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— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) November 13, 2025
Ok so why does this video change cameras as well? Conspiracy
Yeah hovering is safer, hence why you do it if you can. I'm still amazed falcon can pull off the hoverslam though. The margin for error has to be so small.
Good overview of the landing. We nominally target a few hundred feet away from Jacklyn to avoid a severe impact if engines fail to start or start slowly. We’ll incrementally reduce that conservatism over time. We are all excited and grateful for yesterday. Amazing performance by… pic.twitter.com/DCEMsuSyPm
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) November 14, 2025
America dominating space. Now two private companies have proven booster landing and heavy lift capability.
Next step for BO is to re-use a booster. I predict that happens within the next 6-8 months.
Next step for BO is to re-use a booster. I predict that happens within the next 6-8 months.
I was surprised when they said on the broadcast that they plan to refly THAT booster. I would expect them to dissect it for engineering data. Not the plan, apparently.
normaleagle05 said:
I was surprised when they said on the broadcast that they plan to refly THAT booster. I would expect them to dissect it for engineering data. Not the plan, apparently.
They can probably do both.
They have been landing the New Shepard booster for years.
🇨🇳 CHINESE ASTRONAUTS LAND SAFELY AFTER SPACE JUNK SCARE
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 14, 2025
A piece of space debris hit China’s Shenzhou-20 capsule, cracking a window and grounding the spacecraft.
The 3 astronauts were supposed to land 9 days earlier but had to switch to a backup spacecraft mid-orbit.
The… https://t.co/lajI4ZIQfn pic.twitter.com/5KyIYTIQJB
GAY SPACE DRAMA: The woman who claimed a NASA astronaut committed the first crime in space has now pleaded guilty to lying. Her accusation against her wife was fabricated. She faces up to five years in prison.
— @amuse (@amuse) November 18, 2025
h/t @CollinRugg pic.twitter.com/hwWslamfq0
"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
- Abraham Lincoln
- Abraham Lincoln
You'd think the process would've weeded out some emotionally unstable and/or crazy person...id bet dei has something to do with this
More significant progress on Pad/Tower 2.
Up close with the new Starbase Tower 2 SQD arm rolling out to the launch complex tonight.
— Starship Gazer (@StarshipGazer) November 19, 2025
11/19/25 pic.twitter.com/pRxp2rM0As
Who?mikejones! said:
You'd think the process would've weeded out some emotionally unstable and/or crazy person...id bet dei has something to do with this
For one, this was her spouse, not her. The astronaut didn't actually do anything.
For two, this is not the first time we've seen astronaut drama. That's an insanely high stress job that requires a lot of commitment from those who do it as well as their families. Someone having a mental breakdown or family drama should not be surprising.
Up to Raptor 68 leaving McGregor.
4 in a row!
— Rhin0 (@SpaceRhin0) November 18, 2025
R3.65, R3.66, R3.67 and R3.68 have all just rolled past at McGregor, Having 4 seemingly flight ready engines in a row feels like a really good place to be in at the moment!
(And yes, for those with a single digit mental age, yes 67 ha ha)
📷: https://t.co/4WWVfuqIpQ pic.twitter.com/0HoC7rycvY
"Single digit mental age"
He's not wrong haha
He's not wrong haha
ABATTBQ11 said:Who?mikejones! said:
You'd think the process would've weeded out some emotionally unstable and/or crazy person...id bet dei has something to do with this
For one, this was her spouse, not her. The astronaut didn't actually do anything.
For two, this is not the first time we've seen astronaut drama. That's an insanely high stress job that requires a lot of commitment from those who do it as well as their families. Someone having a mental breakdown or family drama should not be surprising.
https://www.biography.com/musicians/lisa-nowak-lucy-in-the-sky
I dunno
It's almost like you read nothing I wrote...
B18 went to Massey's for cryoproofing overnight.
Super heavy booster 18 on the road to Starbase Massey's test site for initial cryo proof testing. This is the first next gen V3 booster and will launch on Starship test flight 12 as soon as January 2026.
— Starship Gazer (@StarshipGazer) November 20, 2025
11/20/25 pic.twitter.com/WSpTxqA2lx
Plans for Blue Origin New Glenn upgrades in the coming two years:
And a video of their deployable aerobrake:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/blue-origin-says-its-just-getting-started-with-the-new-glenn-rocket/
Quote:
The most significant part of the update concerned an evolution of New Glenn that will transform the booster into a super-heavy lift launch vehicle. The first stage of this evolved vehicle will have nine BE-4 engines instead of seven, and the upper stage four BE-3U engines instead of two. In its update, Blue Origin refers to the new vehicle as 94 and the current variant as 72, a reference to the number of engines in each stage.
