Artemis Setback and SpaceX’s AI Ambitions
Spacepower Watch Newsletter #2607
Top Stories
- NASA has postponed the Artemis II crewed lunar mission to March after a wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center revealed a liquid hydrogen leak in the Space Launch System’s fueling system.
- SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, as part of its plans to develop solar-powered orbital data centers.
Upcoming Space Launches
| Day | Payload | Launch Vehicle | Spaceport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.2 | Unknown | 🇨🇳 Smart Dragon 3 | Haiyang Oriental |
| 11.2 | Crew-12 | 🇺🇸 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral |
| 11.2 | Starlink Group 17-34 | 🇺🇸 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg |
| 12.2 | USSF-87 | 🇺🇸 Vulcan VC4S | Cape Canaveral |
| 12.2 | Elektro-L No.5 | 🇷🇺 Proton-M Blok DM-03 | Baikonur |
| 12.2 | Amazon Leo (LE-01) | 🇪🇺 Ariane 64 | Guiana Space Centre |
| 14.2 | Stairway to Seven | 🇺🇸 Firefly Alpha | Vandenberg |
| 14.2 | Starlink Group 6-103 | 🇺🇸 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral |
| 14.2 | Starlink Group 17-13 | 🇺🇸 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg |
Past Launches
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