<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Starbase team preparing for second Booster 9 static fire, live views will begin a few minutes prior to ignition <a href="https://t.co/jEcvHRUrZZ">pic.twitter.com/jEcvHRUrZZ</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1695119566362513915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Better than the first one, but still had two Raptors shut down before full duration:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire successfully lit all 33 Raptor engines, with all but two running for the full duration. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on this exciting milestone! <a href="https://t.co/1hzs768vHg">pic.twitter.com/1hzs768vHg</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1695158759717474379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

So weird that they continue to lose engines. Hope that's a surmountable problem.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watch LIVE as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Crew7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Crew7</a> launches to the <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Space_Station</a> on the <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpaceX</a> Dragon Endurance!<br><br>Liftoff from <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASAKennedy</a> is set for 3:27am ET (0727 UTC). <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskNASA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskNASA</a> your questions, and they may be answered on air. <a href="https://t.co/WyGyA6G4cv">https://t.co/WyGyA6G4cv</a></p>&mdash; NASA (@NASA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1695277417798184981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Gearing up for the next Starship test!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fully stacked Starship on the launch pad at Starbase <a href="https://t.co/cebFZEVrJZ">pic.twitter.com/cebFZEVrJZ</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1699229958064005624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Seems like the only loose end now is FAA approval. Hopefully test flight go for launch next week. Perhaps a wet dress rehearsal Monday, and flight on Wednesday/Thursday.

https://i.postimg.cc/tgrc0fQ1/IMG-0006.jpg

Had a look at fully stacked Starship this morning.

Sounds like 2nd integrated test flight now a few weeks out.

FH launch scheduled for tomorrow but weather sounds iffy:

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Thursday, October 12 at 10:16 a.m. ET for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the Psyche mission to an interplanetary transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, October 13 at 10:19 a.m. ET.

The Psyche spacecraft will travel to a metal-rich asteroid of the same name orbiting the Sun between Jupiter and Mars in pursuit of studying the exposed nickel-iron core of an early planet, one of the building blocks of our solar system. The mission will also demonstrate NASA’s first deep space test of the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) system – high-bandwidth optical communications through space and back to Earth – from distances far exceeding the Moon – using a near-infrared laser.

This will be the fourth launch for the side boosters, both of which previously supported USSF-44, USSF-67, and Hughes JUPTER 3. Following stage separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land on SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

A live webcast of this mission will begin on NASA TV about 45 minutes prior to liftoff.

T-20:00 maybe:

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Not finding an actual SpaceX YouTube feed, just Twitter which is shit. So, here's NASA:

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SpaceX is only streaming on TwiX these days because Elon is a man child. I missed the launch, but glad to see it went well. Looks like we'll have pretty regular FH launches in the next couple of years, which is exciting as well!

I watched one of the other YouTube streams and was surprised when they cut to the watching area that it looked like there were maybe 5 people there. That area used to be packed for launches.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vehicle is ready for the second test flight of a fully integrated Starship, pending regulatory approval <a href="https://t.co/9tC4yKecmw">pic.twitter.com/9tC4yKecmw</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1716979627154149710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Could be...."soon"... :drool:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A Notice to Mariners has been published advising of a possible launch opportunity November 6th.<a href="https://t.co/dh8PFCZZqf">https://t.co/dh8PFCZZqf</a> <a href="https://t.co/y9q6IbaNwj">pic.twitter.com/y9q6IbaNwj</a></p>&mdash; Boca Chica Road Closures (@BocaRoad) <a href="https://twitter.com/BocaRoad/status/1717218541370593428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

And a few weeks back, Cybertruck was around Starbase and the launchpad, hauling Raptor engines.

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com...ng-jpeg.26653/

Here's a worthwhile watch from the International Astronautical Congress conference earlier this month, discussion with Elon Musk regarding Starship and Starbase development:

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The second flight test of a fully integrated Starship could launch as soon as mid-November, pending regulatory approval → <a href="https://t.co/pxgvgUeIFF">https://t.co/pxgvgUeIFF</a> <a href="https://t.co/P40vOCaFaZ">pic.twitter.com/P40vOCaFaZ</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1720523323212492904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Do the thing. <a href="https://t.co/ZlofWOT5HZ">pic.twitter.com/ZlofWOT5HZ</a></p>&mdash; Max Evans (@_mgde_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1720941142169022902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SpaceX&#39;s Mechazilla System stacking ops comparison, by NSF&#39;s Elisar (<a href="https://twitter.com/ENNEPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@enneps</a>).<br><br>Booster 4 and Ship 20.<br>Booster 7 and Ship 24<br>Booster 9 and Ship 25.<a href="https://t.co/e3xbqPnwZ5">https://t.co/e3xbqPnwZ5</a> <a href="https://t.co/NCEvdIgjga">pic.twitter.com/NCEvdIgjga</a></p>&mdash; Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1720893923566956570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>