Wow, amazing video of MECO, stage sep and the flip!

These shots are going to be great. It's so clear that they're still able to get a visual on stage 2 after MECO, and since it's up in the sunlight you can still see the stage itself - not just the exhaust plume. Very cool.

Chatty Kathy is getting on my nerves.

Definitely one of the most picturesque launches they've ever had.

https://i.imgur.com/ykbvc0D.jpg

Looks like they found an IR camera? I hadn't seen that before.

That stage separation was real cool.

Never gets old...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just imagine how incredible this will look stabilized, without the overlay AND in high resolution!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/andrutay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@andrutay</a> stabilized the footage quick and seeing this clean of a tracking shot in high rez will be absolutely incredible! [emoji1696][emoji1696] Let’s see it [emoji7] <a href="https://t.co/J1yH6phXdt">pic.twitter.com/J1yH6phXdt</a></p>— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) <a href="https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut/status/1488324971302633472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, February 2 for Falcon 9’s launch of NROL-87 to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 12:18 p.m. PST (20:18 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on February 3 at 12:18 p.m. PST (20:18 UTC).

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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

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New T-0 for today's Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-87 mission is 12:27 p.m. PT

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No second stage footage... LMAO

But they'll show the landing

Zoom in on that wide shot please. A bit of secrecy there.

ICE MY ASS!!! THAT WAS A UFO!!!

Always such a cool watch.

Incredible precision. I forgot how close those buildings are to the landing pad...

I'd almost forgotten they even have a pad on the west coast...

Just a fan render, but super cool interior design concept for Starship. Significant upgrade to the Apollo missions.

https://starship.mobile.my3ideas.com/

SpaceX, not to be out-droned...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Drone shot of today&#39;s Falcon 9 launch and landing <a href="https://t.co/UWW2iFt6i5">pic.twitter.com/UWW2iFt6i5</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1489046664807477251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Damn - another launch this afternoon? Three launches in four days is kind of nutty.

Guess the three scrubs of the COSMOS mission compressed things a bit, but even without that, lots of birds flying!

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40 Starlink satellites wiped out by a geomagnetic storm

The satellites deployed on Thursday were significantly impacted by a geomagnetic storm on Friday. These storms cause the atmosphere to warm and atmospheric density at our low deployment altitudes to increase. In fact, onboard GPS suggests the escalation speed and severity of the storm caused atmospheric drag to increase up to 50 percent higher than during previous launches.

The deorbiting satellites pose zero collision risk with other satellites and by design demise upon atmospheric reentry.

https://www.spacex.com/updates/

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Just in case anyone is interested in Rocket Lab launches...

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I watched the 2nd season of Space Force over the weekend and they had named all of their satellites after 70's rock bands. ROFL

SLS rollout

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SLS is good, in a general sense, I suppose. It's good to have a rocket with moon capability. But is this really the future? Disposable boosters?

SpaceX just seems to be way ahead of everyone else at this point.

If Starship works, SLS will almost certainly be cancelled. But until we're sure it won't be a flop, I don't blame NASA for having at least SOMETHING working in parallel.

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On its twentieth flight, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter captures a view of the Martian terrain. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech

It’s been a busy year on Mars for NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, and it’s not about to slow down now. After 21 flights, the aircraft is still in excellent condition, so NASA has extended its mission through at least September.

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Cool seeing it punch the hole through the clouds.

First all-private, crewed launch to ISS is coming up tomorrow morning!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All systems are looking good for tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch of the <a href="https://twitter.com/Axiom_Space?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Axiom_Space</a> Ax-1 mission to the <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@space_station</a>; teams are keeping an eye on downrange weather along the ascent corridor. Webcast will go live at ~7:55 a.m. ET → <a href="https://t.co/N3MHSxCS0k">https://t.co/N3MHSxCS0k</a> <a href="https://t.co/Tb76kDRQRz">pic.twitter.com/Tb76kDRQRz</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1512065240116072466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

AXIOM getting ready...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLk_Vqp7nw

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Smooth like butter.

Thank you for flying on Falcon. Welcome to space! ROFL

The homage to Glenn was a nice touch.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve always loved this video of Space Shuttle Discovery’s ‘twang’ in full effect, courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASA</a> - (At T-6.6 sec, the shuttle&#39;s engines fire. Akin to a pendulum, the entire stack swings one way, then eventually comes back to vertical, before SRB ignition at vertical at T-0 sec <a href="https://t.co/UEQOcqUbvS">pic.twitter.com/UEQOcqUbvS</a></p>&mdash; The Rogue Astronaut (@therogue_astro) <a href="https://twitter.com/therogue_astro/status/1301531209433067520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Busy days coming up for SpaceX:



SpaceX is targeting Thursday, April 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 11:14 a.m. ET, or 15:14 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, April 22.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and eight Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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

Saw this the other day and thought it was pretty cool...

