Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of This Week in Spaceflight, Blue Origin readies its gold-foil-wrapped Blue Moon "Endurance" lander for launch with vibration testing on a New Glenn adapter, Thales Alenia confirms and downplays corrosion on the Gateway HALO and I-HAB modules, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy completes a rare double booster landing on the Viasat-3 Asia-Pacific mission, and Astrobotic hot-fires its record-setting Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine.
We also track Artemis III SLS core stage arrival and stacking progress at Kennedy, final integration of Astrobotic’s Griffin lander with its CubeRover-1 and Astrolab FLIP payloads, new engine reveals from Impulse Space (Rigel) and NASA JPL’s high-power lithium MPD thruster, stage-separation testing for Rocket Lab’s Neutron, landing-leg trials for i-Space’s Hyperbola-3, Rocket Factory Augsburg’s upcoming RFA One debut, and Gilmour Space’s Eris anomaly resolution.
Plus, Chandra weighs in on Webb’s mysterious little red dots, Plato completes its space-simulator thermal-vacuum tests ahead of a 2027 launch, the House releases its FY27 NASA appropriations draft, and we run through this week’s eight orbital launches and what’s on the pad next.
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🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal.
🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera.
🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, Patrick O'Laughlin, Jerry Pike, D Wise, Space Coast Live, MurrayJ @Muzznzer on X, Blue Origin, NASA, SpaceX, Astrobotic, Astrolab, Rocket Lab, Impulse Space, NASA/JPL-Caltech, i-Space, 刘毅music, Rocket Factory Augsburg, Gilmour Space, NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Dale Kocevski (Colby College), MPIA/HdA/T. Müller/A. de Graaff, NASA/CXC/A. Hobart, NASA/CXC/SAO/M. Weiss; adapted by K. Arcand & J. Major, ESA, Roscosmos, CCTV, United Launch Alliance, Roscosmos/NASA, Google Earth, 2026 Planet Labs PBC via Harry Stranger.
✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton.
💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
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#Artemis #NASA #SpaceNews #Spaceflight #NewGlenn #BlueOrigin #Firefly #SpaceX #Orion #SLS #LunarMission #RocketLaunch #SpaceExploration #NextSpaceflight
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In this episode of This Week in Spaceflight, Blue Origin readies its gold-foil-wrapped Blue Moon "Endurance" lander for launch with vibration testing on a New Glenn adapter, Thales Alenia confirms and downplays corrosion on the Gateway HALO and I-HAB modules, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy completes a rare double booster landing on the Viasat-3 Asia-Pacific mission, and Astrobotic hot-fires its record-setting Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine.
We also track Artemis III SLS core stage arrival and stacking progress at Kennedy, final integration of Astrobotic’s Griffin lander with its CubeRover-1 and Astrolab FLIP payloads, new engine reveals from Impulse Space (Rigel) and NASA JPL’s high-power lithium MPD thruster, stage-separation testing for Rocket Lab’s Neutron, landing-leg trials for i-Space’s Hyperbola-3, Rocket Factory Augsburg’s upcoming RFA One debut, and Gilmour Space’s Eris anomaly resolution.
Plus, Chandra weighs in on Webb’s mysterious little red dots, Plato completes its space-simulator thermal-vacuum tests ahead of a 2027 launch, the House releases its FY27 NASA appropriations draft, and we run through this week’s eight orbital launches and what’s on the pad next.
⚡ 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.
🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, Patrick O'Laughlin, Jerry Pike, D Wise, Space Coast Live, MurrayJ @Muzznzer on X, Blue Origin, NASA, SpaceX, Astrobotic, Astrolab, Rocket Lab, Impulse Space, NASA/JPL-Caltech, i-Space, 刘毅music, Rocket Factory Augsburg, Gilmour Space, NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Dale Kocevski (Colby College), MPIA/HdA/T. Müller/A. de Graaff, NASA/CXC/A. Hobart, NASA/CXC/SAO/M. Weiss; adapted by K. Arcand & J. Major, ESA, Roscosmos, CCTV, United Launch Alliance, Roscosmos/NASA, Google Earth, 2026 Planet Labs PBC via Harry Stranger.
✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton.
💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).
🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy
#Artemis #NASA #SpaceNews #Spaceflight #NewGlenn #BlueOrigin #Firefly #SpaceX #Orion #SLS #LunarMission #RocketLaunch #SpaceExploration #NextSpaceflight
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