Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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SpaceX is praised as the largest innovator in today’s spaceflight. Starship Flight 12 will have to prove this once more. The question is just when it’s going to launch, and one important piece of information was just added to the mix. NASA is ditching the ISS. Does this mean that we’ll lose our beloved Space Station, or are there realistic alternatives? We take a close look! Is low Earth orbit dead?

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Editing: Stefanie Schlang
Photography: Jordan Guidry, John Winkopp, Richard Gallagher & Stefanie Schlang
3D Animation: Voop3D
Script & Research: Cris, Felix Schlang
LIVE Production: Jonathan Heuer, Jordan Guidry
Host: Felix Schlang
Production: Stefanie & Felix Schlang
Graphics & Media Processing: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang

Credit:

⭐SpaceX
⭐NASA
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:40 Booster Cryo Stand rolled!
01:20 2026 is VERY Important for Starship!
01:54 Why has Booster 19 not started testing?
03:19 What changed on Booser 19?
05:00 B18.3 What happened?
06:39 What does the failure change?
08:54 Ship 39: Is it ready?
09:07 When Flight 12???
10:02 What can we expect on Flight 12?
11:16 What payloads will Starship lift to orbit?
12:39 The ISS: A Cold War child!
14:00 Axiom Station
16:22 Blue Origin's Orbital Reef
18:05 VAST Haven
20:12 Starlab
21:05 Commercial Station Timeline