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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1875 on: November 16, 2022, 09:16:05 AM »
Trans-Luna Injection (TLI) complete.
Yep, have fun with that one.  :rofl:
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1876 on: November 16, 2022, 09:17:51 AM »
Doing some planned course corrections now.

Already 40k miles from the earth.

Artemis I Trajectory Burn en Route to the Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oeJJDGJQiM

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1877 on: November 16, 2022, 09:21:51 AM »
I stayed up last night to watch the launch.  I have to admit it was more out of morbid curiosity than excitement, given all the troubles Artemis 1 had up to this point.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1878 on: November 16, 2022, 09:29:27 AM »
Every problem they were having last night was not on the rocket itself, the leak was on in the launch platform and the radar was a range issue.
SLS preformed beautifully, don't think you could have asked for better out of the rocket from everything I've seen.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1879 on: November 16, 2022, 10:39:55 AM »
Good Morning

A Breathtaking View of NASA's SLS Rocket Launch in 4K | LC Press Site View | SLS Rocket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOUe5RVK6wA
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1880 on: November 16, 2022, 06:11:33 PM »
Scott Manley

Some cool images in this

The BRIGHTEST Rocket Launch In History - SLS Launches Artemis 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GmR5mfD2wE
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1881 on: November 17, 2022, 03:24:45 PM »
SLS Block 1 Artemis I Isolated Launch Views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLALLUyd-nI
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1882 on: November 18, 2022, 02:08:06 PM »
Lovely
Haven't seen any details in print yet but in the meantime here's this video.

Chinese booster explodes in Low Earth Orbit!! New cloud of debris threatens Starlink and ISS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2G-dsarGOk
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1883 on: November 18, 2022, 06:24:27 PM »
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The US Space Force confirmed on Saturday that a Chinese rocket stage broke up at least 500 kilometers over our heads on Nov. 12, creating some 50 new pieces of space junk around the same altitude as a number of SpaceX Starlink satellites and above where the International Space Station orbits.
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The pieces of the Long March 6A could eventually get pulled back down to Earth’s atmosphere, where they would likely burn up completely. But Bassa says that could take a few years. Along the way the debris would pass through the same orbital altitude as the International Space Station.

Yay, more junk to dodge.

A Spent Chinese Rocket Just Mysteriously Broke Apart In Low-Earth Orbit
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2022/11/13/a-spent-chinese-rocket-just-mysteriously-broke-apart-in-low-earth-orbit/?sh=5c8cc9541693
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1884 on: November 22, 2022, 12:56:46 PM »
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Falcon 9 is launching Dragon's CRS-26 cargo resupply mission to the Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:54 PM EST (20:54 UTC) from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01dWSpFQwNo
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1885 on: November 22, 2022, 03:20:52 PM »
Launch coverage is live and they're going for propellant loading despise the weather.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1886 on: November 22, 2022, 03:50:51 PM »
Weather scrub
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1887 on: November 22, 2022, 03:52:30 PM »
SLS blew the doors off, literally

Huge Artemis 1 moon rocket blew the doors off its launch tower's elevators (video)
https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-rocket-damage-launch-pad



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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1888 on: November 22, 2022, 05:27:52 PM »
SLS blew the doors off, literally

Huge Artemis 1 moon rocket blew the doors off its launch tower's elevators (video)
https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-rocket-damage-launch-pad



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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1889 on: November 22, 2022, 07:41:46 PM »
Another SX launch up for tonight.
Weather is a factor at the cape since SX had a weather scrub at the cape for CRS-26 earlier.

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SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 carrying the Eutelsat-10B satellite. The launch will occur from CCSFS SLC-40 headed to a geostationary transfer orbit. The first stage is B1049-11, which will not attempt a landing and be expended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zURkZrW0ius
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1890 on: November 23, 2022, 10:45:34 AM »
That launch made it through the weather. No landing since the booster was expended to maximize burn time.

The earlier one that had a weather scrub is going for it again Tues

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SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, November 22 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 26th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-26) mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 3:54 p.m. ET (20:54 UTC), and a backup launch opportunity is available on Saturday, November 26 at 2:20 p.m. ET (19:20 UTC), pending range approval.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltY790_MdtM

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1891 on: November 26, 2022, 08:09:53 AM »
B7 pretty much destroyed the concrete under the OLM during the 14 engine static fire and they're having to replace the concrete with a another type.
Weld issues and work on S24
SX work at the cape.
More SLS pad damage info.
And some amazing SLS/Artemis views

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SpaceX Starship and SLS Ground System Damage, Artemis 1 Amazing Updates, Eutelsat 10B, CRS-26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b7EdsSMzAM
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1892 on: November 26, 2022, 11:00:35 AM »
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Falcon 9 is launching Dragon's CRS-26 cargo resupply mission to the Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:20 PM EST (19:20 UTC) from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY-J9q6sRrg
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1893 on: November 28, 2022, 04:17:13 PM »
SpaceX Potential Static Fire of Super Heavy Booster 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1QnMzWa7QE
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1894 on: November 29, 2022, 10:38:37 AM »
But wait, there's more

SpaceX Potential Static Fire of Super Heavy Booster 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRZvQ_8E_Q
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1895 on: November 29, 2022, 05:14:57 PM »
Big static fire

If you're up at 3:00am

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SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 carrying HAKUTO-R Mission 1. The launch will occur from CCSFS SLC-40 headed to a high energy elliptical orbit. The first stage is B1073-5, which will land at Landing Zone 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nCQTuf98Dw
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1896 on: November 30, 2022, 08:59:01 AM »
Scrubbed, rescheduled to Dec 1, 03:37 EDT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaaF0IgzGSI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nCQTuf98Dw


The missions,  rather interesting.

 Japanese commercial moon lander, UAE rover ready for launch on SpaceX rocket
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/11/29/japanese-commercial-moon-lander-uae-rover-ready-for-launch-on-spacex-rocket/

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1897 on: November 30, 2022, 11:10:37 AM »
 Booster 7 - 13 Second Static Fire Test | SpaceX Boca Chica
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1898 on: November 30, 2022, 12:15:59 PM »
Scrubbed, rescheduled to Dec 1, 03:37 EDT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaaF0IgzGSI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nCQTuf98Dw


The missions,  rather interesting.

 Japanese commercial moon lander, UAE rover ready for launch on SpaceX rocket
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/11/29/japanese-commercial-moon-lander-uae-rover-ready-for-launch-on-spacex-rocket/

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1899 on: December 01, 2022, 08:46:31 AM »
Scrubbed again and headed back to the barn.
New launch date unknown at this point

SpaceX rocket trouble postpones Japanese moon lander launch
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/11/30/spacex-rocket-trouble-postpones-japanese-moon-lander-launch/
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