Main Engine Cut OffT+188: Starship SN15, and the HLS Protests
SpaceX successfully flew and landed Starship SN15 last week, amid protests of their NASA HLS award by Blue Origin and Dynetics.
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Topics
- Starship | SN15 | High-Altitude Flight Test - YouTube
- Following Starship SN15's success, SpaceX evaluating next steps toward orbital goals - NASASpaceFlight.com
- Little Joe 2 BP-22 Successful Failure - YouTube
- T+186: NASA Selects Starship as Artemis Lander - Main Engine Cut Off
- Blue Origin protests NASA Human Landing System award - SpaceNews
- Dynetics protests NASA HLS award - SpaceNews
- SpaceX bid on launch of NASA cubesat mission - SpaceNews
- NASA Suspends HLS Contract With SpaceX – SpacePolicyOnline.com
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