SS United States moored in Mobile Alabama. Image by Richard P Gallagher | FMN
March 11, 2025
I met George last week in front of the SS United States, that grand old dame of the seas. It had just completed its last voyage, being towed out of its longtime berth at Pier 82 on 2201 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard, in the South Philadelphia. I found George at the end of Charleston Street in Mobile, Alabama.
March 10, 2025 – Kennedy Space Center, FL – It’s “all systems go” for Crew 10 following their arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida last Friday. The crew has since successfully completed a wet dress rehearsal in preparation for their six-month mission.
An enthusiastic Crew 10 waves to reporters after arriving at KSC on Friday. Photo: Eric Moore/FMN
Intuitive Machines Nova-C IM-2 ‘Athena’ on its side on the lunar surface. Photo: Intuitive Machines.
Despite high hopes, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission has concluded after it was confirmed that the lander is on its side on the Moon and cannot properly charge its batteries. The company confirmed that in an update this morning.
SpaceX conducted its eighth test flight of their Starship rocket this afternoon. Designated IFT-8, the vehicle launched from the company’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas. Within minutes, the mission was over.
IFT-8 Launches from Starbase, Texas on 3/6/25. Photo: Richard Gallagher/FMN
Intuitive Machine’s IM-2 mission is on the lunar surface, but the vehicle’s status is uncertain. Today’s landing marks the second soft touchdown of a US manufactured spacecraft in less than a week, and only the third commercial moon landing in history. Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander touched down just four days ago.
Artist’s concept of Athena on the moon. Graphic: Intuitive Machines
Mons MoutonNASA's Scientific Visualization Studio/Ernie Wright Intuitive Machines, a Houston-based aerospace company, will safely land their second lunar robotic mission on the moon early this afternoon. The IM-2 mission, featuring the Nova-C class lunar lander named…
Starship 34 is de-stacked from Booster 15 to evaluate cause of low pressure. Image by Richard P Gallagher | FMN
SpaceX’s ambitious Starship program encountered yet another hurdle this week as the eighth integrated flight test (IFT-8) was scrubbed just moments before liftoff on March 3, 2025.
SpaceX released this rendering of its Starship facility at Kennedy Space Center on March 3, 2025
SpaceX announced today that it is expanding its Starship operations in Florida and will be bringing Starship production and launch capabilities to the Space Coast.
“Really big things are coming to Florida!!!!” said SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell on the X platform today. She’s not kidding.
It’s been no secret that SpaceX has been in the process of building a Starship factory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. That process could take a few years, but according to SpaceX, they won’t be waiting around to finish it before flying Starship here.
SpaceX Starship at Starbase. Image by Richard P Gallagher
Starship 34 rolls out of the SpaceX high bay facility to join booster 15. Image by Richard P Gallagher | FMN
Boca Chica, Texas – March 3, 2025 – SpaceX’s highly anticipated eighth Integrated Flight Test (IFT-8) of its Starship rocket was scrubbed on Monday afternoon, just seconds before its scheduled liftoff from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas.
