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June 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If you like what we're doing here, please consider sharing and becoming a WAI supporter!
It helps us MASSIVELY! Thank you! ❤️
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It helps us MASSIVELY! Thank you! ❤️
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Cape Canaveral Gigabay under Construction
Every part of the system is being redesigned for speed, reliability, and rollout efficiency.
This isn’t just for Earth orbit. This is how you build a fleet for Mars
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Every part of the system is being redesigned for speed, reliability, and rollout efficiency.
This isn’t just for Earth orbit. This is how you build a fleet for Mars
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June 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Cape Canaveral Gigabay under Construction
Every part of the system is being redesigned for speed, reliability, and rollout efficiency.
This isn’t just for Earth orbit. This is how you build a fleet for Mars
8/9
Every part of the system is being redesigned for speed, reliability, and rollout efficiency.
This isn’t just for Earth orbit. This is how you build a fleet for Mars
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Starfactory Output – 3 Per Day
How Do You Build a Mars Fleet?
SpaceX doesn’t want to build rockets by hand.
They want Giga production, 3 Starships per day.
Over 1,000 per year.
That’s not a typo.
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How Do You Build a Mars Fleet?
SpaceX doesn’t want to build rockets by hand.
They want Giga production, 3 Starships per day.
Over 1,000 per year.
That’s not a typo.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Starfactory Output – 3 Per Day
How Do You Build a Mars Fleet?
SpaceX doesn’t want to build rockets by hand.
They want Giga production, 3 Starships per day.
Over 1,000 per year.
That’s not a typo.
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How Do You Build a Mars Fleet?
SpaceX doesn’t want to build rockets by hand.
They want Giga production, 3 Starships per day.
Over 1,000 per year.
That’s not a typo.
7/9
2033: Full-Scale Mars Logistics
500 Starships, 150 tons each.
150,000 tons of cargo to Mars in one window.
Construction gear, roads, habitats, launchpads, food, life support!
Everything needed to build a city.
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500 Starships, 150 tons each.
150,000 tons of cargo to Mars in one window.
Construction gear, roads, habitats, launchpads, food, life support!
Everything needed to build a city.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
2033: Full-Scale Mars Logistics
500 Starships, 150 tons each.
150,000 tons of cargo to Mars in one window.
Construction gear, roads, habitats, launchpads, food, life support!
Everything needed to build a city.
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500 Starships, 150 tons each.
150,000 tons of cargo to Mars in one window.
Construction gear, roads, habitats, launchpads, food, life support!
Everything needed to build a city.
6/9
2030: The Mars Cargo Kickoff
100 Starships, each carrying 150 tons:
Power generators, robots, habitats.
15,000 tons of cargo in a single launch window.
More than everything humanity has ever landed on Mars, combined.
It's not about planting a flag.
It’s about staying.
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100 Starships, each carrying 150 tons:
Power generators, robots, habitats.
15,000 tons of cargo in a single launch window.
More than everything humanity has ever landed on Mars, combined.
It's not about planting a flag.
It’s about staying.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
2030: The Mars Cargo Kickoff
100 Starships, each carrying 150 tons:
Power generators, robots, habitats.
15,000 tons of cargo in a single launch window.
More than everything humanity has ever landed on Mars, combined.
It's not about planting a flag.
It’s about staying.
5/9
100 Starships, each carrying 150 tons:
Power generators, robots, habitats.
15,000 tons of cargo in a single launch window.
More than everything humanity has ever landed on Mars, combined.
It's not about planting a flag.
It’s about staying.
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2028–2029: Scaling the Mission Profile:
SpaceX wants to scale the Mars program.
20 ships per launch window.
Each carrying 75 tons of early equipment: power, bots, supplies.
No humans yet—just groundwork.
These flights are about prepping the red planet for what’s coming next.
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SpaceX wants to scale the Mars program.
20 ships per launch window.
Each carrying 75 tons of early equipment: power, bots, supplies.
No humans yet—just groundwork.
These flights are about prepping the red planet for what’s coming next.
4/9
June 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
2028–2029: Scaling the Mission Profile:
SpaceX wants to scale the Mars program.
20 ships per launch window.
Each carrying 75 tons of early equipment: power, bots, supplies.
No humans yet—just groundwork.
These flights are about prepping the red planet for what’s coming next.
4/9
SpaceX wants to scale the Mars program.
20 ships per launch window.
Each carrying 75 tons of early equipment: power, bots, supplies.
No humans yet—just groundwork.
These flights are about prepping the red planet for what’s coming next.
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The Mars launch windows open every 26 months, and SpaceX plans to use every one.
