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@nasaspaceflight.comAfter floating in the Indian Ocean and sailing halfway around the world, Ship 40 has finally made it back home to Starbase. An overnight transit from the Port of Brownsville to the Production Site marked the conclusion of its epic journey.
@nasaspaceflight.comTeams using JWST and Hubble recently released several dazzling photos highlighting the complex and ever-changing uniqueness of our universe.
The images highlight stellar nurseries, galaxy clusters, an out-of-sync galaxy and a bubble-like nebula ⬇️
@nasaspaceflight.comWelcome Home to the Rocket Garden Ship 40 📷 Daniel B for NSF
@nasaspaceflight.comCovering Blue Origin's LC-36A recovery to return New Glenn to flight by year's end.
By Ryan Caton
@nasaspaceflight.comhomecoming stream: youtube.com/watch?v=Faph...
@nasaspaceflight.comAfter a journey that took Starship Ship 40 to space and back, and on a approximately 20,000 km (about 12,700 miles) sail half way around the world, teams rolled it back to the Starbase Production Site from the Port of Brownsville overnight, bringing Ship 40's long road back home to an end.
@nasaspaceflight.comJoin us LIVE from Starbase tonight as an odyssey ends with the return of Starship Flight 13 hero, Ship 40, to its birthplace.
The stream start time is very dynamic, and will start as soon as we see movement from the Port, so be sure your notifications are turned on!
@nasaspaceflight.comIt's been four months since New Glenn exploded, and there's three months until next year - we're over halfway to the return-to-flight deadline.
So, is BlueOrigin's launch pad repair work also halfway complete?
@nasaspaceflight.comJob is finished! Ship 40 is securely on dry land in Texas one again, and Forte is getting underway to depart the port of Brownsville! 🎥 Jerry Pike for NSF
@nasaspaceflight.comShip 42's visit to Massey's was a short one, returning home overnight to Mega Bay 2 just 30 hours after leaving, undergoing at least one cryo test, as preflight testing continues to prepare for Starship Flight 15, as soon as next month.
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@nasaspaceflight.comAnd RTLS Booster touchdown on LZ-4E
@nasaspaceflight.comStage Separation
@nasaspaceflight.comLAUNCH! Falcon 9 B1103-6 launches the Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Mission from SLC-4E, Vandenberg.
@nasaspaceflight.comThis week, in our 114th episode: Sawyer, EJ, and Ryan C. will get spicy, talking about the the return of Starship Ship 40 to Texas, one crew launching to the International Space Station while another one returns to Earth, and much more! See you there. 👋
@nasaspaceflight.comJoin us 🔴LIVE🔴 on Friday, October 9, at 6:00 p.m. EDT / 22:00 UTC in The Flame Trench, our weekly show, where we discuss all the recent space news, and developments in the space industry!
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@nasaspaceflight.comFriday morning Ship 40 update! The ramp has seemingly been completed onto the deck of Forte and two SPMT's staged to drive onto the ship. Could tonights closure be Ship 40s Homecoming? 👀 📸 Jerry Pike for NSF
@nasaspaceflight.comThe latest with Starship, as Ship 40 returns home and Ship 42 heads out for more testing.
By Ryan Weber
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@nasaspaceflight.comStarship Ship 42 is back at Massey's, having rolled from the Starbase Production Site overnight, this visit should include somecyro testing, as part of the pre-flight testing ahead of the next launch.
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@nasaspaceflight.comStarship Update with Max Evans
Premiering over on YouTube at 7:00pm EDT (23:00 UTC):
@nasaspaceflight.comJoin us 🔴LIVE🔴 Today, October 8th, from 2:00 p.m. CDT / 19:00 UTC on NSF’s Starbase Live stream for another Raptorside Chat.
We’ll discuss all the latest developments at Starbase and beyond and try to answer any questions you may have!
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