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STARBASE PAD 2 DELUGE TEST
Another Starbase Pad 2 flame diverter deluge test has been performed!
This is the fourth test that has been performed since Flight 12!
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Over the last month, Relativity has continued to inch closer to the debut of Terran R. Test articles for the two stages are being shipped for testing while flight hardware continues to be built in California.
Eleanor Day (@elliedayxo) with the overview ⬇️
One of the most beautiful things you’ll see today.
After performing a 78 seconds static fire on June 10, I tracked Falcon Heavy center core B1106 through our cams at McGregor as it left the test area to be prepared for flight 🚀
nsf.live/mcgregor - @NASASpaceflight
10 launches are scheduled this week from launch sites across the world. Falcon 9 launches make up half of these 10 launches, with Electron, Ariane 6, and Chinese missions filling the rest of the manifest.
Read more about this week's busy launch manifest:
LAUNCH! The debut of the upgraded P160C solid rocket boosters on the Ariane 64 configuration, launching Amazon Leo (LE-03) from ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.
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NSF is live for the debut launch of the Ariane 6 with the upgraded P160C SRBs, carrying the largest batch of Amazon Leo satellites to date.
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"SpaceX is now modernizing the pad to support next generation spacelift operations."
Interesting wording! Although Falcon 9 is next-gen, considering SLC-6's history.
Today, legacy structures at historic SLC-6 were safely cleared to make way for a new era of spaceflight. With an outgrant issued by the U.S. Space Force in 2025, SpaceX is now modernizing the pad to support next generation spacelift operations.