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This Week in Spaceflight: Axiom 4's Falcon 9 leaks Liquid Oxygen, ongoing ISS atmosphere leak challenges, and Relativity Space’s Terran R makes progress. Across the cosmos, ESA’s Solar Orbiter captures the Sun’s south pole for the first time, NASA’s PUNCH mission reveals stunning solar eruption images, and ESA unveils a new asteroid-hunting telescope. Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mk2 shines in Neutral Buoyancy Lab tests, while Astrolab’s FLIP pathfinder redefines lunar mobility. Stoke Space crushes it with reusable rocket tank barrels, and ESA celebrates its 50th anniversary by blasting “Blue Danube” into space. 📲 Stay ahead of the launch curve with NSF’s Next Spaceflight App, featuring real-time launch tracking and our new Flight Club simulation tool! ⚡ 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 (@elysiasegal) 🖋️ Written by Martijn Luinstra, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Martin Smith & Aaron McCrea. 🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, John Galloway, NeedPizza, Space Coast Live, NASA, Axiom Space, NASA/ESA, ESA, Blue Origin, SpaceX, Relativity Space, Vienna Tourist Board/Martin Morscher, Vienna Tourist Board/Javier Estrada Gutiérrez, ESA/ATG medialab; Comet image: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam, ESA/NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team/D. Berghmans (ROB) & ESA/Royal Observatory of Belgium, ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/PHI/EUI & SPICE Teams, NASA/SwRI, Astrolab, Astrobotic, Stoke Space, Rocket Lab, iQPS, ULA, Russian Ministry of Defence. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro). 💼 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/ #SpaceNews #Axiom4 #ISS #TerranR #SolarOrbiter #PUNCHMission #ESATelescope #BlueMoonMK2 #AstrolabFLIP #StokeSpace #BlueDanube #SpaceExploration #NASA #ESA #SunPoles #SolarEruption #AsteroidHunting #LunarMobility #ReusableRockets #SpaceTech LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3