Starship launch attempt soon pic.twitter.com/QBprVsAH7m
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 12, 2023
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One way or the other that will be spectacular.
Team are stepping into a series of tests prior to Starship's first flight test in the weeks ahead, including full stack wet dress rehearsals and hold down firing of Booster 7's 33 Raptor engines
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 12, 2023
That static fire is going to be something!
I've watched all of B7's static fires, and each time it's so huge that I usually think "wow, that must have been 20 engines!"
But the most they've done is 14. When they light up all 33 of those badboys it's going to be absolutely mind-blowing.
But the most they've done is 14. When they light up all 33 of those badboys it's going to be absolutely mind-blowing.
will25u said:Starship launch attempt soon pic.twitter.com/QBprVsAH7m
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 12, 2023
No, I don't care what CNN or MSNBC said this time
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How about the third week of March? SPI will be full of drunken college aged spectators.
So....if it goes kaboom on the pad, will it qualify as the largest fuel/air bomb in history?
I vote hey put a marvin the Martian statue somewhere on the pad.... the joke will be funny with or without the earth shattering kaboom
Edited for...whatever the crap my phone did...
I vote hey put a marvin the Martian statue somewhere on the pad.... the joke will be funny with or without the earth shattering kaboom
Edited for...whatever the crap my phone did...
Bump! Falcon Heavy launch today!
https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-ussf-67-mission-webcast
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Update: SpaceX is now aiming to launch its first Falcon Heavy rocket of 2023 on Sunday, Jan. 15, at 5:56 p.m. EST (2256 GMT).
SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will be back in action on Sunday (Jan. 15), and you can watch the liftoff live.
A Falcon Heavy is scheduled to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida Sunday at 5:56 p.m. EST (2255 GMT), one day later than previously announced, on a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force called USSF-67.
https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-ussf-67-mission-webcast
Didn't see this posted anywhere, but the first flyable Vulcan booster with BE-4 engines left Decatur, AL Friday.
Vulcan is on its way to the Cape! I repeat, #VulcanRocket is on its way to the Cape!
— ULA (@ulalaunch) January 13, 2023
What an exciting milestone in the #CountdownToVulcan as our innovative rocket boarded #ULARocketShip and started its journey to the launch site!
Read more in our blog: https://t.co/gFKCu4sORs pic.twitter.com/6Ft6whv6GV
Here's hoping things stay on track.
Stay safe, Bob!
Absolutely gorgeous weather at Kennedy Space Center. Expecting one of the most spectacular SpaceX launches ever. Post-sunset Falcon Heavy at 5:56 pm Eastern. @NASASpaceflight livestream: https://t.co/fHBIkMU6Zm pic.twitter.com/HvLpZKSG5z
— Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) January 15, 2023
Recovery ship Bob is an impressive 1500 km downrange to recover the fairing to the USSF-67 Falcon Heavy mission today. Weather services are forecasting ~12 ft waves in the area. pic.twitter.com/a5qy2fJ3lY
— Gav Cornwell (@SpaceOffshore) January 15, 2023
Stay safe, Bob!
Are they really going to launch this with a payload without a test?
ETA I mean a Vulcan with BE-4s
ETA I mean a Vulcan with BE-4s
Falcon Heavy was tested in 2018, launched a Tesla towards MarsMathguy64 said:
Are they really going to launch this with a payload without a test?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_Heavy_test_flight
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I was referring to a Vulcan and BE-4s. I edited the post to make it clearer
Mathguy64 said:
I was referring to a Vulcan and BE-4s. I edited the post to make it clearer
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3 minutes to heavy Falcon launch
On startup!
So, so jealous of Florida right now.
My view of Falcon Heavy launching USSF-67 at twilight, from the grounds of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse🚀 pic.twitter.com/9W9sxWhbAq
— 📸Trevor Mahlmann (@TrevorMahlmann) January 15, 2023
It’s cool how different it looks from south Florida looking north (a 90 degree different perspective than mine). Look at the boosters peeling upwards in the middle, while the rocket continues eastward around the Earth. Cool! https://t.co/SJmIV7Zp4o
— Dr. Phil Metzger (@DrPhiltill) January 15, 2023
One of the coolest things I've done in my career with the Air Force so far was landing at Patrick, shutting engines down and running downstairs to the flight line to watch a spacex launch.
I'm not surprised they'll launch a live payload, ULA and it's constituent member are still under the delusion they can simply their way to success...
nortex97 said:Recovery ship Bob is an impressive 1500 km downrange to recover the fairing to the USSF-67 Falcon Heavy mission today. Weather services are forecasting ~12 ft waves in the area. pic.twitter.com/a5qy2fJ3lY
— Gav Cornwell (@SpaceOffshore) January 15, 2023
Stay safe, Bob!
It'll be Bobbing
There was a great ISS flyover tonight. Never get tired of seeing it. It's crazy knowing there are people on that point of light zooming across the sky.
What an amazing launch to witness from the cape!
I was in Titusville for the launch! Was expecting better sounds from the launch and booster return, but still a great rumble and double booms from each side booster.
A couple more
So i was reading an article about this and it says that there's 27 engines on these boosters and rockets. Is this accurate?
Yep. It's two F9 as boosters and a F9 center.
Watching the boosters land never gets old
Drone shot of Falcon Heavy's side boosters landing at LZ-1 and LZ-2 pic.twitter.com/JfYRWDIi1j
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 16, 2023
Never ceases to impress. That is such a magnificent achievement. I can't wait until they are able to catch the Starship booster.flakrat said:
Watching the boosters land never gets oldDrone shot of Falcon Heavy's side boosters landing at LZ-1 and LZ-2 pic.twitter.com/JfYRWDIi1j
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 16, 2023
So damn awesome.
What always gets me is those "little" boosters are 230 feet tall. 21+ stories.
The first stage that returns is only about 135ft.will25u said:
What always gets me is those "little" boosters are 230 feet tall. 21+ stories.
Nope, it still amazes me. If you told me they would be doing this on a regular basis 15 years ago (61 launches by SpaceX in 2022) I would have thought you were daft.flakrat said:
Watching the boosters land never gets oldDrone shot of Falcon Heavy's side boosters landing at LZ-1 and LZ-2 pic.twitter.com/JfYRWDIi1j
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 16, 2023