Here's a #wenhop update for #HLV #ULAVulcan by Tory Bruno
@torybruno who writes

“Looking good for a launch this year.“ #VulcanRocket

Tory Bruno @torybruno
Just left the Rocket Factory. Finishing up welding the reinforced Centaur V forward dome onto the rest of the completed CV tank. Looking good for a launch this year. #VulcanRocket

Here's a #wenhop update for #HLV #Ariane6 from
@sciguyspace

"However, the inaugural flight is now scheduled for 2024."

Eric Berger @SciGuySpace
wrote:
More confirmation that the hot fire test of the Ariane 6 rocket will (inexplicably) not be streamed live. From ESA's new FAQ source PDF here that later Berger provided:

https://download.esa.int/esoc/downloads/Ariane_6_test_campaign-questions_and_answers.pdf

Here's a #wenhop update for #HLV #ULAVulcan by Eric Berger @sciguyspace aka
@SciGuySpace

Eric quotes ULA as “working toward flying the Vulcan rocket on its debut mission during" Q4 2023

Read the full story here:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/ula-finds-root-cause-of-vulcan-failure-sets-path-toward-debut-launch/

Here's a #wenhop update for
@SpaceX
#HLV #SpaceXStarship with
@SpaceflightNow
quoting
@elonmusk

"SpaceX will need another six weeks or so"

which means flying as soon as August or September 2023!

@SpaceflightNow
Elon Musk says SpaceX will need another six weeks or so to finish implementing hundreds of changes to its Super Heavy-Starship rocket and the gargantuan booster’s Texas launch pad before it will be ready for a second attempt to reach orbit: https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/25/musk-outlines-major-upgrades-for-starship-rocket/

Here's a #wenhop update for #HLV #SpaceXStarship

@TGMetsFan98 writes, "per FAA Advisory, @SpaceX #Starship orbital test flight #OFT1 is targeting Monday, April 10, N.E.T. 9:10 EDT 8:10 AM CDT 13:10 UTC"

Thomas Burghardt @TGMetsFan98 Apr 4
According to an FAA Operations Plan Advisory released just now, the Starship orbital test flight is targeting Monday, April 10, no earlier than 8:10 AM CDT (13:10 UTC).

Note: this does not mean that the launch license has been issued.

Here's a #wenhop update for #HLV #ULAVulcan by @jeff_foust

N.E.T. 4 May and identifies several gating factors

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1628895407731343360?s=20

ULA's Tory Bruno says they are targeting no earlier than May 4 for the first Vulcan Centaur launch. Based on several issues, including BE-4 qualification testing and launch windows for the Astrobotic Peregrine lander.

Here's a #wenhop update for #HLV #ULAVulcan by Eric Berger @sciguyspace aka @SciGuySpace

Eric concludes that “This very likely pushes the debut of Vulcan into May. The readiness of Peregrine, and progress made during Vulcan's testing, may push that date later into the year.”

Read the full story here:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/when-will-united-launch-alliances-vulcan-rocket-fly/

Here's a #wenhop update for #HLV #ULAVulcan for @ToryBruno https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1612821194331557888

The booster is enroute to #SLC41 via the ocean-going #ULARocketShip

Here's some background on SLC-41
https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news/2021/02/09/united-launch-alliance-modifies-launch-pad-and-facilities-in-advance-of-first-vulcan-centaur-launch-this-year

Here's a #wenhop update for #HLV #SpaceXStarship

Eric Berger aka @sciguyspace @SciGuySpace writes

Thirty days left in the year ... Much technical work remains ... SpaceX must also obtain a launch license from the FAA, which is in progress ... While it remains theoretically possible that Starship will make its orbital launch attempt in December, there is an increasing likelihood that the test flight will slip into the early part of 2023.

@SpaceX #Starship

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/rocket-report-sls-gets-an-excellent-report-card-canadian-companys-sexbomb/

4/ See my roundup of #HLV capacity to learn more about the rockets in development
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T. Reid Lewis
@reidlewis
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Aug 13
Here's my roundup of #launchcapacity to #LEO for planned #HLV rockets

#Ariane6 22K kg - 47K lb
#NewGlenn 45K kg - 99K lb
#SLS 95K kg - 209K lb
#Starship 100K kg - 220K lb
#ULAVulcan/ #Centaur 25K kg - 56K lb

Sources: Wikipedia HLV, SLS & StarShip pages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy-lift_launch_vehicle

2/ Meanwhile, most of the #HLV rockets in development use large engines, ie, #BE4 & #Vulcain

Perhaps @spacex could sell the #SpaceXRaptor2 to launch providers to enable reuse

@sciguyspace wrote earlier that #Raptor production is now at 1 engine per day and may be ready to meet demand from other #HLV launch providers as #ITAR permits

Read Eric's reporting on Raptor production
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/spacex-is-now-building-a-raptor-engine-a-day-nasa-says/

Here’s a quick #introduction

I’m here to catch up the latest news on my interests, hear the ideas of others, & share my thoughts & ideas

I’ll cross post on #mastodon, #spacetwitter & a blog

My main interest are #newtechnology & #space & #climatechange

Specifically

Space & rockets #NASA #NASAspaceflight #octagrabber #mainenginecutoff #wenhop #HLV #ProjectKuiper #SpaceX #ULA #BlueOrigin

New technology #network #virtualreality #proximity #Quantum

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Here's my updated roundup of #wenhop "not earlier than" dates for new #HLV rockets

- #Ariane6 “Q4 2023”
- #NewGlenn “2023”
- #SLS “November 14th 2022”
- #SpaceXStarship “early December 2022”
- #ULAVulcan “2023”

I will update as news breaks with #wenhop

Are #SpaceXRaptor2 engines available for sale to other launch companies?

That might disrupt a few business models!

And #HLV rocket designs to get free of engine supply constraints.

@SciGuySpace
reports, "SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day"

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/spacex-is-now-building-a-raptor-engine-a-day-nasa-says/