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#5581 |
"Think BOOM!"
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W
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"The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during the Starlink Group 8-6 mission remains open, provided all other license requirements are met," FAA officials wrote in a statement late Friday (Aug. 30). SpaceX made the return to flight request on Aug. 29 and the FAA gave approval on Aug. 30.
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#5582 |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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Starliner made it back largely without incident. Astronauts would have been fine.
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#5583 |
Repeal the 19th Amendment
Join Date: Nov 2018
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#5584 |
"Think BOOM!"
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W
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SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, September 10 at 3:38 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There are two additional launch opportunities within the four-hour window at 5:23 a.m. ET and 7:09 a.m. ET. If needed, backup opportunities are available on Wednesday, September 11 at the same times.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about 3.5 hours prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew Crew-1 to and from the International Space Station, and Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission to orbit. This will be the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8 and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. MISSION OBJECTIVES During their multi-day mission to orbit, Dragon and the crew will endeavor to reach the highest Earth orbit ever flown since the Apollo program and participate in the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) by commercial astronauts wearing SpaceX-developed EVA suits. They will also conduct 36 research studies and experiments from 31 partner institutions designed to advance both human health on Earth and during long-duration spaceflight, and test Starlink laser-based communications in space. The Polaris Dawn crew will combine their expertise, knowledge, and passion for spaceflight to further human space exploration. This will be the first human spaceflight for Mission Pilot Kidd Poteet, Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis, and Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Anna Menon. Mission Commander Jared Isaacman previously flew to space as commander of Inspiration4. This will also be the first time two SpaceX employees will be part of a human spaceflight crew, providing valuable insight to future missions on the road to making life multiplanetary. |
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#5585 |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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Looks like they're on. I'm not gonna stay up for the launch, but I'm excited for the mission.
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#5586 |
Repeal the 19th Amendment
Join Date: Nov 2018
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Already broadcasting ahead of launch in T-minus 3 hours 11 minutes.
Don’t plan on staying up either though.
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#5587 |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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There are currently humans further from earth than there have been in my lifetime (since Apollo). Pretty cool.
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#5588 |
Repeal the 19th Amendment
Join Date: Nov 2018
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#5589 |
Repeal the 19th Amendment
Join Date: Nov 2018
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Tropical Storm (now Hurricane) Francine dumped on us here in the Starbase area. Deluged by several days of rain, finally ended this afternoon. Getting to site meant having to drive through South Bay over Highway 4.
But that's not all! Significant Starship Flight 5 licensing delays to top it off.
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