It just never gets old. Wow, that's cool..

Upcoming Launches

https://launchlibrary.net/

This is interesting.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Both fairing halves recovered. Will be flown on Starlink �� mission later this year. <a href="https://t.co/ouz1aqW3Mm">pic.twitter.com/ouz1aqW3Mm</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1116514068393680896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2019</a></blockquote>
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They apparently both went in the drink but came out intact. Since he's saying they'll use it for Starlink, that implies that it'll be a little bit of an experiment to see if they still perform well. Still, always cool to see all the little things they're working on.

Cool resource. I'll add it to the OP.

Update?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Falcon Heavy’s side boosters land on Landing Zones 1 and 2 <a href="https://t.co/nJCCaVHOeo">pic.twitter.com/nJCCaVHOeo</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1116553298176118784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Just a wet fart.

Glad to see. I’ve seen a lot of very smart women develop algorithms not get their due.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to Dr. Katie Bouman, who developed the algorithm which captured the first ever image of a black hole! You are an inspiration to all Americans and especially to young women and girls with STEAM dreams! <a href="https://t.co/OPV0X55lcc">https://t.co/OPV0X55lcc</a></p>&mdash; Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1116472714372558849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Technically, Katie Bouman was only one scientist out of many hundreds that worked on that project. She's getting all the credit because of an incorrect tweet claiming she "Single handedly" wrote the algorithm. But that couldn't be further from the case. Out of the ~900,000 lines of code for the algorithm, Katie only wrote about 2,000 lines. She just happened to be featured in a photo and the media has run with it.

Also... somebody tell Nancy it's "STEM" not "STEAM."

They added arts in for some reason, so now it's STEAM.

Stem doesn't cover the feelings/creative side that libs so desperately cling to like the right clings to their guns. Steam does.

No you haven’t.

You guys are ruining my perfectly politics-free thread. :sulk:

That is gayer than Mayor Pete Buttplug.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 wins launch of an asteroid-attacking NASA spacecraft

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-nas...tack-contract/

Cool to see them finally actually working on that potential problem. Armageddon was ahead of its time. :)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">that was really sick. great job spacex!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FalconHeavy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FalconHeavy</a> <a href="https://t.co/SmYfreIf09">pic.twitter.com/SmYfreIf09</a></p>&mdash; Sreyas Krishnan (@sreyasmusic) <a href="https://twitter.com/sreyasmusic/status/1116474677109587969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Great audio.

Next FH won't be long.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The returned side cores from the Arabsat 6A mission will require analysis to determine reusability. Pending the condition of the side cores, the target launch date is NET Jun 19.</p>&mdash; AF SMC (@AF_SMC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AF_SMC/status/1117836328182267907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Well, this is sad. They weren't planning on reusing it anyway, but it shows that it's still not 100% that a rocket that lands will eventually make it back safely.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SpaceX loses the center core of its Falcon Heavy rocket due to choppy seas <a href="https://t.co/gSWV4l63D0">https://t.co/gSWV4l63D0</a> <a href="https://t.co/WYkxlLvvbt">pic.twitter.com/WYkxlLvvbt</a></p>&mdash; The Verge (@verge) <a href="https://twitter.com/verge/status/1117895214637600768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Didn't know this:

Now it seems that the ocean once again got the better of the Falcon Heavy center core. SpaceX does have ways to secure the rockets it lands on drone ships, including a robot known as the “octagrabber” that latches on to the base of the boosters. But because the center core connects to two side boosters, it has a different design than a normal Falcon 9 booster. So the octagrabber cannot hold on to it in the same way.

Apparently, SpaceX’s octagrabber just needs some upgrades so that it can nab the center core, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. On Twitter, he noted that these attachments were not ready in time for last week’s landing. In the meantime, he noted that SpaceX may be able to save the engines of the core, though there was no mention of the rest of the booster.

We need to explore the space between our ears first.

/Wisest man ever

Juneteenth FTW.

Well, this sucks. Chances are, Crew Dragon is going to slip substantially.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Full story on SpaceX anomaly Saturday. Unconfirmed reports that it was a fairly serious incident.<a href="https://t.co/TirNB8869Q">https://t.co/TirNB8869Q</a></p>&mdash; Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) <a href="https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1119730184544976897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Ummm, yeah:

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Pretty good overview of what we know about the "anomaly" here.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019...agon-accident/

Suffice it to say, this is a pretty major incident and will likely cause a huge shift in timelines. I doubt we'll see a crewed launch in 2019 at this point.

