Some cool shots I hadn't seen before.

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SN9 hop scheduled for tomorrow

Starship SN9 12.5km hop
SpaceXSuborbital
Boca Chica
SN9
NET Tue, 12th Jan 2021

Apparently there were some really bad winds in TX today.

Love the soundtrack they added. :D

Is it chili day?

Will have to ask at the SpaceX restaurant!

Image from Mary's drive-by tour...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0OfNkZDQy8

Hop moved back

Starship SN9 12.5km hop
SpaceXSuborbital
Boca Chica
SN9
NET Wed, 13th Jan 2021

Now three static fires today:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">STATIC FIRE for Starship SN9 (again!) - the first time Starship has conducted same day back-to-back triple Raptor Static Fire tests.<br><br> Mary (<a href="https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BocaChicaGal</a>) capturing more milestones.<br><br>➡️<a href="https://t.co/eRoZBqx27y">https://t.co/eRoZBqx27y</a> <a href="https://t.co/Hd2iY2g2ri">pic.twitter.com/Hd2iY2g2ri</a></p>&mdash; Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1349452049830785025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

And Dragon coming home today as well.

I almost toyed with catching a last-minute flight to San Antonio and trying to catch SN9 this weekend. Talked myself out of it since there's not a lot to do there otherwise. Man, I'm ready for this COVID shit to go away.

I cancelled my planned road trip over the holidays. Considering a drive for SN15 or later if it's after February.

Blue Origin doing.... something today?

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Very cool shots for that launch. Well done, BO!

But the anticipated mission took a blow on Friday when SpaceX chief Elon Musk, 49, took to Twitter to announce two of the Starship's engines need replacement.

The world's richest man was asked by one SpaceX fan whether the company was still aiming at a weekend launch.

Mr Musk replied: "Two of the engines need slight repairs, so will be switched out."

Another tweet from Everyday Astronaut pointed out an engine swap on Starship's last iteration, SN8, caused a 26-day delay and the SN9 "might head home for a bit if they're replacing two"

Bummer. Yeah, that'll cause a delay for sure.

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Teams from NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program conducted a hot fire of the Artemis I core stage on Jan. 16 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. All four RS-25 engines ignited successfully, but the test was stopped early after about a minute. At this point, the test was fully automated. During the firing, the onboard software acted appropriately and initiated a safe shutdown of the engines. During the test, the propellant tanks were pressurized, and this data will be valuable as the team plans the path forward. In coming days, engineers will continue to analyze data and will inspect the core stage and its four RS-25 engines to determine the next steps.