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Only tangentially related, but when do you think we could see the first launch of the Zhuque 2? I know it doesn't actually matter, but I'm still curious about which methalox rocket will be the first to orbit out of the three that are NET this year

Curious

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/momentus-signs-launch-services-agreements-110300862.html Momentus has signed to fly on SpaceX's Transporter 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 missions - their "Vigoride" space tug will replace the role of the Spaceflight Inc "Sherpa", which SpaceX stopped collaborating with about a month ago

Looks like the first one is from 2012 according to Tineye http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/us/alabama/madison-county-(alabama)/huntsville-PLGEO100101101011127.topic

Construction of the third tower segment for the Cape launchpad proceeds well

I believe that has already happened with Gemini and the Atlas Agena carrying the docking target actually

I believe it's four years now, 2026

Having some hardware is the least you need to do to be believable. Starship at the moment is at least as real as Vulcan or Ariane 6; New Glenn is currently sitting between the National Launch System, Titan V and OmegA

It's a cryo

Looks like it is

Why is this part between the fairings?

Road closed, police at the roadblock and chopsticks raising. Is it B7 testing time?

It's useful to compare this to the first Saturn V WDR during apollo 4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_4 "The countdown demonstration test [which is to say, the WDR] had been scheduled for September 20 but was soon rescheduled for the 25th and did not begin until the evening of the 27th. By October 2, another two days had been lost to delays, but by October 4 it reached launch minus 45 minutes. Then a computer failed, and the count, reset to 13 hours before launch, resumed on October 9. More computer and equipment problems appeared. By then, the launch team was exhausted and a two-day break was declared. The test was completed on October 13,[20] meaning that it took three weeks rather than the expectation of a week or slightly over. With world attention on the launch, NASA public relations head Julian Scheer brought the skeptical questions from the media as to whether Apollo 4 would ever fly to the attention of NASA Administrator James E. Webb, leading to a heated meeting in which Webb stated that he would announce the launch date when he wanted to." If history repeats itself, we may see a delay of a couple weeks even

B8 has begun stacking in the high bay

Thrust puck close up:

Loving the new ETS parts!

Holy hell! Never heard them firing before

Landing!