A guy on reddit looked at all the tech specs and thinks that it can fit in a normal fairing, but with only about 2.5 cm of clearance. That seems awfully tight to me, but I doubt they let things rattle around in there much, so maybe it's fine.

And they might be able to get extra clearance by removing recovery hardware like the parachute packs and cameras. Would love to see if they have been building an oversized fairing for this.

For Donger...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All Falcon Heavy cores should be at the Cape in two to three months, so launch should happen a month after that</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/872888863504474112">June 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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So that means Heavy launch somewhere around October.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting June 19 launch of BulgariaSat-1 from historic Pad 39A <a href="https://t.co/sndsLhKtwA">pic.twitter.com/sndsLhKtwA</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/875484318449008641">June 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Just to check in with readers of this thread, I'm starting to settle into a pattern of posting stuff. I generally try to post:

1. Major news about milestones
2. After a launch, an estimate of the timing and key details of the next one
3. Completion of the static fire (and final target date and time)
4. Final heads-up somewhere between 2-24 hours before the launch
5. Any particularly awesome videos or shots of the launch

Everyone still liking that flow? I still recognize that there are like 5 of us who are really involved in this thread, so I hate to bump it TOO often. (That said, it's not like there are hundreds of NHL or NBA fans around here either, so there are other threads that are similar in scope.)

Even though I don't post much in here I appreciate the info. Keep it coming.

mo news is betta!

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017...launch-prices/

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">$300M cost diff between SpaceX and Boeing/Lockheed exceeds avg value of satellite, so flying with SpaceX means satellite is basically free <a href="https://t.co/CaOulCf7ot">https://t.co/CaOulCf7ot</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/875509067011153924">June 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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And anything from Elon is worth posting...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hawthorne, California <a href="https://t.co/d5qRlN0XQ7">pic.twitter.com/d5qRlN0XQ7</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/875849793204928512">June 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Please keep it coming, DaFace!

Keep it up, enjoying the thread. This stuff is very interesting

That flythrough of Hawthorne is kind of fun - especially the shots down the middle of the booster!

I added

5. Any particularly awesome videos or shots of the launch

Well, this sucks...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Postponing launch to replace fairing pneumatic valve. It is dual redundant, but not worth taking a chance. <a href="https://t.co/vnfxmeer7h">https://t.co/vnfxmeer7h</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/876536406230712320">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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But this would be fun...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If schedule holds there will be two Falcon 9 launches within 48 hours (Cape &amp; Vandenberg) this weekend <a href="https://t.co/GbleRPm6iZ">https://t.co/GbleRPm6iZ</a></p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/876536951418925057">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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This is a thread I look for when I log in. You probably have more people reading and enjoying the bumps than you realize.

Same here.

Double header would be awesome!