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11-14-2023, 09:32 PM
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Elon says Starship launch with splashdown near Hawaii could come as soon as this Friday, Nov 17:
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1724271004044644800?s=61
Link to SpaceX for live launch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6na40SqzYnU
(And in further news from the Musk-man, first Cybertruck deliveries Nov 30, with a clause that owners can’t sell for a year)
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11-18-2023, 02:12 AM
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Looks like launch is possible for tomorrow, Saturday 11/18, the actuator fin which caused the delay has been replaced.
Here’s a view of Starbase this week:
https://x.com/tobimuelhauser/status/1725...07733?s=61
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11-18-2023, 11:03 AM
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For anyone still awake, the launch is two hours away at the time of writing. The live youtube link to the launch is here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/uOI35G7cP7o...y4TlmFXlhi
https://www.youtube.com/live/6na40SqzYnU...hv9r9nmQtq for an amateurs' view.
If all goes well, the second stage will touch down about 60 or 70 miles northwest of Kauai later tonight, but is not something you will likely be able to see from the Big Island.
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11-18-2023, 01:04 PM
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It just launched.
It looks as though the launch was successful, the 1st stage had to be blown up after separation (a more than spectacular explosion), and the second stage continued but had to be "terminated" a few minutes later when it was nearly at the end of its burn. I think SpaceX will consider that a big success.
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11-19-2023, 11:23 AM
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Worth watching this video from Scott Manley. It's speculation but he does know his stuff.
https://youtu.be/hF2C7xE9Mj4?si=Kl70CMh2W3E9fzkt
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TomK,
Thanks for the link to Scott Manley.
Starship progress is made in steps. It’s easy to forget how many Redstone & Atlas rockets blew up on the launchpad, then a few feet above the launchpad, before they eventually flew into space.
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Starship 3 could launch in the next few weeks.
The new splashdown site won’t be Hawaii however, reentry is now planned for the Indian Ocean.
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(03-12-2024, 08:30 PM)HereOnThePrimalEdge Wrote: Starship 3 could launch in the next few weeks.
The new splashdown site won’t be Hawaii however, reentry is now planned for the Indian Ocean.
Makes sense. That's closer to where TMT will probably eventually be built.
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Possible launch time:
Thursday March 14,2024
2 AM HST
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/...p-flight-3
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03-15-2024, 06:48 AM
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There's a very good summary by Scott Manley of the recent mission along with videos from SpaceX at
https://youtu.be/8htMpR7mnaM?si=RC2kCa4KhiGLUWJv.
No matter what opinions you might hold about SpaceX, they excel at showing live on-board videos. These were the best I have ever seen of a launch and in sub-orbit from a spacecraft.
