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Blue Origin has revealed its plans for a second launch pad at Launch Complex 36—and the design for New Glenn 9x4 looks surprisingly familiar. The new LC-36B features an elevated launch mount, flame trench, massive integration tower, and a pair of stacking arms reminiscent of SpaceX’s Starship launch sites. Rocket Lab also unveiled GHOST, a deployable launch system capable of turning shipping containers into a working launch site for Electron and HASTE. Meanwhile, the company has completed more than 400 Archimedes engine hot fires as it prepares the first full engine set for Neutron. Stoke Space has assembled Nova’s payload module, fully reusable second stage, and Andromeda engine for the first time. We also cover Firefly’s upgraded Alpha Block II, progress on Eclipse and Terran R, the effort to rescue NASA’s Swift Observatory, and Spain’s spectacular total solar eclipse. In Space Traffic, China’s Chang Zheng 7A suffers an in-flight failure, Japan’s H3 successfully returns to flight, and SpaceX launches another 77 Starlink satellites. Stay up to date with all the latest developments in spaceflight with This Week in Spaceflight. 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 Marty Luinstra, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera & Martin Smith. 🎥 Footage from: Julia Bergeron, Ryan Caton, Max Evans, Ceaser G, Martijn Luinstra, Micah Pieczarka, D Wise, Space Coast Live, Frans Luinstra, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Stoke Space, ABL Space Systems, Skyrora Astra, Firefly Aerospace, NASA Goddard, Northrop Grumman, Katalyst Space, Relativity Space, SpaceX, JAXA, 大火星際航行, 火箭攝影師JAMYGoNg, LandSpace, NASA. ✂️ 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/ #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #RocketLab #StokeSpace #SpaceX #Starship #Spaceflight #NASASpaceflight LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3