It would appear my erstwhile companions on the Big D exclusive boat ride have flooded the zone with photos but as far as I know this is the first video from the water. Was amazing watching that big ass boat do a 180 at the turning basin using thrusters and 1 tug

Constant communication is what makes autonomy like this safe. Early contact lets us take maneuvering responsibility, publish ephemeris faster than ground radar can catalog the object, and deorbit and keep commanding through demise if needed We treat early communications as a requirement, not a nice-to-have

Otter Pup 2 has made it through Acquisition, one of the most challenging phases in its mission! Check out @GilmourSpace’s ElaraSat, our docking partner, from roughly 1 km away. This is not a flyby. Otter Pup 2 is staying close, making it one of only a small number of free-flying spacecraft in history to operate under control within 1 km of another spacecraft. With Acquisition complete, Otter Pup 2 is now fully relying on its onboard autonomous relative navigation to stay close to its docking partner. No ground-based navigation needed. We trust the spacecraft to know where it is, where its partner is, and how to safely stay nearby. That’s the level of autonomy required for safe and scalable rendezvous and docking missions.

Two years ago you sent me to Starbase, and I watched SpaceX catch a booster for the first time. 🚀 Now my wife and I are expecting our first baby in February. Before life changes, I want to take her to see Starship fly! Flight 15 might try to catch both. Just saying. 🍀 Link below 👇

S43.1 at Massey's, with an impressive array of equipment rigged up inside the structural test cage. A large beam placed over the top supports four hydraulic cylinders linked to catch/lift hardware (yellow arrows). Another cylinder is pinned to a beam, applying loads to one side of the cone (orange arrow). Two frames are linked to the flap hardware for applying forces on the linkage hardware (red arrows). A pair of chopstick simulator beams apply a clamp force to the 9-meter tank section (green arrows). Internally, a large trapezoid frame is likely testing the Pez dispenser base frame that attaches to the forward dome, possibly testing forces it would see during a fully loaded Starlink v3 mission. Thanks to @MarcusHouse @lifeatstagezero for the progress shots.