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Join us for this jam-packed episode of This Week in Spaceflight as we break down Starship's ninth flight, the first-ever reuse of a Super Heavy booster, and some familiar challenges! Plus, we cover NASA powering up Artemis II and III hardware, Chinese private space companies testing hoppers, Firefly's new rocket name reveal, and a fascinating new lunar contract for Sierra Space. 🌑 Catch up on launches including Starlink missions, China's Tianwen-2 asteroid mission, and Rocket Lab's upcoming "Full Stream Ahead" launch. And don’t miss the story of ESA astronaut John McFall’s prosthetic leg in space testing, or the mind-blowing discovery of a mysterious star in our Milky Way! 📲 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 Martijn Luinstra, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Aaron McCrea & Justin Davenport. 🎥 Footage from: Julia Bergeron, Jack Beyer, Max Evans, John Galloway, D Wise, Starbase Live, Space Coast Live, SpaceX, SpaceLens/Space Epoch, NASA, Firefly Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Sierra Space, Vast, Yusaku Maezawa, SpaceData, 梗吃撑, Astrobotic, Astrobotic/Masten Space Systems, X-ray: NASA/CXC/ICRAR/Curtin Univ./Z. Wang et al.; Infrared: NASA/JPL/CalTech/IPAC; Radio: SARAO/MeerKAT; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk, NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan, ESA/Novespace, Novespace/N. Courtioux, Northrop Grumman, OurSpace, CCTV, Rocket Lab. ✂️ 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/ #SpaceX #Starship #Booster14 #Ship35 #Starbase #StarbaseUpdate #Flight9 #SpaceNews #SpaceXFlight9 #StarshipLaunch #ElonMusk #GigaBay #McGregor #RaptorEngine #NASA #SpaceCoast #SpaceXLaunch #SpaceXTesting #StarshipTest #SpaceExploration #RocketLaunch #FutureOfSpaceflight #StarshipCatchTower #Mars2026 #ElonMuskTalk #PopularScience #NSF #StarbaseLive #SpaceXUpdate LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3