SpaceX is optimizing every bolt, grid fin, and engine to push mass, not just milestones. Because on Mars, it’s the cargo that counts.
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SpaceX is optimizing every bolt, grid fin, and engine to push mass, not just milestones. Because on Mars, it’s the cargo that counts.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Mars launch windows open every 26 months, and SpaceX plans to use every one.
SpaceX is optimizing every bolt, grid fin, and engine to push mass, not just milestones. Because on Mars, it’s the cargo that counts.
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SpaceX is optimizing every bolt, grid fin, and engine to push mass, not just milestones. Because on Mars, it’s the cargo that counts.
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Starship isn’t just built for orbit.
It’s built for volume.
Each flight is designed to deploy up to 150 tons of cargo, and eventually even 200 tons with Block 3.
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It’s built for volume.
Each flight is designed to deploy up to 150 tons of cargo, and eventually even 200 tons with Block 3.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Starship isn’t just built for orbit.
It’s built for volume.
Each flight is designed to deploy up to 150 tons of cargo, and eventually even 200 tons with Block 3.
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It’s built for volume.
Each flight is designed to deploy up to 150 tons of cargo, and eventually even 200 tons with Block 3.
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🚨MUSK just ANNOUNCED: 3 Starships per DAY! Is this possible?
Elon Musk says we’ll see one Starship flight every 3 to 4 weeks moving forward.
Ship 36 is already waiting.
Flight 10 is coming.
The goal is to lock in reliability, then try something huge - the first catch attempt. 1/9
Elon Musk says we’ll see one Starship flight every 3 to 4 weeks moving forward.
Ship 36 is already waiting.
Flight 10 is coming.
The goal is to lock in reliability, then try something huge - the first catch attempt. 1/9
June 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🚨MUSK just ANNOUNCED: 3 Starships per DAY! Is this possible?
Elon Musk says we’ll see one Starship flight every 3 to 4 weeks moving forward.
Ship 36 is already waiting.
Flight 10 is coming.
The goal is to lock in reliability, then try something huge - the first catch attempt. 1/9
Elon Musk says we’ll see one Starship flight every 3 to 4 weeks moving forward.
Ship 36 is already waiting.
Flight 10 is coming.
The goal is to lock in reliability, then try something huge - the first catch attempt. 1/9
SpaceX got green light to start prepping SLC-37 for Starship!
Demolition of old Delta IV hardware expected to begin this week.
Full takeover is still under review. U.S. Air Force and DoD have flagged no environmental issues so far.
➡️Want to know more?
youtu.be/xuquqHuFKY4
Demolition of old Delta IV hardware expected to begin this week.
Full takeover is still under review. U.S. Air Force and DoD have flagged no environmental issues so far.
➡️Want to know more?
youtu.be/xuquqHuFKY4
June 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
SpaceX got green light to start prepping SLC-37 for Starship!
Demolition of old Delta IV hardware expected to begin this week.
Full takeover is still under review. U.S. Air Force and DoD have flagged no environmental issues so far.
➡️Want to know more?
youtu.be/xuquqHuFKY4
Demolition of old Delta IV hardware expected to begin this week.
Full takeover is still under review. U.S. Air Force and DoD have flagged no environmental issues so far.
➡️Want to know more?
youtu.be/xuquqHuFKY4
Rocket Lab successfully launched its 65th Electron mission, dubbed "Full Stream Ahead," on June 2, 2025, at 7:57 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 1B in Māhia, New Zealand. The mission deployed BlackSky's second Gen-3 Earth-observing satellite into a 470 km mid-inclination orbit.
June 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Rocket Lab successfully launched its 65th Electron mission, dubbed "Full Stream Ahead," on June 2, 2025, at 7:57 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 1B in Māhia, New Zealand. The mission deployed BlackSky's second Gen-3 Earth-observing satellite into a 470 km mid-inclination orbit.
There is a 65% chance of favorable weather during the launch window, with concerns related to cumulus clouds and surface electric fields.
This launch represents SpaceX's 67th mission of 2025 and the 501st overall, continuing the company's efforts to expand the Starlink satellite constellation.
This launch represents SpaceX's 67th mission of 2025 and the 501st overall, continuing the company's efforts to expand the Starlink satellite constellation.
June 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
There is a 65% chance of favorable weather during the launch window, with concerns related to cumulus clouds and surface electric fields.
This launch represents SpaceX's 67th mission of 2025 and the 501st overall, continuing the company's efforts to expand the Starlink satellite constellation.
This launch represents SpaceX's 67th mission of 2025 and the 501st overall, continuing the company's efforts to expand the Starlink satellite constellation.
