In this week's episode of This Week in Spaceflight, we delve into India announcing their first crew for a spaceflight mission, and more on the historic lunar landing by Intuitive Machines' NovaC lander. Plus, updates on the HLS program and other major spaceflight developments. Tune in for all the latest news and insights!

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Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (@alexphysics13) with Justin Davenport and Martijn Luinstra.
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✂ Edited by Brady Kenniston
Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed).

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*CHAPTERS*

00:00 Intro
00:33 NovaC's Odyssey on the Moon
04:58 Chang Zheng 5 launch of TJSW11
05:36 Falcon 9 launch of Starlink 639
06:47 Soyuz 2.1b launch of MeteorM #24
08:03 Chang Zheng 3B launch of WHG01
08:47 Falcon 9 launch of Starlink 640
09:45 India names astronauts for upcoming flights
11:51 Starship's latest testing for the Moon
13:58 Rocket Lab renames spacecraft lineup, updates on Neutron
16:31 SLIM is back and alive after a cold lunar night
17:39 Northrop Grumman completes segment for upgraded SLS SRB
18:58 Firefly unveils new manufacturing and testing facilities
20:40 Blue Origin tests New Glenn at LC36
21:53 March 3rd: Falcon 9 launch of Crew8
22:17 March 4th: Falcon 9 launch of Starlink 641
22:31 March 4th: Falcon 9 launch of Transporter10
22:53 Outro