Damn damn damn

Obviously a major malfunction. But I'm "glad" it happened during a test.

Yep, that's the key. It sucks that there will be delays, but it'd suck far worse if they killed a couple guys.

People just have to remember that sometimes malfunctions do happen. As long as they study and correct there's no reason to stop going forward.

It's what tests are for.

Overall, SpaceX testing has gone well. Always leads to success.

I hope they can determine the root cause. It seems difficult when all of the evidence has been exploded.

While true, they have a ton of sensors on everything and probably even more given that it was a test. I bet they'll be able to trace it down.

It still amazes me how much they can learn from plane wrecks and situations where practically everything is destroyed from fire or explosion or impact.

I would assume their sampling rate would be absurdly high, so hopefully they have data from between the malfunction and explosion. Elon's uncharacteristic silence is worrying me.

I wouldn't say I'm worried per se, but it is odd that he hasn't said a word about it.

In happier news, there's a launch to the ISS early tomorrow morning (3:12 am Eastern) if anyone cares enough to get up for it.

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Great video of the landing

The IR camera was neat as well.

The only thing I dislike more than IR cameras are blue LEDs.

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Awesome . All three boosters relanded and the first time thats been accomplished.

That feed is from a few weeks ago. Still cool though.

I feel dumb! But the live chat came up so I thought it was realtime.

I really wish YouTube would shut those kinds of channels down. They're intentionally misleading. So don't feel dumb.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First 60 <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceX</a> Starlink satellites loaded into Falcon fairing. Tight fit. <a href="https://t.co/gZq8gHg9uK">pic.twitter.com/gZq8gHg9uK</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1127388838362378241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Launch coming up Wednesday evening.

Weather is looking good for tonight at 10:30pm Eastern. I'll be curious to see what (if any) part of the deployment they'll show. I can't imagine 60 of them are going to be spit off very quickly.

Cool article with lots of details about Starlink here:

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-rev...s-launch-time/

Bump.

Thanks..

Long coast phase tonight. Landing and SECO will happen about 10 minutes in, then nothing for almost an hour. Hopefully they'll stick around to show at least some of the satellites deploying, but I really have no idea what to expect.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Starlink mission will be heaviest <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceX</a> payload ever at 18.5 tons. If all goes well, each launch of 60 satellites will generate more power than Space Station &amp; deliver 1 terabit of bandwidth to Earth.</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1128834111878193155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Bumping back 30 minutes.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New T-0 of 11:00 p.m. EDT—Falcon 9 and Starlink continue to look good for today&#39;s launch</p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1128841518599426048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Everyday Astronaut's stream is up if anyone's in the mood to start early.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTg9qAjSljc

I'm new to this. How soon will the webcast fire up?

NM I found it. 15 minutes before the scheduled liftoff.

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Scrubbed?

Huh. Launch is scrubbed. Wonder what's up.

Try again tomorrow.

Upper level winds.

Damn weather. :cuss:

Scrubbed for "about a week"

Boooo.

Damn.. What the hell?

Sounds like they found something in the software they didn't like.

Certainly isn't high level winds.

When you have 60 satellites to launch I'd bet you really want everything "right".

Bump. So far so good for 10:30pm EST launch tonight.

Thank you for the bump...

Everyday Astronaut's up for pregame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FHgVQwhUdc

SpaceX webcast is live.

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

Live now.

She's off!

Missed blastoff. Here for the landing.

Very cool. Thanks for reminding us.

45 min coast phase...

I think debris took out the on-board camera, then, as usual, the drone ship's camera blacks-out during the actual landing. Isn't that because of more than just the thunder from the engines?

Didn't get much of a shot, but looks like a nice bullseye. Satellite deploy should be a trip in 45 minutes or so. Just seeing it is kind of crazy.

https://i.imgur.com/YfzE9sn.png

Looks like they stuck the landing again.

I don't think that's ever going to get old, watching those things take off and land.

Lots of vibrations = bad for a satellite link. Once the ship stops rocking a bit, the link usually comes back.