The northern lights could put on a rare and dazzling show tonight (June 1), possibly stretching across skies as far south as Alabama and Northern California — no trip to the Arctic required.
June 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The northern lights could put on a rare and dazzling show tonight (June 1), possibly stretching across skies as far south as Alabama and Northern California — no trip to the Arctic required.
Starbase, TX.
Your layover to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.✨
Ad astra.
📸: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
Your layover to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.✨
Ad astra.
📸: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
May 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Starbase, TX.
Your layover to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.✨
Ad astra.
📸: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
Your layover to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.✨
Ad astra.
📸: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
Ship 35, Back to Massey's!
That's right! S35 just rolled out to Massey's again for more testing, following a sub-optimal ending to a static fire!
Check out our 24/7 stream for more views like this!
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That's right! S35 just rolled out to Massey's again for more testing, following a sub-optimal ending to a static fire!
Check out our 24/7 stream for more views like this!
wai.to/LIVE
May 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Ship 35, Back to Massey's!
That's right! S35 just rolled out to Massey's again for more testing, following a sub-optimal ending to a static fire!
Check out our 24/7 stream for more views like this!
wai.to/LIVE
That's right! S35 just rolled out to Massey's again for more testing, following a sub-optimal ending to a static fire!
Check out our 24/7 stream for more views like this!
wai.to/LIVE
Stack Me❤️
The new Orbital Launch Mount is rolling to the launch site, where it is going to be lifted to 'complete' Pad B!
This OLM is definitely an upgrade over the other: beefier, more room to work and access, and, of course; a flame trench! 🔥
📸: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
The new Orbital Launch Mount is rolling to the launch site, where it is going to be lifted to 'complete' Pad B!
This OLM is definitely an upgrade over the other: beefier, more room to work and access, and, of course; a flame trench! 🔥
📸: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
May 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Stack Me❤️
The new Orbital Launch Mount is rolling to the launch site, where it is going to be lifted to 'complete' Pad B!
This OLM is definitely an upgrade over the other: beefier, more room to work and access, and, of course; a flame trench! 🔥
📸: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
The new Orbital Launch Mount is rolling to the launch site, where it is going to be lifted to 'complete' Pad B!
This OLM is definitely an upgrade over the other: beefier, more room to work and access, and, of course; a flame trench! 🔥
📸: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
Ship 35 just rolled back to the production site!
So far, no word from SpaceX on what's next. It's likely we're going to see some manlifts up in the engine bay to check the damage.
Fingers crossed!🤞
So far, no word from SpaceX on what's next. It's likely we're going to see some manlifts up in the engine bay to check the damage.
Fingers crossed!🤞
May 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Ship 35 just rolled back to the production site!
So far, no word from SpaceX on what's next. It's likely we're going to see some manlifts up in the engine bay to check the damage.
Fingers crossed!🤞
So far, no word from SpaceX on what's next. It's likely we're going to see some manlifts up in the engine bay to check the damage.
Fingers crossed!🤞
Here's our slow motion shot of the off-nominal flash during Ship 35's static fire! 😬
Ship 35 has since rolled back to the production site, awaiting its fate.
What do you think happened? Is this the known issue of Block 2? Or something different entirely? 🤔
🎥: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
Ship 35 has since rolled back to the production site, awaiting its fate.
What do you think happened? Is this the known issue of Block 2? Or something different entirely? 🤔
🎥: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
May 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Here's our slow motion shot of the off-nominal flash during Ship 35's static fire! 😬
Ship 35 has since rolled back to the production site, awaiting its fate.
What do you think happened? Is this the known issue of Block 2? Or something different entirely? 🤔
🎥: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
Ship 35 has since rolled back to the production site, awaiting its fate.
What do you think happened? Is this the known issue of Block 2? Or something different entirely? 🤔
🎥: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
🚨So, it’s official.
SLS is to be phased out after Artemis III and the Gateway Station will likely never get to Space.
Makes sense.
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
SLS is to be phased out after Artemis III and the Gateway Station will likely never get to Space.
Makes sense.
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
May 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🚨So, it’s official.
SLS is to be phased out after Artemis III and the Gateway Station will likely never get to Space.
Makes sense.
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
SLS is to be phased out after Artemis III and the Gateway Station will likely never get to Space.
Makes sense.
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
This change of plans isn't the first, and won't be the last.
In order to build the production line of the largest rocket ever made, chances to optimize won't be pushed aside..
..even if that means tearing down (parts of) newly constructed buildings! 🫡
🎥: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
In order to build the production line of the largest rocket ever made, chances to optimize won't be pushed aside..
