It's back!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Falcon Heavy in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A <a href="https://t.co/Ul1Ti8e8qH">pic.twitter.com/Ul1Ti8e8qH</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1584313461999181825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

We get a Falcon Heavy launch tomorrow (hopefully)!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In a news release just now Space Systems Command says Tuesday’s Falcon Heavy launch is on schedule for 9:41am ET (13:41 UTC). <a href="https://t.co/dgYPPathgb">pic.twitter.com/dgYPPathgb</a></p>&mdash; Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) <a href="https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1587121589115551745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This is a pretty thorough discussion about why there's been such a massive gap since the last FH launch.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ahead of the much-awaited USSF-44 launch, it is natural to ask why it has been more than 40 months since the Falcon Heavy last flew. And perhaps more importantly, does this suggest the rocket was a mistake?<a href="https://t.co/unzFOznM8M">https://t.co/unzFOznM8M</a></p>&mdash; Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) <a href="https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1587148307134124032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Crazy stat:

T-40:00

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, November 1 at 9:41 a.m. ET (13:41 UTC) for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-44 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Wednesday, November 2 at 9:37 a.m. ET (13:37 UTC).

Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.

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Looks foggy...

Nice! I opened this thread at 10...9...8...

Not gonna win any awards for views today. It was still awesome to see it on the way up, though.

Good shots of the boosters

And suddenly blue skies. Nice.

OUTSTANDING!!!

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, November 12 for launch of the Intelsat G-31/G-32 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 120-minute launch window opens at 11:06 a.m. ET (16:06 UTC). A backup launch opportunity is available on Sunday, November 13 with the same window.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Dragon's first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and 10 Starlink missions.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.

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T-3:00

Something looked off with the 2nd stage engine. A tear in the foil... Then, right before SECO, there seemed to be some venting gas. Perhaps the venting gas is normal, I just don't recall seeing it before.

Another attempt for Artemis is up tonight!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two Moon rockets, 50 years apart. On this day 50 years ago, the Apollo 17 mission had just completed its wet dress rehearsal. Today at <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA_Kennedy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASA_Kennedy</a>, NASA&#39;s Artemis mission sits on its launch pad, ready for launch at 1:04 am ET. <a href="https://t.co/qwyWX2MTKy">pic.twitter.com/qwyWX2MTKy</a></p>— NASA&#39;s Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1592547972449177600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

20 minutes to go:

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