First 2 episodes are up. Very focused on the crew, backgrounds, selection, etc. Pretty emotional. Very focused on the mission, with much less focus on SpaceX than I expected. I actually enjoyed it and am looking forward to the rest of the episodes.

Very soft focus and inspiration-based. These are clearly normal people on a special journey, and that's the point.

Tough to keep at bay a sense of foreboding, personalizing people doing something extraordinary without skills and training to deal with potential adversity. One side says it's foolhardy, and one side says it's a leviathan testament to the faith in the procedures and engineering to do this and publicize it before it's done.

And I gotta say, the use of 'Uninvited' at the end of ep 2 was friggin' inspired. Chills and tears aplenty.

Booster 4 update:

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-orb...ch-pad-return/

Apparently R69 was installed on S20 the other day. Love the "coincidences".

Haven't seen any pics of the engine bells on B4 during this move yet. Last time there were 5 engines that had not yet been test fired. Assuming the rush to perform a fit check on the platform. Hoping in the last week they were able to replace those engines.

Finished episode 2. It's certainly a good hype video if nothing else!

Love Dr. Proctor. It's fun to have a true space geek in the mix.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s official: I’ve now captured, sealed, and stored the first core sample ever drilled on another planet, in a quest to return samples to Earth. It’s the first in a one-of-a-kind Martian rock collection. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SamplingMars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SamplingMars</a> <br><br>Read more: <a href="https://t.co/bs4Hd4Fzyw">https://t.co/bs4Hd4Fzyw</a> <a href="https://t.co/2jwF7cOcMZ">pic.twitter.com/2jwF7cOcMZ</a></p>&mdash; NASA&#39;s Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1435023904657928192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Launch date update! December 18, 2021 is now the target launch date for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASAWebb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASAWebb</a>! �� This date was coordinated between <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/esa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESA</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/Arianespace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Arianespace</a>. <br><br>Next: Webb will be packed for its journey to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. <br><br>Read more: <a href="https://t.co/iOwqMiv79y">https://t.co/iOwqMiv79y</a> <a href="https://t.co/NLUChLOLG4">pic.twitter.com/NLUChLOLG4</a></p>&mdash; NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAWebb/status/1435616312915636224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The third picture being a human hand holding the sample container threw me for a second.

It's taken a while for demand to catch up, but it's looking like we're finally going to see fairly regular Falcon Heavy launches!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Upcoming Falcon Heavy missions! [emoji573]<br>-USSF-44 (NET October 2021)<br>-USSF-52 (NET 2022)<br>-ViaSat 3 (NET 2022)<br>-Psyche (NET 2022)<br>-USSF-67 (NET 2022)<br>-VIPER (NET 2023)<br>-GOES-U (NET April 2024)<br>-Europa Clipper (NET 2024) <br>-Gateway (NET 2024)<br>-Dragon XL 1+2 (NET 2024 and 2026)<br><br>[emoji991] SpaceX <a href="https://t.co/gk4tACA2t7">pic.twitter.com/gk4tACA2t7</a></p>— Everything SpaceX (@spacex360) <a href="https://twitter.com/spacex360/status/1436435813940834309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I'm a little bummed that the next one will expend the center core, but dual drone ship landings should be fun. Date is currently NET October 9th.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My first two rock samples are likely volcanic with hints of salts that may hold bubbles of ancient water. They’re pieces of a bigger puzzle, to learn:<br><br>- how this area formed<br>- its history of water<br>- if past life ever existed here<br><br>More on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SamplingMars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SamplingMars</a>: <a href="https://t.co/rFOBz2Mrak">https://t.co/rFOBz2Mrak</a> <a href="https://t.co/ztugkQwFQi">pic.twitter.com/ztugkQwFQi</a></p>&mdash; NASA&#39;s Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1436366199424569346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This Falcon 9 first stage booster previously supported two launches of GPS-III satellites for the <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceForceDoD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceForceDoD</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1437087108762464265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Starlink launch tonight @ 8:55 PM PST from Vandenberg, FYI

Some interesting tidbits:

https://www.elonx.net/what-we-know-a...lown-to-space/

T-1 hour

Man, I am having a wonderful Monday night.