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This week in spaceflight, we’ve got a little bit of everything: a political shake-up at NASA, new milestones for US rocket startups, updates on ESA’s push for launch competition, and a busy week of upcoming launches. President Trump appoints Sean Duffy as Acting NASA Administrator just as the agency faces new budget challenges — and just weeks after Congress passed a $10 billion reconciliation bill for NASA. We also cover: - Relativity’s Terran R production & test progress - Stoke Space nearing launchpad readiness at LC-14 - ULA’s Vulcan restack for its first national security mission - Blue Origin integrates tanks for Blue Ring orbital platform - Firefly teams up for NASA’s LunaNet relay architecture - Rocket Lab proposes a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter - ESA selects five companies for its European Launcher Challenge - Progress MS-31 docks with the ISS while Tianzhou 8 departs - Starlink & Kuiper launches incoming, and Gilmour Space readies Eris Plus, an updated look at the current and next week’s space traffic, including crew movements and satellite deployments. 📲 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 Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro) 🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Martin Smith. 🎥 Footage from: Max Evans, D Wise, Joe B, Space Coast Live, US Department of Transportation, US Senate Appropriations Committee, Rocket Factory Augsburg, PLD Space, NASA, Stoke Space, Rocket Lab, Relativity Space, The White House, Polaris Program/John Kraus, US National Archives, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, ESA, Centre Spatial Guyanais, Maiaspace, ArianeGroup, Orbex, Google Earth, US Air Force, Eric Baker, SpaceX, MDA Space, Apple, Roscosmos, CCTV, China Aerospace, Gilmour Space. ✂️ 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/ #NASA #SpaceX #Vulcan #RocketLab #RelativitySpace #StokeSpace #ESA #BlueOrigin #MarsRelay #MoonMission #Crew11 #ThisWeekInSpaceflight #PopularScience #Starlink #Kuiper LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3