Preparing for SpaceX's Riskiest Crew Mission | This Week in Spaceflight

Join Elysia Segal of NSF as we cover this week's exciting spaceflight news! From SpaceX's unveiling of a new EVA suit designed for the first commercial spacewalk, to Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket delay and Starliner's ground hold—plus, updates on Starship's upcoming fifth flight. Dive into the details of these developments and what they mean for the future of space exploration.

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🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal).
🖋️ Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@alexphysics13) with Martjn Luinstra and Evan Packer.
🎥 Footage from: BocaChicaGal, Max Evans, D Wise, Space Coast Live, Starbase Live, SpaceX, Rocket Lab, NASA, Perigee Aerospace, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Blue Origin, CCTV, CNSA, CASC.
✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro).
💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).

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00:00 Intro
00:31 Rocket Lab delays Neutron debut to 2025
03:02 SpaceX's new EVA suit for Polaris Dawn
05:38 Starliner's Crew Flight Test delayed due to a valve
09:03 SpaceX begins Starship Flight 5 testing
11:17 South Korean launch company wants to launch from Sweden
12:28 James Webb reveals a strange exoplanet
13:42 Blue Origin shows off lunar lander thrusters
14:39 China launches most ambitious lunar mission yet
17:03 Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 6-57
17:26 Chang Zheng 6C's debut flight
18:04 Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 6-56
18:39 China's first MEO broadband satellite constellation
19:11 Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 8-2
19:43 May 11th: Chang Zheng 4C launch
19:53 May 13th: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 6-58
20:03 May 14th: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink Group 8-7
20:13 Outro

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