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Starship Flight 15 Targets a Double Catch | This Week in Spaceflight
The Brief
- Preview of Starship Flight 15 and its planned first attempt to catch both the booster and ship at Starbase, including its mission profile and extended orbital coast.
- NASA has selected SpaceX to deliver Starlink satellites to lunar orbit, with NASA Moon Base announcements covering lunar communications, CLPS 2.0 and the nuclear-powered PROMISE rover.
- Blue Origin unveiled a new engine and third stage for New Glenn; ULA is bringing fairing and composite production in-house.
- Other segments cover Stoke Space's expanded launch facilities, AST SpaceMobile's reusable rocket, China's astronaut Moon landing plans, possible ongoing volcanic activity on Mars, and Rocket Lab's approaching Electron 100th launch.
Why watch · It gives a weekly overview of major near-term spaceflight developments, including Starship's planned double catch attempt and NASA's lunar plans.
- Starship
- NASA Moon Base
- New Glenn
- Starlink
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SpaceX is preparing for Starship Flight 15 and its first attempt to catch both the booster and ship at Starbase. Meanwhile, NASA has selected SpaceX to deliver Starlink satellites to lunar orbit, and Blue Origin has unveiled a new engine and third stage for New Glenn. This Week in Spaceflight, we break down Flight 15’s planned mission profile, its extended orbital coast, and the decisions that will determine whether Starship returns for a catch attempt. We also explore NASA’s Moon Base announcements, including lunar communications networks, CLPS 2.0, and the nuclear-powered PROMISE rover. Plus, Stoke Space expands its launch facilities, AST SpaceMobile announces its own reusable rocket, China outlines its astronaut Moon landing plans, and scientists investigate evidence of possible ongoing volcanic activity on Mars. Also in this episode: • Blue Origin’s Northstar engine and Glenn Stage 3 • ULA brings fairing and composite production in-house • Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft failure • ESCAPADE begins its journey to Mars • Rocket Lab prepares for Electron’s 100th launch • Launch highlights and the missions coming next Subscribe to NSF for weekly spaceflight news, launch coverage, and updates from Starbase and the Space Coast. #Artemis #Starship #SpaceNews #SpaceNews #NASA #Hubble Follow all upcoming launches with NextSpaceflight: https://nextspaceflight.com/ ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal. 🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera and Eleanor Day. 🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, ESA & MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/ LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA, Stoke Space, ABL Space Systems, United Launch Alliance, Beyond Gravity, AST SpaceMobile, Cowboy Space, CNSA/CCTV, CMSA, CNSA, NASA/JPL-Caltech, ESA/DLR/FU Berlin CC BY-SA IGO 3.0, MEx/HRSC global colour mosaic; ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, G. Michael. Inset: Blended MOLA-HRSC digital elevation model; Fergason et al 2018., ESA/TGO/CaSSIS, ESA, Starfish Space, CAS Space, CCTV, Roscosmos, Varda Space Industries, NASA Goddard, Advanced Space/Matt Bolliger, Google Earth, Rocket Lab. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton. 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). NSF's ISS Imagery Partner: @Sen 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our conte