The Astrology of Starship and Starliner Launches
I have been studying the horoscopes of Spacex launches and contrasting the condition of the planets between successful launches and attempted launches since 2014.
I pay particular attention to relationships or aspects between planets, luminaries and points, all called planets for convenience. Squares and oppositions a difficult and trines and sextiles are beneficial. Conjunctions are neutral. With difficult planets they are difficult. With harmonious planets they are beneficial. The Ascendant, Moon and Sun are especially important representatives of the launch. The Ascendant and Moon move quickly and can show differences of short duration between attempt and success. The Sun is always important. There is also background noise or music of slower moving planets. At this writing Mars and Saturn are trine. We also have beneficial and detrimental planets; Saturn and Mars are difficult, and Venus and Jupiter are beneficial. Pluto is extreme. And aspects move toward exactness and away from exactness. The former is stronger than the latter. The former are called applying and the later called separating. Aspects also are given orbs or an acceptable number of degrees from exactness. 3 or 4 degrees of orb is reasonable. For planetary relationships involving a larger number of planets, the orbs can be greater.
Starship Launches.
4/20/23. Failure. Asc 26 Taurus sextile Neptune. Moon 5 Taurus sextile Saturn & square Pluto. Sun 0 Taurus square Pluto.
The squares of the Sun and Moon to Pluto show a negative result.
11/18/23. Failure. Asc 27 Scorpio sextile Pluto & trine Saturn. Moon 1 Aquarius conjunct Pluto. Sun 26 Scorpio conjunct Mars, sextile Pluto & trine Neptune.
The Moon with extreme Pluto bodes badly.
3/14/24. Success. Asc 9 Aries conjunct Mercury. Moon 22 Taurus conjunct Uranus & square Mars & sextile Sun. Sun 24 Pisces conjunct Neptune & sextile Moon.
The applying square from Moon to Mars is very negative. Maybe the Sun sextile Moon saved the day.
6/6/24. Success. Asc 2.5 Cancer square Neptune. Moon 16 Gemini conjunct Sun & Venus & square Saturn. Sun 16 Gemini conjunct Moon & Venus & square Saturn.
The Squares of Sun, Moon & Venus to Saturn look bleak. Maybe the presence of good Venus with the Sun and Moon saved it.
10/13/24. Success. Asc conjunct Sun trine Jupiter & square Mars. Moon 25.5 Aquarius square Uranus & square Venus.
The Asc & Sun square Mars is not good. And the Moon square Uranus is not good. But there is a grand trine between the Ascendant and the Sun with the Moon and with Jupiter. A grand trine is a super aspect and the luckiest planetary relationship.
11/19/24. Success. Asc 29.5 Aries square Pluto. Moon 21 Cancer trine Neptune and trine Sun. Sun 28 Scorpio trine Moon and trine Neptune.
The square to Pluto is problematic.
The grand trine between Sun, Moon, and Neptune is very harmonious.
1/13/25 No go. Asc 28.5 Gemini square Neptune. Moon 24 Cancer conjunct Mars & oppose Sun. Sun 24 Capricorn oppose Moon and Mars.
The Moon with Mars & both oppose Sun is too much discord to get off the ground.
1/16/25. Failure. Asc 9.5 Cancer oppose Mercury. Moon 3 Virgo. Sun 27 Capricorn oppose Mars & conjunct Pluto & sextile Neptune.
The Sun oppose Mars and with Pluto is not good.
3/6/25. Failure. Asc 3 Virgo. Moon 20 Gemini square Saturn & square Sun. Sun 16.5 Pisces with Saturn and square Jupiter and square Moon.
The squares are too numerous.
Starliner
5/6/24. Scrubbed. Asc 21 Sagittarius square Saturn & trine Mercury. Moon 3 Taurus square Pluto. Sun 17 Taurus sextile Saturn.
The squares show a preponderance of discord.
6/5/24. Success with problem. Asc 14 Leo sextile Sun & sextile Venus. Moon 4 Gemini trine Pluto & conjunct Jupiter & conjunct Mercury. Sun 15 Gemini conjunct Venus sextile Asc & square Saturn.
The preponderance of harmony got it launched but the square to Sun and Venus from Saturn showed trouble with the capsule.