cubinator Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, tater said: Your better elevator pitch might be writing space chanties. and their elevator pitch is getting their elevators to pitch. So to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Why in the world would someone at SX think it was a good idea to cut the neighbor's feed? This is free PR. Mui estupido Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Why in the world would someone at SX think it was a good idea to cut the neighbor's feed? Mistakes happen, sounds like some uncertainty about whose property it was. I would imagine the security people just did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The pointier nose is interesting, I had thought Elon had said it would get blunter. Maybe beginner-level Japanese is enough to get me on DearMoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Nomadd at NSF (lives in Boca Chica) said, Quote They seem to be pretty confident. They're aiming for a 0954 flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Done with that, the lift is lowering... Somebody set up us the bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying dutchman Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I don't onderstand, on march 3rd elon tweeted that the launch would be tommorrow (4th) so how come they are still proceeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, Flying dutchman said: I don't onderstand, on march 3rd elon tweeted that the launch would be tommorrow (4th) so how come they are still proceeding? Can you clarify - that makes no sense whatsoever!!!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Flying dutchman said: I don't onderstand, on march 3rd elon tweeted that the launch would be tommorrow (4th) so how come they are still proceeding? 1 minute ago, paul_c said: Can you clarify - that makes no sense whatsoever!!!! Thanks He followed up with another tweet saying that the flight was on March 3rd, aka today. Elon's sleep schedule is weird so sometimes he thinks today is tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Put simply, yeah I think he's just got his dates muddled. A more involved answer might be, that in order for tomorrow's actual launch, there are a number of pre-launch tasks to be done, of which some occur today, some tomorrow morning. The road closure could be for a number of other reasons, eg to move the crane away; not just due to a launch itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 He didn't get his dates muddled. If someone says "tomorrow morning" while it is still night, they mean in a few hours, when it is daytime again. Ie: "We're leaving for Italy tomorrow!" is something someone would say at 11:59pm, or 12:01 am, and they'd both mean the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 It's definitely going down today. Just watched the flight termination system get armed on NSF. Pad is cleared. Currently looks like we're go for Launch in 40 mins or so. RCS testing in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Launching early so that the whole world can spectate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Flap testing in progress. Some non-definitive venting by the ditch near the tank farm. If we're still aiming for 9.54am (1594 UTC) we need to see some proper tank farm activity soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Still haven't seen proper tank farm activity, so it's probably not going to fly before the hour IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 minute ago, RCgothic said: Still haven't seen proper tank farm activity, so it's probably not going to fly before the hour IMO. Yeah, 1554 UTC is impossible at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 There was some ground venting while they were pulling the pins on FTS, but yeah, no way it's 09:54 local Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 SpaceX site background image right now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 yay this thread is hot now. I would guess they are waiting for clouds to clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, The Doodling Astronaut said: yay this thread is hot now. I would guess they are waiting for clouds to clear https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus_band.php?sat=G16&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24 You can see that cloud bank just clipping them right now, but it is going away, and heading offshore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 lets hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Spoiler 12 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: Now he's starting his own game of Elon Musk's Civilization, with the starting city of Starbase. So, it's former Boca-Chica, afaijustr. 1. Why not rename it in StarbocaChica, i.e. *BocaChica? It would save them efforts with official renaming. The ignoramuses and officials would keep calling it "BocaChica", while the initiates would know that the first char is "star" and pronounce it correctly, "StarBocaChica". No official renaming would be required. 2. Will now BocaChicaGal be renamed into StarBaseGal ? 3. Will there be Starbucks there, or they will take the "star bucks" too personally and prohibit it at all? P.S. Still waiting for the EMS signatures for the Starships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Yeah, clouds are evaporating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 yay things are starting to get clear. Now would be a good time for flight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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