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Boeing says work to correct Starliner’s deficiencies is “going quite well”—but getting the spacecraft back to the International Space Station may depend on more than its hardware. Could Starliner actually return to flight before the end of 2026? Meanwhile, the spacecraft sent to rescue NASA’s Swift Observatory is itself in trouble after suffering electrical and attitude-control problems. A spent Falcon 9 upper stage is about to crash into the Moon, Amazon wants to deploy more than 5,000 direct-to-device satellites, and NASA’s Artemis III rocket is beginning to take shape. Also this week: Blue Origin continues repairing Launch Complex 36, RFA One is destacked following a testing issue, Stoke Space reveals flight engines for Nova, NASA fuels the Roman Space Telescope, Europe’s Themis prototype completes a wet dress rehearsal, and ispace selects Japan’s H3 rocket for its next lunar lander. This is your latest roundup of spaceflight news on This Week in Spaceflight. Topics: Boeing’s progress repairing Starliner Trouble for the mission to rescue NASA’s Swift telescope A Falcon 9 upper stage headed for the Moon Amazon’s proposed 5,105-satellite constellation Artemis III booster stacking CAPSTONE 2 and autonomous lunar navigation Blue Origin’s LC-36 repairs RFA One destacked after testing Stoke Space’s first Nova flight engines NASA’s Roman Space Telescope fueled for launch Themis completes a wet dress rehearsal Next week’s scheduled rocket launches Follow all upcoming launches with NextSpaceflight: https://nextspaceflight.com/ ⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡ 🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal. 🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra & Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera. 🎥 Footage from: Jerry Pike, D Wise, Space Coast Live, NASA Goddard/Katalyst Space/Northrop Grumman, NASA, Amazon, Boeing/NASA, Russian Ministry of Defence, SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, NASA Goddard, Lowell Discovery Telescope/Legacy Survey/Robert Stein, NASA/ESA/STScI/Ralf Crawford (STScI), NASA/JPL-Caltech, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Terran Orbital, ispace, JAXA, Rocket Factory Augsburg, Stoke Space, The Exploration Company, Impulse Space, ArianeGroup, SSC Space, SALTO Consortium, CCTV. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton. 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). 🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content-use-policy/ #Starship #Flight13 #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #RocketLab #RFAOne #Skyroot #Vikram1 #Spaceflight #Starliner #Boeing #Spaceflight LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3