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Go for propellant load. Teams will soon begin loading Starship with ~12 million pounds of liquid oxygen and liquid methane
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Good morning and happy launch day! Weather is looking good today as we work final integration and checkouts of Starship 42. This will actually be the first launch that I miss, because I’m working the overnight shift to monitor Starship while it’s on its long phasing coast before preparing to return to Starbase. Sad as I will be to miss the launch and booster catch attempt, I’m looking forward to my overnight (hopefully quiet) babysitting job this time. This will be the first time Starship is in orbit for this long so we will be collecting a lot of new data about how the vehicle behaves in space.
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The footage and audio are horrific and heartbreaking. My heart goes out to the families and loved ones left behind.
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No this doesn't necessarily mean that V4 boisters will have 35 engines. This pattern helps to distribute the load and it is currently used for the booster cryo station.
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Go for propellant load. Teams will soon begin loading Starship with ~12 million pounds of liquid oxygen and liquid methane. Targeting launch for 7:48 a.m. CT
Starship’s 14th flight is set to launch on Monday, Sept 28. The 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Live coverage of the mission starts ~35 minutes before launch → nitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1qxvvenMP…
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It's getting real! The Starbase countdown clock is officially running!
Keep up live: nsf.live/starbase
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That's a wrap on RVAC's
The 3rd RVAC for S42 has made it's way into MB2 completing its set, It's also likely that the SL's have made their way in at this point although its harder to see due to the height of the fence.
📷: @LabPadre youtube.com/live/inCQ49QGmqQ
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Piece by piece!
The left forward segment is the latest piece to be stacked for the Artemis III boosters, leaving just one more to go before all 10 are together.
The twin SLS solid rocket boosters provide more than 75% of the thrust at liftoff—talk about a powerful pair! 💥
ALT A straight-on shot of the twin SLS solid rocket boosters, surrounded by platforms and walkways that allow technicians to access them. The booster segments are white with black markings on it. The boosters are shaped like vertical tubes. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
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Aerial view of Pad 1 construction
Starbase weekly stream link: youtube.com/live/p2p1lepKZak…
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Starship is finally going to orbit! SpaceX is targeting September 22nd at 7:15am CDT for the launch of Starship Flight 14. The plan calls for six orbits at about 275 km above Earth before a splashdown off the coast of Chile 🇨🇱. Starship will also be deploying 26 V3 Starlink satellites. This would technically make it the first operational Starship launch since it's deploying a payload into orbit!
There are also contingency points where they can abort reaching orbit and break out if needed. These include the Indian Ocean and two points in the Pacific Ocean.
The booster will once again attempt a splashdown in the Gulf after ice was identified as the cause of the landing burn failure on the last flight. They made changes to prevent this issue on the upcoming flight.
Good luck, SpaceX, and Godspeed!
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Join us this Saturday at 9 AM for International Coastal Cleanup Day, and help take care of Boca Chica Beach.
The City of Starbase, @SpaceX, @TXAdoptABeach, and Cameron County are teaming up for a community cleanup, and we'd love to have you there. Invite your friends, family, and neighbors. Supplies will be provided, so just bring yourself.
Sign up → bit.ly/46I7e3H
See you on the beach!
