The Weekly Rocket Report #34

07/07/2024-07/13/2024

Ricky Whitmore

Space Writer

Hello my friends and welcome back to The Weekly Rocket Report! We had a pretty slow week this week, with only 2 launches taking place. Nonetheless we shall break them down.

The first of these launches was a Falcon 9 launch early Tuesday morning. The 28 satellites of Starlink Group 10-28 were successfully launched to orbit. Following stage separation the booster returned to Earth, landing on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas”.

Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 10-28. Photo Credit: SpaceX.

The next, and final launch of the week took place Sunday morning from the Cape. Falcon 9 launched Dror-1, a geostationary communication satellite built by IAI (Israeli Aerospace Industries). Following staging the first stage returned to Earth, landing down range on the drone ship “Just Read The Instructions”.

And there we have it, all the launches for the week. One other thing to note was the return of the Axiom 4 Crew to Earth after a brief stay on the ISS. On a personal note, I will be unable to write a Rocket Report next week as I will be on vacation for the week. I will be back to writing on the 28th of July, and will combine the two weeks worth of launches into one article so nothing is missed. Take care of yourselves and I will see you on the 28th for the next installment of The Weekly Rocket Report!

As always feel free to write to me at rickyew2112@gmail.com, or find me on X @Rickyew2112

Sic Itur Ad Astra

(Thus They Journey to the Stars)