I'm a sucker for Elon's sense of humor.

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This is just fan art - not anything official from SpaceX - but it's a cool look at what the finished product MIGHT look like.

https://i.redd.it/4rxtq7l5ne921.jpg

Launch tomorrow morning if anyone's interested. Should be landing on the droneship on the west coast.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Falcon 9 and 10 Iridium NEXT satellites vertical on SpaceX’s California launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Tomorrow’s instantaneous launch window is at 7:31 a.m. PST, 15:31 UTC → <a href="https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z">https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z</a> <a href="https://t.co/z3fv7j11xH">pic.twitter.com/z3fv7j11xH</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1083552402752434177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-cards="hidden" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Starship test flight rocket just finished assembly at the <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceX</a> Texas launch site. This is an actual picture, not a rendering. <a href="https://t.co/k1HkueoXaz">pic.twitter.com/k1HkueoXaz</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1083567087983964160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
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https://i.imgur.com/91ajNJQ.jpg

(Note Starman for scale.)

Awesome! Will be driving down Sunset at that very moment...

Might be a little late for a really spectacular show (since it'll be slightly after sunrise), but it should still be fun to watch!

T-5 minutes

That was all nominal.

Another awesome launch. Love how routine it all is now.

I'm kind of going to miss Iridium. They've been a huge supporter of SpaceX, and a lot of the "iffy" launches have been theirs. I bet we'll miss not having them as a mainstay customer.

Why are they losing them? Do they have all the satellites deployed now that they could ever need?

Yep. Iridium is replacing their old network with 75 new satellites at 10 per launch. This was launch #8, so they don't need any more.

I suppose it's possible they might need more down the road, but it'll be a long time.

Unfortunately super overcast so nothing to see from the ground. :(

Wood.

Saw the replay of today's launch. It's amazing how a rocket engine can disrupt a radio signal. I get that it's shake the hell out of everything, but wow...

And a perfectly centered landing.. Woot!