Oh, and thanks for the link to the drone footage. Absolutely gorgeous in 4k.

I updated the OP with the current target for the next launch (2/28 late night), but I'm gonna be floored if they actually turn the pad around in 8 days with a brand new system in place.

I'm hoping they do, but mainly because I want to see the SES-10 launch happen as quickly as possible. I really want that to happen in March and not slip to April. A quick turnaround for Echostar 23 would be a good sign.

Yeah, unfortunately initial SpaceX timelines are always overly optimistic. I think the best gauge of how close they are to meeting 2020 we'll see this year will be the re-use launch with SES-10 in March/April (hopefully) and the first FH launch this summer (hopefully). Apparently the FH launch will be from SLC-40, so waiting for repairs to complete.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX">@SpaceX</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash">#Dragon</a> spacecraft has waved off today’s planned rendezvous and docking with <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station">@Space_Station</a>: <a href="https://t.co/mzKW5uV4hS">https://t.co/mzKW5uV4hS</a> <a href="https://t.co/XMmTJlQdeE">pic.twitter.com/XMmTJlQdeE</a></p>&mdash; NASA (@NASA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA/status/834336113884012544">February 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dragon is in good health and will make another rendezvous attempt with the <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station">@Space_Station</a> Thursday morning.</p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/834346217853194243">February 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Kind of odd. Sounds like there's some sort of software issue that is easily corrected, but has resulted in a 24-hour delay. Not ideal, but glad it can be fixed easily.

Echostar 23 now Mar 12. Hoping SES-10 doesn't slip to April.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SpaceX Falcon 9 launch with EchoStar 23 has a preliminary target of NET March 12 from 39A. <a href="https://t.co/Z3RgrwEalA">https://t.co/Z3RgrwEalA</a> <a href="https://t.co/DTRMh7zyeF">pic.twitter.com/DTRMh7zyeF</a></p>&mdash; Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/834534212120219651">February 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Damn - that's quite a slip. Not surprising, though.

They really need to get SLC-40 back up and running in a hurry so they can truck through all of these launches.

A little late for Christmas. :)

I absolutely love the fact that the landing of the booster has become routine.

Heck, we're almost at the point where the launches are routine.

Yeah, they really seem to have the landing thing down at this point. Sadly, the next launch will be the first one in a LONG time that's been in fully-expendable mode (due to payload requirements).

At this point, I'm mostly excited to see them re-launch one. That should happen in late-March or early-April.


(Oh, and Falcon Heavy is gonna be a sight to see too, but I'll honestly be surprised to see that happen in 2017.)

Port and starboard still matter in space!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SpaceX announcement tomorrow at 1pm PST</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/836020571490021376">February 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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:hmmm:

I'm guessing spacesuits.