A big some of spacex launches was postponed due to FAA regulations...

Are they resolve all the issue for space?!

WASHINGTON—Northrop Grumman is taking another charge related to the solid rocket boosters it provides for the Vulcan Centaur rocket and suggested updated motors might not be ready until the end of the year.

--Jeff Foust

SpaceX went public at $135 a share in June, shot as high as about $226, and has now fallen back below its IPO price. That’s quite a first month for a company whose main selling point is getting things off the ground. 😂

There’s plenty to like. Starlink has more than 10 million customers, Falcon 9 has become the workhorse of the launch industry, and Starship could completely change what it costs to put large payloads into orbit.

But the valuation is enormous, Starship is still having delays and test problems, and a large number of insider shares could become eligible for sale shortly after SpaceX reports its first quarterly results on August 4. The latest Starship attempt was stopped at the last second after several engines failed to ignite.

So what happens next? Does Starlink eventually grow into a business big enough to justify the price, or did investors price in Mars before SpaceX has even finished figuring out the Moon?

Would you buy, sell, or hold SpaceX stock right now—and what SpaceX dad joke should we make next?

Sorry about AI, my photoshop skills aren't that good(

Terran R second production site announced this AM.
This site is in addition to existing Long Beach Facility.
News comes after it was announced Relativity is going after NSSL contracts.

ULA student launches

It looks like ULA figured out how to get their launch rate numbers way up! Gradatim pigre!

r/SpaceXBets ecstatic right now

Everyday Astronaut found this marvel of a slop...

Tuned into their livestream hoping for some exciting action...certainly wasn't disappointed.

From the live broadcast, some netizens noticed that four engines failed to ignite, which was highly likely the exact fault that triggered the launch abort on Thursday.

Whether it is Starship, which uses liquid methane and liquid oxygen, or other launch vehicles using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants, the cryogenic temperatures required to keep the fuel liquid make the design of rocket engine turbopumps, fuel lines, and other components extremely challenging. Ordinary metals can easily become brittle and develop cracks under low temperatures. Furthermore, the Raptor engine faces the additional challenge of material cracking caused by its extremely high combustion chamber pressure.

If a launch is forced under these conditions, the cracks will expand continuously due to launch vibrations, and the entire rocket could ultimately blow up into "fireworks."

The next-generation Raptor engines used by Starship have undergone significant weight reduction, featuring a sleeker design and a higher thrust-to-weight ratio. However, such extreme performance design inevitably comes with higher risks. Engine glitches leading to a launch abort are practically unavoidable.

Unlike traditional aerospace companies that optimize every single subsystem to perfection and lean toward stability and error prevention, SpaceX has focused on rapid iteration since its inception, uncovering issues through high-frequency launches and fixing them in the next flight. This approach is also the origin of the meme "SpaceX frequently puts on big fireworks shows."

Marking another appearance of the V3 Starship, this flight is not only crucial for SpaceX to deploy the heavier, new Starlink satellites at a low cost, but it also serves as the core vehicle for transporting astronauts, cargo, and executing in-orbit refueling for America's 21st-century crewed moon landing program. This test flight also marks the first time Starship has carried real, operational third-generation Starlink satellites rather than simulator payloads.

Will SpaceX "troll" netizens worldwide in the live stream again during next week's test flight?