SpaceX flight testing in South Texas
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Planned launch window 17th with back-up of 18-21st…
Elon Musk:
Starship is stacked & ready to launch next week, pending regulatory approval.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp
Elon Musk:
Starship is stacked & ready to launch next week, pending regulatory approval.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Launch date slipping, estimate now for the 20th, middle of the back-up window.
Elon Musk: “Starship launch trending towards near the end of third week of April”.
Elon Musk: “Starship launch trending towards near the end of third week of April”.
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FAA licence issued.
Last edited by kit344; 14th Apr 2023 at 22:23.
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No attempt to be made to recover Booster 7. SpaceX will intentionally scuttle the booster by allowing sea water to flood the tanks.
If this does not work SpaceX will try to open vents or use a vessel to roll the booster to sink. A backup plan exists to shoot the booster with a firearm, creating holes to allow seawater to ingress into the tanks.
I'm led to believe the firearm method of scuttling has been used before on Falcon 9's that could not be recovered in the past.
If this does not work SpaceX will try to open vents or use a vessel to roll the booster to sink. A backup plan exists to shoot the booster with a firearm, creating holes to allow seawater to ingress into the tanks.
I'm led to believe the firearm method of scuttling has been used before on Falcon 9's that could not be recovered in the past.
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Today’s Starship trajectory. Numbers next to positions are minutes after launch.
No visibility after launch (passes over land are either in daylight or earth shadow), but the reentry fireball will be visible from Hawaii.
150 minute launch window starting at 1200 UTC.
No visibility after launch (passes over land are either in daylight or earth shadow), but the reentry fireball will be visible from Hawaii.
150 minute launch window starting at 1200 UTC.
T minus 22.
Livestream:
<<https://www.youtube.com/live/BpqULvjOMz4?feature=share>>
https://www.spacex.com/launches/miss...ip-flight-test
<<https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-test>>
Livestream:
https://www.spacex.com/launches/miss...ip-flight-test
<<https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-test>>
Last edited by Less Hair; 17th Apr 2023 at 12:31.
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Fingers crossed!
But also reminding myself of SpaceX's pragmatic test philosophy: "If we do launch, I would consider anything that does not result in the destruction of the launch pad itself to be a win." - Musk.
But also reminding myself of SpaceX's pragmatic test philosophy: "If we do launch, I would consider anything that does not result in the destruction of the launch pad itself to be a win." - Musk.
48 hours delay.
Launch now scheduled for 8:28AM - 9:30 AM CST tomorrow (20 April.) Heck of a way to celebrate my birthday as long as SpaceX or I don't scrub!
- Ed
- Ed