This Week in Spaceflight: SpaceX's New Fairing Design, NASA's Oops, Virgin's Galactic 2nd Quarter

In this episode of This Week in Spaceflight, Elysia brings you the latest headlines from the space industry. Virgin Galactic reported mixed results for Q2 2023 as they gear up for their second commercial flight. ESA's Euclid telescope sent back stunning images of galaxies and stars, furthering our understanding of the universe. SpaceX had an eventful week with impressive launches of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, including a special landing profile. Plus, we cover news on extended fairings, Orienspace's tests, L3Harris's acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, ULA's ICPS-3, and NASA's temporary loss of contact with Voyager 2. Stay tuned for a preview of exciting launches coming up next

⚡ We've Got New Retro Starbase Merch: https://shop.nasaspaceflight.com/coll... ⚡

⚡ Become a member of NASASpaceflight's channel for exclusive discord access, fast turnaround clips, and other exclusive benefits. Your support helps us continue our 24/7 coverage. Click JOIN above to get started.⚡

🤵 Hosted by Elysia Segal (@elysiasegal)
🖊️ Written by Trevor Sesnic (@124970MeV)
✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro)
💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed)
🎥 Video from Julia Bergeron, Patrick O’Laughlin, Space Coast Live, NASA, Virgin Galactic, ESA, ISRO, CCTV, CASC, SpaceX, Orienspace, ULA, Rocket Lab, Roscosmos.

🔍 If you are interested in using footage from this video, please review our content use policy: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/conte...

L2 Boca Chica (more clips and photos) from BC's very early days to today.
🔗 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/ind...
(Join L2 and support NSF here: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/)

SpaceX #VirginGalactic #ESA #EuclidTelescope #FalconHeavy #SpaceFlight #ORIENSPACE #AerojetRocketdyne #L3Harris #ICPS-3 #Voyager2 #ThisWeekInSpace #SpaceTourism #GeostationarySatellite #RocketLaunch #Galaxy37 #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology #SpaceNews #OuterSpace #MilkyWay #DarkMatter #DarkEnergy #ISRO #NorthropGrumman #SyntheticApertureRadar #SpaceMission #RocketScience

00:00 Intro
00:30 Virgin Galactic releases Q2 earning results
02:09 First Euclid images
04:09 This Week In Launches
06:36 Falcon Heavy launches heaviest communications satellite
08:24 Across Space
11:37 Next Week In Spaceflight
13:29 Outro