Space Intelligence

07/28/2026

Starship 13 (S40) landing

04/19/2026

Insane! 🚀 Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, "Never Tell Me the Odds," successfully landed on the recovery barge "Jacklyn," marking its first reflight!
Video: Jeff Bezos

04/05/2026

The Artemis 2 integrity "orion" spacecraft separation from icps after taking the spacecraft to heo parking orbit.

04/04/2026

From the Vault of Artemis II "integrity"
Day 2-3: Cruising all the way for a Lunar Flyby.
Photo Credits: nasa

02/19/2026

02/17/2026

Top Deck Deluge! Or should I say Top Tech Deluge? - February 16, 2026
- Carlos Nunez for Space Intelligence

02/06/2026

Booster 19 - Cryo test
📸: Carlos Nunez with Space Intelligence: SpaceX, NASA, Rocket Technologies and Exploration

02/04/2026

Booster 19 (Super Heavy) rolled out to Massey's test site on Feb 1 and underwent a pneumatic pressure test on Feb 2. This involved pressurizing the main propellant tanks and COPVs to check for leaks, actuate valves, and verify systems. A small cryogenic proof test followed to clean sections of the aft area.

📸 Carlos Nunez with Space Intelligence: SpaceX, NASA, Rocket Technologies and Exploration

02/02/2026

Booster 19 rolled out to Massey's for its prelaunch test campaign.
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11/28/2025

A Blow to Russia’s Space Program

At Baikonur, the 8U216 service cabin — nicknamed the “chicken coop” — has collapsed on the only pad that can launch all Soyuz versions, including manned missions to ISS.
This highly complex structure fed hydraulic and gas lines into the rocket and helped install orientation systems.

The damage is so severe that recovery could take up to 1-2 years.

Plans to shift operations to Vostochny won’t help: the cosmodrome isn’t equipped for manned missions, and redesigning the upper stages would be required.

Efforts between 2018–2022 to upgrade Vostochny or revive the Gagarin Launch Complex were rejected by Deputy PM Anton Siluanov — leaving Russia with a major infrastructure gap today.