..even if that means tearing down (parts of) newly constructed buildings! 🫡
🎥: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
May 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This change of plans isn't the first, and won't be the last.
In order to build the production line of the largest rocket ever made, chances to optimize won't be pushed aside..
..even if that means tearing down (parts of) newly constructed buildings! 🫡
🎥: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
In order to build the production line of the largest rocket ever made, chances to optimize won't be pushed aside..
..even if that means tearing down (parts of) newly constructed buildings! 🫡
🎥: Jordan Guidry for WAI Media
Yet another sign of Starbase rapidly evolving!🚀
Th glass structure of Starfactory is getting a makeover, to make way for Gigabay!
The direct connection between Factory and Gigabay will make for a great production line, but it'll cut off some beloved views for us space fans!🥲
🎥: Jordan Guidry
Th glass structure of Starfactory is getting a makeover, to make way for Gigabay!
The direct connection between Factory and Gigabay will make for a great production line, but it'll cut off some beloved views for us space fans!🥲
🎥: Jordan Guidry
April 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Yet another sign of Starbase rapidly evolving!🚀
Th glass structure of Starfactory is getting a makeover, to make way for Gigabay!
The direct connection between Factory and Gigabay will make for a great production line, but it'll cut off some beloved views for us space fans!🥲
🎥: Jordan Guidry
Th glass structure of Starfactory is getting a makeover, to make way for Gigabay!
The direct connection between Factory and Gigabay will make for a great production line, but it'll cut off some beloved views for us space fans!🥲
🎥: Jordan Guidry
Peekaboo! A still flapless Ship 37 has been spotted in Mega Bay 2! 👀
Ship 37 currently is the youngest of three Starships currently fully stacked in the Mega Bay.
While unconfirmed, S37 is believed to be the Starship flying on Flight 11!🚀
📸Picture by: Jordan Guidry
Ship 37 currently is the youngest of three Starships currently fully stacked in the Mega Bay.
While unconfirmed, S37 is believed to be the Starship flying on Flight 11!🚀
📸Picture by: Jordan Guidry
April 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Peekaboo! A still flapless Ship 37 has been spotted in Mega Bay 2! 👀
Ship 37 currently is the youngest of three Starships currently fully stacked in the Mega Bay.
While unconfirmed, S37 is believed to be the Starship flying on Flight 11!🚀
📸Picture by: Jordan Guidry
Ship 37 currently is the youngest of three Starships currently fully stacked in the Mega Bay.
While unconfirmed, S37 is believed to be the Starship flying on Flight 11!🚀
📸Picture by: Jordan Guidry
Booster 17 has rolled back to the production site, after completing two cryogenic tests!
These tests are used to check the propellant tanks safely, using an inert liquid like nitrogen.
Booster 17 is the youngest out of the four Super Heavy boosters currently at Starbase!👶
These tests are used to check the propellant tanks safely, using an inert liquid like nitrogen.
Booster 17 is the youngest out of the four Super Heavy boosters currently at Starbase!👶
April 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Booster 17 has rolled back to the production site, after completing two cryogenic tests!
These tests are used to check the propellant tanks safely, using an inert liquid like nitrogen.
Booster 17 is the youngest out of the four Super Heavy boosters currently at Starbase!👶
These tests are used to check the propellant tanks safely, using an inert liquid like nitrogen.
Booster 17 is the youngest out of the four Super Heavy boosters currently at Starbase!👶
Chopstick testing in progress!
Tower A is getting ready for another launch soon™️
🎥 Jordan Guidry
Tower A is getting ready for another launch soon™️
🎥 Jordan Guidry
April 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Chopstick testing in progress!
Tower A is getting ready for another launch soon™️
🎥 Jordan Guidry
Tower A is getting ready for another launch soon™️
🎥 Jordan Guidry
Two years ago today, ESA's Juice launched, departing on an 8 year long journey towards Jupiter and its moons!
Juice will mainly focus on further researching the icy moons of Jupiter, which are thought to have internal oceans! 👀
This water would make these moons great spots to support life!
📸ESA
Juice will mainly focus on further researching the icy moons of Jupiter, which are thought to have internal oceans! 👀
This water would make these moons great spots to support life!
📸ESA
April 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Two years ago today, ESA's Juice launched, departing on an 8 year long journey towards Jupiter and its moons!
Juice will mainly focus on further researching the icy moons of Jupiter, which are thought to have internal oceans! 👀
This water would make these moons great spots to support life!
📸ESA
Juice will mainly focus on further researching the icy moons of Jupiter, which are thought to have internal oceans! 👀
This water would make these moons great spots to support life!
📸ESA