Starship HLS Tensions Rise in New Report | This Week in Spaceflight

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has received a unanimous "go" for launch, targeting an early April window following successful helium system repairs on the SLS rocket. Meanwhile, the Office of Inspector General highlights significant concerns regarding the readiness of SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s Mark 2 lunar landers, specifically citing manual control disagreements and elevator safety risks. Beyond lunar exploration, recent data confirms the DART mission not only altered the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos but also slightly shifted the pair’s trajectory around the Sun, marking a historic human-induced change to a celestial body’s orbit. Additional industry updates include Blue Origin’s New Glenn engine testing, progress on Relativity Space’s Terran-R infrastructure, and the FAA’s favorable payload determination for the Haven-1 commercial space station, alongside upcoming launch schedules for various global aerospace entities.