Cool vid about two Italians that built a radio tower and listened into astronaut/cosmonaut radio transmissions

Hey Ship 25, your taxi has arrived.

Rollout could be later today, ahead of full stack (likely Tuesday).https://t.co/e3xbqPnwZ5 pic.twitter.com/5YwfLQd2bV

— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) September 4, 2023

Ship 25 lift taking place!https://t.co/sUI7d3RqUl pic.twitter.com/kJYnWdegpF

— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) September 5, 2023

We had this a few (maybe dozen) pages back, still interesting.

When is the most likely launch date?

Starship is ready to launch, awaiting FAA license approval https://t.co/WjENkdudo9

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 6, 2023

We will be at the launch! Fishing while eating a taco...

Why do you eat tacos when fishing?

nortex97 said:

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Nobody should have to justify why they are eating a taco.

Breakfast tacos are great while fishing, imho.

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When I am fishing, I am in the water wading. Way too busy to be eating a taco with one hand.

jt2hunt said:

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Why do you eat tacos when fishing?

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Because he knows how to party.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 pace is pretty amazing. They have already surpassed their record from last year with their 62nd launch of the year and still have another 38 planned...

Dragon has already flown 4 times.

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This was the fourth flight of the Dragon spacecraft, which was named Endeavour by retired NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on its first voyage for the agency's SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2. The spacecraft will return to Florida for inspection and processing at SpaceX's refurbishing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where teams will inspect the spacecraft, analyze data on its performance, and prepare it for its next flight.

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Word is they are prepping to rollout another ship for static fire next week. So launch is really unlikely until the week after next.

Launch tomorrow, clear the pad of chunks of concrete and bring on the next booster.

Nothing to it.

Why would they stack it then?

BMach said:

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Why would they stack it then?

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Maybe to test the fit of the hotring? B9 and S25 haven't been stacked together yet (until now). And they haven't tested the new quick disconnect either.

3rd week of September i.e. 18th-22nd seems to be a good guess right now.

I'll still hold to my October 1st prediction from April tho.

Can't they do static fires out at Massey now?

Just now the FAA says the Starship mishap investigation remains open. pic.twitter.com/mjX7lsH3PN

— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) September 6, 2023

Nothing sone complimentary Q tacos for the .gov crowd won't fix.

Elon: we’re ready, just waiting on the license from the FAA
FAA: funny you should say that, we’re just waiting on you guys to fix the problems you had. https://t.co/bCJB46rIKr

— Scott Manley (@DJSnM) September 7, 2023

What was the mishap previously the FAA is implying?

Kunkle for Congress TX-34 said:

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We will be at the launch! Fishing while eating a taco...

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They open the county park gates at 4AM to watch the launch.

Kinda like tailgating, you have to go claim a spot on the jetties for good seats and wait a few hours until the launch window around 8 AM. I'm doing this with 4 kids between 3-14.

We usually camp there the night before so the only breakfast around is tacos from the local bait stand there!

I bring a fishing pole and spend the wait time casting off the jetties with live shrimp.

aggie2812-2 said:

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What was the mishap previously the FAA is implying?

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How does the FAA even know a remote bit about what SpaceX is really doing or how to do it or what should be fixed? SpaceX is the leader and are doing things better than NASA or any other business/government could even imagine.

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aggie2812-2 said:

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What was the mishap previously the FAA is implying?

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How does the FAA even know a remote bit about what SpaceX is really doing or how to do it or what should be fixed? SpaceX is the leader and are doing things better than NASA or any other business/government could even imagine.

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It isn't the FAA's job to do what SpaceX is doing. It is FAA's job to look out for public safety and a reasonable question to ask SpaceX is: "why didn't the flight termination system promptly terminate the last flight?"

My working theory is that Elon puts the FAA on blast the moment the critical path becomes regulatory approval. I would wager they have plenty of other work remaining prior to launch. If the license came tomorrow, the range was open, and the weather was green, I bet you they still don't launch for a while.

PJYoung said:

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Just now the FAA says the Starship mishap investigation remains open. pic.twitter.com/mjX7lsH3PN

— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) September 6, 2023

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TAMUallen said:

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aggie2812-2 said:

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What was the mishap previously the FAA is implying?

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How does the FAA even know a remote bit about what SpaceX is really doing or how to do it or what should be fixed? SpaceX is the leader and are doing things better than NASA or any other business/government could even imagine.

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SpaceX and the FAA have two meetings per day. None of any of this is a surprise to either entity.

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TAMUallen said:

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aggie2812-2 said:

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What was the mishap previously the FAA is implying?

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How does the FAA even know a remote bit about what SpaceX is really doing or how to do it or what should be fixed? SpaceX is the leader and are doing things better than NASA or any other business/government could even imagine.

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SpaceX and the FAA have two meetings per day. None of any of this is a surprise to either entity.

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Not doubting it. I do doubt the competency of a political public agency administering the best and practical solutions to any issue, especially when dealing with a business that isn't viewed favorably by the admin

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TAMUallen said:

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aggie2812-2 said:

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What was the mishap previously the FAA is implying?

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How does the FAA even know a remote bit about what SpaceX is really doing or how to do it or what should be fixed? SpaceX is the leader and are doing things better than NASA or any other business/government could even imagine.

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It isn't the FAA's job to do what SpaceX is doing. It is FAA's job to look out for public safety and a reasonable question to ask SpaceX is: "why didn't the flight termination system promptly terminate the last flight?"

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I listened to a livestream yesterday that mentioned this. Most people think about the pad being blown to bits but the FAA is way more concerned about why it took 47 seconds for the out of control rocket to be blown up. Imagine if that had happened closer to the ground.

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TAMUallen said:

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aggie2812-2 said:

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What was the mishap previously the FAA is implying?

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How does the FAA even know a remote bit about what SpaceX is really doing or how to do it or what should be fixed? SpaceX is the leader and are doing things better than NASA or any other business/government could even imagine.

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SpaceX and the FAA have two meetings per day. None of any of this is a surprise to either entity.

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Well then I'd like to think SpaceX could make some sort of pronouncement publicly about what they've communicated regarding the FTS' protracted failure on flight zero. That really is one of the 'simpler' systems in 'rocket science' involved on the starship, imho.

They can stream 4K images from inside their rockets regularly nowadays, so they should be able to get a signal to it to blow itself up quickly, even though that's not a system the F9's have to use…often.