks. They came from overcoming them. We have done it before, and we will do it again🇺🇸

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

@NASAAdmin @NASAKennedy @blueorigin @JeffBezos @davill You, Jeff, and Dave stepping up front and center less than 24 hours after the incident will have helped the workforce a lot!

[SimonTheMack @simonthemack]

@Erdayastronaut @thejackbeyer Well that’s me and my son sorted for two weeks time. Trust your keeping well @thejackbeyer

[Starlink @Starlink]

Starlink enabled 4K live streaming from liftoff to splashdown during Starship’s 12th test flight 🛰️🚀

[Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut]

This photo from Flight 12 goes soooo hard!!!!!

[SimonTheMack @simonthemack]

Wow, version 3 leaps off the pad.

[Elisar Priel @ENNEPS]

STARSHIP FLIGHT 12
A side by side look at the the launch of Starship flight 11, the final launch on Pad 1 and Starship flight 12 the first launch of the new and improved pad, engines, and vehicles.
@NASASpaceflight | https://t.co/wTIGOIV9NO

[SimonTheMack @simonthemack]

@peterrhague I am 👌. I think it’s going to be impressive. The time and care taken with this flight gives good vibes that it will be successful.

[SimonTheMack @simonthemack]

@SERobinsonJr @RocketRanchTX Wish I was there.

[SimonTheMack @simonthemack]

@thejackbeyer No way 😭

[Bradford City AFC @officialbantams]

On this day 41 years ago, 54 Bradford City supporters and two Lincoln City supporters went to a football match and never returned home.

We will never forget those who sadly lost their lives, and as always, our thoughts are with their families and the hundreds still affected by the disaster to this day.

Always in our hearts. 🎗️

#BCAFC

[Peter Beck @Peter_J_Beck]

for your enjoyment

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

SpaceX is closing in on the first flight of the Block 3 Starship, completing a pre-launch Static Fire test of Booster 19 at Pad 2 ahead of full stack operations.

➡️https://t.co/sUn043F1EC

[SimonTheMack @simonthemack]

@ENNEPS @NASASpaceflight Totally crazy and awe inspiring 👌💪👏

[Elisar Priel @ENNEPS]

Multi Angle replay of the power of 33 Raptor 3 engines coming to life together, as Starship Booster 19 underwent what might be the final static fire test ahead of flight 12, NET May 15th.
@NASASpaceflight | https://t.co/wTIGOIV9NO

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

This isn't like my past colorful moon photos

It's actually a photo that is impossible to capture from Earth.

This is a little snippet from a first-of-its kind collaboration with @astro_reid that takes lunar photography to the absolute extreme

More to come 👀

[Elisar Priel @ENNEPS]

For the first time since October 2024, KSC's Launch Complex 39A has a vertical Falcon Heavy on the pad, after the rocket rolled out earlier today, ahead of the ViaSat-3 F3 launch tomorrow, April 27.
@NASASpaceflight will be live for the launch https://t.co/tyDDqf5aVV