Happening now: #NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provides an update on the #MarsSampleReturn mission program, in response to budgetary concerns.

Livestream — youtube.com/live/5PA1qhzkS…

There’s also a presser saying the agency is seeking “innovative designs”: nasa.gov/news-release/n…

Soot inspection 🔬 Close up look at the first SpaceX Falcon 9 booster to complete 20 flights - via nsf.live/spacecoast

Lord of Soot: 1/4

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage booster, B1062.20, has returned to Port Canaveral aboard A Shortfall of Gravitas following the Starlink 6-49 mission last Friday night.

B1062 is the first Falcon 9 booster to successfully fly *20* times. Remarkable.

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The first Falcon booster (1062) to have flown 20 times has returned to Port Canaveral.

A number of clips of its arrival via the NSF cams:

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Launcher E-2 liquid rocket engine, 200-second test fire recorded Friday, April 12, 2024 at Stennis Space Center - Youtube version in 4K: youtube.com/watch?v=mzX8nT…

That photo was one the Press used at the time. Check this one out and how Shuttle was seen as the new era at the time.

#ShuttleSunday

'Houston, we've had a problem.'

Commander Jim Lovell called in to Mission Control following a rupture of a service module oxygen tank on the Apollo 13 spacecraft. In a moment, Apollo 13 was transformed into a rescue mission. Listen to this moment: apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=055:54:59

Apparent footage of a fishing boat coming across a Falcon 9 fairing as it landed off Baja California.

Can see the SpaceX recovery ship GO Beyond approaching at the end.

The T&R (Transition and Retirement) planning for the orbiters was superb. They really made the effort to give them an honorable sendoff to their retirement homes.

A new actuator was installed on the chopsticks, Ship 29's TPS tiles were worked on, and work on the flame trench at Massey's continued.

🎥: Mary (Mary), Sean (@SeanKD_Photos), and Starbase Live for Chris Bergin - NSF.

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33 hours at Starbase
Time-lapse of the non stop activity at Starbase, as crews continue the maintenance and upgrades to the OLM ahead of IFT-4.
For more be sure to check out Chris Bergin - NSF's latest YouTube video of the action: youtube.com/watch?v=eDoFRa…

Good morning Florida! 🌞Just Read the Instructions droneship has arrived with Falcon 9 B1083 following Starlink 6-48. Bob is also carrying both fairing halves up front.

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CNSA just shared a short footage of the separation of Queqiao-2 and 'tumbling' Tiandu-1/2 from Long March 8 Y3

The first 20th launch and landing of a Falcon 9 booster is officially in the books! B1062 has graduated to 1062-21.
Neat!

Chris Bergin - NSF replay with bonus NSF Live: youtube.com/live/rAA_qlYFp…

One of the best test stand firings of an engine video here! Epic sound and video, and a really beautiful blue plume.