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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #400 on: March 29, 2021, 10:31:49 AM »
FTS armed so that means  [popcorn]

BTW: My SN11 bingo bet is B2
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #401 on: March 29, 2021, 11:37:58 AM »
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FAA inspector unable to reach Starbase in time for launch today. Postponed to no earlier than tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1376558233624666120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3Aelonmusk%7Ctwcon%5Etimelinechrome&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.starshipstalker.com%2F

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #402 on: March 29, 2021, 01:05:26 PM »

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Now you know how I feel.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #403 on: March 29, 2021, 01:12:30 PM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #404 on: March 29, 2021, 07:01:24 PM »
FAA inspector accidentally turned right at Albuquerque.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #405 on: March 30, 2021, 08:51:15 AM »
Turn on the computer and they're going for a launch this morning and you can't even see the darn thing in the fog.


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Tracking to a potential 8am liftoff

Note: 8am CT
 
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #406 on: March 30, 2021, 08:59:23 AM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #407 on: March 30, 2021, 08:59:47 AM »
I can see part of the tank farm!
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #408 on: March 30, 2021, 09:01:21 AM »
She's flying ... somewhere where that glow is.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #409 on: March 30, 2021, 09:07:39 AM »
Big boom and flying debris. Live feed camera even got hit.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #410 on: March 30, 2021, 09:08:03 AM »
Great big kaboom during the engine restart.  Bits and pieces raining down over the launch site.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #411 on: March 30, 2021, 09:10:37 AM »
SN12 you're up! Oh wait
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #412 on: March 30, 2021, 09:16:26 AM »
I'll take all squares.  Betting on an airborne explosion.

Looks like you're the winner
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #413 on: March 30, 2021, 09:19:14 AM »
I'll take all squares.  Betting on an airborne explosion.

Winner winner chicken dinner.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #414 on: March 30, 2021, 09:20:08 AM »
Several live streamers cameras took hits. Know of at least one that was taken out.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #415 on: March 30, 2021, 09:23:58 AM »
Dang. 

NASA would have been frozen in a 5 year study to find out what went wrong.  Hope they  have no problem continuing.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #416 on: March 30, 2021, 09:32:22 AM »
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At least the crater is in the right place!
 
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #417 on: March 30, 2021, 09:36:33 AM »
One casualty confirmed.  A yucca plant in front of a camera was clobbered by flying debris.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #418 on: March 30, 2021, 09:42:42 AM »
Chamber pressure issues on Engine 2 during ascent. May or may not have a connection with the RUD during landing 
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #419 on: March 30, 2021, 09:45:06 AM »
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Looks like engine 2 had issues on ascent & didn’t reach operating chamber pressure during landing burn, but, in theory, it wasn’t needed.

Something significant happened shortly after landing burn start. Should know what it was once we can examine the bits later today.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #420 on: March 30, 2021, 09:54:55 AM »
Dang. 

NASA would have been frozen in a 5 year study to find out what went wrong.  Hope they  have no problem continuing.

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SN15 rolls to launch pad in a few days. It has hundreds of design improvements across structures, avionics/software & engine.

Hopefully, one of those improvements covers this problem. If not, then retrofit will add a few more days.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #421 on: March 30, 2021, 10:41:44 AM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #422 on: March 30, 2021, 11:00:02 AM »
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Our last views of #Starship #SN11's flight, now with sound!

That's a big boom.

https://twitter.com/TheFavoritist/status/1376895130125414404
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #423 on: March 30, 2021, 11:57:57 AM »
Bit and pieces of SN11 everywhere
Note the checklist, Crash: Check

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTA0GTgFn5E
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #424 on: March 30, 2021, 12:05:41 PM »
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