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Which ship had leaked photos of the inside of the payload bay during reentry with burned through areas randomly scattered all over?

But, also, can't have heat shield issues if the ship blows up on ascent or during testing.

What kills me about this is that they did the long pause and reset and infrastructure buildup between the hoppers and the first full stack.

Yeah, some of the problems are not Block 2 specific. Maybe the resonance and disappearing Raptor 2s are, but some of the leaks, blown up COPVs, and heat shield issues will destroy Block 3s, too.

My first aid kit always has some Aquatabs! They're such a small thing to easily leave in there just in case. In that same vein, I have some pull apart fire starters about the size of earplugs in there as well.

Stealth discreet delivery for all your massive ordnance penetrator needs

Have you seen Iron Sky?

SpaceX is now targeting Monday, June 23, at 1:25 a.m. EDT (0525 UTC) for its next launch attempt

via https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/21/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-27-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-cape-canaveral-2/

That’s actually quite typical, I’d like to make that point.

Let's just pretend the V2 ship design never happened.

Hopefully the ground infrastructure isn't too damaged.

I've played and DMed both. A West Marches campaign has been the right fit for some groups with tough schedules. That format can work really well when you have a larger world plan and story that different venn diagrams of groups slowly discover and have to post notes about to a group chat or Discord. Players remember and read about things from different sessions and piece together the story and world, then can decide on new missions and exploration in a real collaborative setting. Picture a tavern setting where they're arguing about different plot hooks, missions, and tips, and start to switch from the selfish motivations of wanting cool loot to also wanting to uncover the story. It can be great if you lay the groundwork.

A few lazy players can disappear into the background, and they still have fun and want to hang out.

One of the campaigns I play in is more of a West Marches or Adventurer's League style with a rotating cast of players. There are... differening levels of effort.

And the person who didn't gets to default to being the loner outcast who doesn't talk much, easy

SXM-10 was 6400kg to GTO and ASDS landed first stage. That shouldn't add up based on the super old Wikipedia F9 B5 payload capacity numbers, but SXM-9 was 7000kg to GTO and had an F9 ASDS, too, so there's the margin.

Yawn, just another routine private Dragon flight to the ISS commanded by the most experienced American astronaut

I mean, Wisconsin has Oshkosh Truck

Can ULA and Blue please try to compete at some point

Trying to hit the transfer window in 2026 is optimistic, to put it lightly, but if they get their shit together with ship plumbing then who knows.

Whatever the crazy ambitions are, the Raptor 3 family picture is incredible. Their ability to make engines is in a different world from everyone else.

Artemis is in an interesting place right now. It's a bit of a mess. But it has a lot of cool and interesting parts.

Artemis 2 might launch in 2026 with 4 astronauts for a loop around the moon. Artemis 3 might launch this decade for a lunar landing with 2 astronauts aboard a SpaceX Starship lander. A lot needs to happen for that to work, like massive progress on the Starship program and Axiom space suits, and continued progress on Lockheed's Orion capsule.

Artemis 2 and 3 aren't givens anymore in the DOGE era, but they might still happen. A4+ rely on a new SLS stage from Boeing (EUS) and a new launch tower from Bechtel that are both running way over cost. Also in the mix is Lunar Gateway, a space station around the moon that isn't really needed to get to the surface, but includes some different parts from international partners. So, who knows. We'll see what happens.

Is ship reuse on the critical path? I wonder how cheap and light a barebones disposable Starship could be...

Or it means he can turn it into the Hubble servicing mission he wanted