tater Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1DXGyjbqykWJM For tonight's Starlink out of CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 9 minutes ago, magnemoe said: I say IFT-2 went much better than 1, so less paperwork. IFT-1 may actually have been a stealth test of a cryptic hush-hush Boring Company prototype rumored by an anonymous source to be code named MEAT. Methalox Explosive Advanced Tunneling An official announcement is expected NET 4/1/24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Weather still bad, standing down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Is the weather really that bad right now (either at the launch pad or droneship), or is the increased cadence they're trying to reach showing how often weather can scrub potential launches? There's been a lot this month, and I don't know if it's confirmation bias, but it's more than I remember usually happening. This must be why they're pushing for 24 hour pad turnaround, they're going to need to play a lot of catch up when the weather is more cooperative Edited January 22 by Spaceception Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, Spaceception said: Is the weather really that bad right now (either at the launch pad or droneship), or is the increased cadence they're trying to reach showing how often weather can scrub potential launches? There's been a lot this month, and I don't know if it's confirmation bias, but it's more than I remember usually happening. This must be why they're pushing for 24 hour pad turnaround, they're going to need to play a lot of catch up when the weather is more cooperative This is a launch from Vandenberg, and there's a weather pattern sending storms into that region. It's just normal weather, combined with the fact that reuse has weather constraints that throwing away rockets doesn't. Weather matters 3 places, pad, landing site, and fairing recovery site. Sea state matters, both for landing, and transport back to port (& fairing). what? (I just got some message about checking to make sure this site was secure when posting) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 22 minutes ago, tater said: It's just normal weather, combined with the fact that reuse has weather constraints that throwing away rockets doesn't. Gonna be on the next ULA infographic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 2 hours ago, tater said: Weather matters 3 places, pad, landing site, and fairing recovery site. Makes me wonder if there will ever be a situation where the customer (presumably DoD) says “We need this bird up yesterday! If the pad is go, launch it, and we’ll pay for the expended lost booster!” Edited January 22 by StrandedonEarth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 7 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: Makes me wonder if there will ever be a situation where the customer (presumably DoD) says “We need this bird up yesterday! If the pad is go, launch it, and we’ll pay for the expended lost booster!” Could be. The DoD used to pay ULA around a billion bucks a year to be on call to launch something "quickly" which I think was defined as with a 6 month lead time. SpaceX could offere the same measured in days I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 2 hours ago, tater said: Could be. The DoD used to pay ULA around a billion bucks a year to be on call to launch something "quickly" which I think was defined as with a 6 month lead time. SpaceX could offere the same measured in days I'm sure. They now have an deal with another smaller launcher for an couple of days warning. Now you could likely pull an starlink launch and launch something else but spacex probably can not certify that they can launch in 2 days as not set up for it and they share KSC with others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio hc16 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 8 hours ago, magnemoe said: They now have an deal with another smaller launcher for an couple of days warning. Now you could likely pull an starlink launch and launch something else but spacex probably can not certify that they can launch in 2 days as not set up for it and they share KSC with others. Yeap, DOD did a 24 hour-notice launch, if I'm not mistaken with Firefly. It was an insane feat of logistic and well worth of an Astroaward by Everyday Astronaut. And what is more insane is that went basically unnoticed by the community, I didn't know even. Mod, sorry for the OT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 54 minutes ago, Flavio hc16 said: Yeap, DOD did a 24 hour-notice launch, if I'm not mistaken with Firefly. It was an insane feat of logistic and well worth of an Astroaward by Everyday Astronaut. And what is more insane is that went basically unnoticed by the community, I didn't know even. I remember it, and while a useful test for small launchers, Firefly has no ability to replicate it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 think in ~30 min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Stream stopped fairing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/spacex-starbase-renaming-bocachica-elonmusk-18617322.php https://www.govtech.com/news/spacex-considers-creating-a-city-called-starbase-texas.html Trying to make Starbase, Texas a town. Please don't report me, bro. https://www.chron.com/culture/article/spacex-starbase-texas-18623240.php By Andrea Guzmán Jan 24, 2024 Using a company-associated title for a community was probably most famously done in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Still, naming areas to reflect the company’s presence in the area has happened before with another one of Musk’s companies. In Austin, the road leading up to the Tesla Gigafactory is Tesla Road, changed in 2022 from the Harold Green Road. And when it comes to space activities, Florida refers to the area near the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex as “Space Coast.” Edited January 25 by JoeSchmuckatelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I've seen company named roads all over the US. Like 100s of em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 We have a town in NM named after a TV game show—Truth or Consequences (everyone here calls it T or C). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 6:15 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:55 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Monday, January 29 starting at 5:39 p.m. ET. SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 6:16 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 10:03 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Monday, January 29 starting at 5:49 p.m. PT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Both F9s flew normally tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio hc16 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 3 hours ago, tater said: Both F9s flew normally tonight. It's so funny and mental than this is becoming normality and nobody basically cares anymore to watch the stream ( thanks also to the demented idea of streaming on Twitter X). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 4 hours ago, Flavio hc16 said: It's so funny and mental than this is becoming normality and nobody basically cares anymore to watch the stream ( thanks also to the demented idea of streaming on Twitter X). Yeah, they still need to get their act together on streams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 7 hours ago, Flavio hc16 said: It's so funny and mental than this is becoming normality and nobody basically cares anymore to watch the stream ( thanks also to the demented idea of streaming on Twitter X). Well, when they’re flying 100 times a year on boosters that have seen 10+ launches regularly, it does become pretty routine. Wake me when Starship is on its final countdown… Edited January 29 by StrandedonEarth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: Well, when they’re flying 100 times a year on boosters that have seen 10+ launches regularly, it does become pretty routine. Wake me when Starship is on its final countdown… Watch your language. Y’all are gonna summon up the R demon with that kinda talk, you mark me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 18 hours ago, Flavio hc16 said: It's so funny and mental than this is becoming normality and nobody basically cares anymore to watch the stream ( thanks also to the demented idea of streaming on Twitter X). Were commercial launches with Delta and Atlas back in the 1990s and 2000s ever shown on TV? I either did not exist or was very little back then so I wouldn't know. I'm not sure if this is a good example. By comparison, I don't recall Delta IV Heavy streams being heavily watched. They certainly get as much traffic on this forum as any F9 launch (not a lot). Both DIVH and F9 pale in comparison to how the thread becomes "Hot!!!" when Starship launches. Unless you are talking about the landings, in which case, yeah, it is impressive how it has become normal. I wonder if there is historical precedent. Did people still fawn over airplanes 9 years after the first flight at Kitty Hawk? It would depend on the country, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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