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Due to weather, now targeting 1:51 p.m. ET for today’s launch of Starlink</p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1517142930317737994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Great video of the landing. Saw the legs take the weight/energy.

The next Electron launch, There and Back Again, has been pushed back to April 27th due to weather. This will be their first attempt at a mid-air recovery (no Frankie, recovery). I know the Neutron is expected to replace the Electron, but I'm expecting this will still give Rocket Lab a lot of important reusability data.

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AX-1 splashdown coming up in ~20 minutes.

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On...

Cool so far... First chutes out...

Four good mains... Woot..

Toasted marshmallow. LMAO

Missed it due to a work call, but looks like all went well. Good to see all four chutes cooperating this time...

I mean, that's cool and all. But where's the aliens?

It went very well. The boat-side process has improved too.

I'm not staying up for it, but if anyone's a night owl, the Crew-4 launch is coming up in 4 hours or so. Webcast is live.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watch Falcon 9 launch Dragon and the Crew-4 astronauts to the <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@space_station</a> → <a href="https://t.co/X7abHvGtMp">https://t.co/X7abHvGtMp</a> <a href="https://t.co/IhWE5Ta6lv">https://t.co/IhWE5Ta6lv</a></p>— SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1519164525731188736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Debris Field From Perseverance Landing Gear Seen by Mars Helicopter: Perseverance’s backshell, supersonic parachute, and associated debris field is strewn across the Martian surface in this image captured by NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during its 26th flight on April 19, 2022. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Humans, leaving trash everywhere they go! :)

Yep.

LOL. I came across this and posted before I checked this thread and then deleted it not to look like a moran. Thanks !

I have tickets to see Professor Brian Cox in Chicago on Wednesday night. Looking forward to his lecture and presentation

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SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 3:07 p.m. PT, 22:07 UTC.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage will return to Earth and land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff.


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What the heck are the "used tissue" looking things that appear at the top of the M-Vac engine around 18:25?

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SpaceX is targeting Saturday, May 14 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 4:40 p.m. ET, or 20:40 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Sunday, May 15 at 4:12 p.m. ET, or 20:12 UTC.

Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage will return to Earth and land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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I can barely keep track of Starlink launches anymore!

But aside from that, they're finally trying to get Starliner's OFT-2 (demo) launch off the ground with another test flight today at 6:54pm ET. Fingers crossed they've gotten their damn valves figured out...

Those booster landings still amaze me every time.

Good to see Starliner finally make it into space, but man Boeing really needs to up their streaming game. CGI animation of a rocket in flight just doesn't cut it anymore. Though I guess if they can manage a successful mission that will be a nice upgrade. lol

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SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 8 for launch of Nilesat 301 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The two-hour and twenty-nine-minute window opens at 5:04 p.m. ET, 21:04 UTC. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, June 9 with the same window.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously supported the launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, and two Starlink missions. After stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff.

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I love the fact that SpaceX has all those big convoluted names for their recovery ships and then "Doug" to recover the fairings. :)

Agree it's funny, but the explanations are relatively straightforward. The drone ships are named after ships in Ian M Banks novels. The recovery ships are named after Bob and Doug, the Demo 2 astronauts.

Musk should make that rocket to where every time it takes a satellite to orbit it runs over and grabs a NK, China ,Russian satellite and brings it back.

SpaceX is targeting Friday, June 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 12:08 p.m. ET, or 16:08 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, June 18 at 11:47 a.m. ET, or 15:47 UTC.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and nine Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff.

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Wow great and uninterrupted video of the landing. For the 13th time for this booster...

They are definitely getting better at capturing landing video.

Crazy considering they used to have a stretch goal of getting 10 launches out of a booster.

Third launch in around 36 hours coming up for SpaceX in a few minutes. Amazing the pace at which they operate these days.

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 29 for launch of SES-22 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:04 p.m. ET, 21:04 UTC. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, June 30 with the same window.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously supported the launch of one Starlink mission. After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff.

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Thanks for the heads-up, even though I watched it after the fact, it never gets old...

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SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 9:11 a.m. ET (13:11 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, July 8 at 8:49 a.m. ET (12:49 UTC).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3, and seven Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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

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