The FAA approved license modifications for the SpaceX #Starship Flight 9 mission.

However, SpaceX may not launch until the FAA either closes the Starship Flight 8 mishap investigation or makes a return to flight determination. The FAA is reviewing the mishap report #SpaceX submitted on May 14.

The FAA closes the investigation on #Starship Flight 7:

Katy Perry is flying on Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 Mission.

She joins Aisha Bowe,
Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez.

From Vast:

"Haven-1 primary structure qualification article at Vast’s Mojave test site, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lighting up the evening sky—Haven-1’s future ride."

Wow...

Huston, we've had a problem

Astra's comeback seems to be progressing.

From Chris Kemp: "The testing our team is performing on all of the subsystems of our new rocket in partnership with the Space Force prior to our next launch will ensure this is one of the most reliable rockets ever operated [...] on the pad later this year!

Some more info about the modifications and the scenarios that would trigger a mishap investigation:

The FAA has authorized #SpaceX to conduct Flight 7 of Starship and other missions under the same flight profile

With #SpaceX never coming on this platform (maybe?), it's up to the #Space community to fill the void! 🚀

SpaceX is targeting Nov. 19 for #Starship next launch, with a 30min window opening at 22:00 UTC. Tanking test conducted today, everything seems ready.

Some more photos to make your day better ⬇️