"New Glenn 94 is designed for a subset of missions requiring additional capacity and performance," the company said. "The vehicle carries over 70 metric tons to low-Earth orbit, over 14 metric tons direct to geosynchronous orbit, and over 20 metric tons to trans-lunar injection. Additionally, the 94 vehicle will feature a larger 8.7-meter fairing."
Beyond this major upgrade, Blue Origin also announced other modifications intended to improve the overall performance of the rocket:
- Increasing the thrust of a BE-4 engine from current levels, 550,000 pounds (lbf), to 640,000 pounds
- Increasing thrust of BE-3U upper stage engines from 320,000 pounds to 400,000 pounds
- Use of super-cooled cryogenic propellants
- Development of a reusable payload fairing
- Higher performing and more reusable heat shield to reduce refurbishment time
- Lower-cost tank design (presumably for the upper stage, which is not reusable)
And a video of their deployable aerobrake:
We've built a full-scale deployable aerobrake unit showcasing technology that uses planetary atmospheres to slow spacecraft, saving significant mass and cost and enabling heavy cargo delivery from the Moon, to Mars, and point-to-point missions on Earth. Lighter and larger than… pic.twitter.com/REqTTQUGdR
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) November 19, 2025
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/blue-origin-says-its-just-getting-started-with-the-new-glenn-rocket/
Booster 18, the first Super Heavy V3, is beginning prelaunch testing. The first operations will test the booster's redesigned propellant systems and its structural strength pic.twitter.com/VUcFbmswpP
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 20, 2025
That'll buff right out!
Explosion with booster 18
Super heavy booster 18 has experienced a major anomaly with catastrophic structural damage during testing tonight at Starbase Massey's test site.
— Starship Gazer (@StarshipGazer) November 21, 2025
11/21/25 pic.twitter.com/gRWcQGIOJq
Explosion with booster 18
Booster 18 seems to have just exploded during testing at the Massey outpost. pic.twitter.com/fmVdYPmWvA
— LabPadre Space (@LabPadre) November 21, 2025
Welp, that's why you test.
Looks like someone forgot to open a relief valve while de tanking. Looks more crushed.
In the realm of catastrophic failures at Massey's…
I'd say 4/10.
I've seen better.
I'd say 4/10.
I've seen better.
That is NOT going to buff out!
Aftermath of the Booster 18 test anomaly at Massey's test site.
— What about it!? (@FelixSchlang) November 21, 2025
More photos coming soon. Thank you to @redlineheli for getting us airborne this morning!
📸: @Jordanguidry6 pic.twitter.com/lDxlNX8b9Q
Welp.
Let's try again!
Good thing is there wasn't gonna be a launch for at least 6 weeks anyway.
Let's try again!
Good thing is there wasn't gonna be a launch for at least 6 weeks anyway.
normaleagle05 said:
That is NOT going to buff out!Aftermath of the Booster 18 test anomaly at Massey's test site.
— What about it!? (@FelixSchlang) November 21, 2025
More photos coming soon. Thank you to @redlineheli for getting us airborne this morning!
📸: @Jordanguidry6 pic.twitter.com/lDxlNX8b9Q
Kind of impressive the booster is still upright. I guess the internal structure is keeping it straight. That's going to be an interesting disassembly.
That's a big ole' hole. Lucky they didn't get a RUD that damaged the facilities.
aezmvp said:
That's a big ole' hole. Lucky they didn't get a RUD that damaged the facilities.
Isn't this the second testing failure we have seen that involved tank ruptures? I thought the first Massey's explosion was from a tank rupture as well.
txags92 said:aezmvp said:
That's a big ole' hole. Lucky they didn't get a RUD that damaged the facilities.
Isn't this the second testing failure we have seen that involved tank ruptures? I thought the first Massey's explosion was from a tank rupture as well.
Nah that was a copv tank failure.
PJYoung said:txags92 said:aezmvp said:
That's a big ole' hole. Lucky they didn't get a RUD that damaged the facilities.
Isn't this the second testing failure we have seen that involved tank ruptures? I thought the first Massey's explosion was from a tank rupture as well.
Nah that was a copv tank failure.
I didn't mean ruptures of the same tank...just that both incidents were caused by failure of a tank.
Are the boosters recyclable?
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