T+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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