nortex97 said:
Bump, the remains;Views of B1058 on the deck of Just Read the Instructions. Starlink 6-32 was the 19th launch and landing of this booster. The crew encountered rough conditions not far from Port Canaveral. Farewell old friend. @NASASpaceflight SCL views:https://t.co/lIR57w4WqB pic.twitter.com/6rew5JDySI
— Julia Bergeron (@julia_bergeron) December 26, 2023Fair winds and following seas.
— Max Evans (@_mgde_) December 26, 2023
Following rough conditions in the Atlantic after the Starlink 6-32 mission, Falcon 9 first stage B1058.20 became unstable and tipped over on drone ship, Just Read The Instructions.
📸 - @NASASpaceflight
📺 - https://t.co/AFdPuCYKLR pic.twitter.com/clEGaxpeeR
So the answer is no, they won't be repairing this one, though maybe/plausibly an engine or two might get re-used?
Mathguy64 said:
19 launches. I would say they got their moneys worth out of it.
FALCON HEAVY TRANSITS THE MOON: Tonight’s launch of the USSF-52 mission with seventh mission of the Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane. pic.twitter.com/gvOZSQDVR7
— John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) December 29, 2023
Another option as well is to get your cell carrier to get you a "mini cell tower". It enables 4g/5g using your internet connection. Then if someone visits you, and they have the same carrier they would have service through your mini cell and you don't have to let them on your wifi.MemphisAg1 said:
Just here to post that I recently installed Starlink in my remote cabin that doesn't even get a reliable phone signal. Absolutely incredible! Download speeds averaging around 140 Mbps, sometimes as high as 200, and sometimes as low as 50. I guess it depends on the number of satellites in range and proximity.
But absolutely cool to have reliable internet in a remote place. Streamed the Aggie football game last night. Would have liked a better outcome but it was surreal to be able to watch it. It also enables great phone service -- where I previously had none -- if you enable wireless calling on your phone.
He can push but there's no reason for the courts to do that, other than obama-biden judges who operate on the basis of feelings alone. We have a much more diverse space launch industry than ever before, and SpaceX has been willing/able to competitively price launch services for their competitors to starlink as well.TexAgs91 said:
I think if Biden gets another term, he may push for the breakup of SpaceX, calling it a monopoly.
X-37B on its way aboard the Falcon Heavy. Here's a primer on why this flight is different, including the use of a much more powerful rocket, and its potential implications.
— The War Zone (@thewarzonewire) December 29, 2023
X-37B Headed Deeper Into Space With Falcon Heavy Rocket’s Help:https://t.co/gHNXx7U8KC
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The X-37B has previously been referred to as a component of an emerging Space Force "orbital warfare" remit. While details are extremely scarce, this mission falls within the remit of Space Delta 9, a unit known to be tasked with keeping track of potentially hostile activity in space, as well as deterring threats and even potentially defeating them.
Developments of this kind are of growing interest to the United States, especially in light of Chinese and Russian activities in space. Russia, for example, has a number of what it calls "space apparatus inspectors" in orbit, which the U.S. government and others warn the Kremlin could use to gather intelligence on other satellites or function as "killer satellites," using various means to damage, disable, or destroy those targets.
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In addition to NASA's experiment, the X-37B can and does carry military experiments and payloads of various kinds, and even launched small satellites like the US Air Force Academy FalconSat-8 in the past. Notably, the vehicle's orbital path would take it over several regions of the world where tensions are high or have broken into active warfare, including southern Ukraine, the Middle East, Taiwan, and Guyana.
The Falcon Heavy for this mission used B1084 as the core vehicle for its first and only flight. While the core, specially built as a Falcon Heavy core vehicle, is expended, the side boosters B1064-5 and B1065-5 returned to the launch site for touchdowns on Landing Zone-1 (LZ-1) and Landing Zone-2 (LZ-2) concrete pads.
Sneaky ! but I got it 😇
— DutchSpace (@DutchSpace) December 29, 2023
During the SpaceX USSF-52 launch broadcast they showed a 2 second clip of X-37B OTV-6 with the service module during deployment on-orbit !
(the big structure sticking out is FalconSat-8 btw)#X37B #OTV6 pic.twitter.com/zMf19vFvp0
The simultaneous Falcon Heavy booster landings never get old.#SpaceX #X37B #USSF52 #OTV7 pic.twitter.com/FO4cl4c9GH
— vmudream 🛰 (@vmudream) December 29, 2023
Watch Falcon Heavy launch the USSF-52 mission to orbit https://t.co/zrk4JcZ9Pt
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 29, 2023
I was trying to post the twitter link/pic on mobile.Bregxit said:
Is what going to work?
The super heavy booster can be used more frequently than the ship, as it returns in about ~6 minutes and can theoretically be ready for reflght in an hour.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 29, 2023
The ship needs to complete at least one orbit, but often several to have the ground track line back up with the launch…
It can theoretically be ready within an hour assuming major upgrades to Stage 0 and the tank farm. And these major upgrades won't even cut it for refueling HLS when they will have to launch 8 flights at Starbase within 48 hours and another 8 at Kennedy during the same timeframe. I'm surprised we aren't seeing that happen yet.nortex97 said:The super heavy booster can be used more frequently than the ship, as it returns in about ~6 minutes and can theoretically be ready for reflght in an hour.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 29, 2023
The ship needs to complete at least one orbit, but often several to have the ground track line back up with the launch…
Nice. The 3 year old ars Technica piece by Berger is still good.
'...SpaceX's plan is to make the company's Boca Chica complex its "premier manufacturing, launching and operational center for our Starship."' - Kathy Luedersnortex97 said:
I am not in the know at all but respectfully just see starbase as a proof of concept/R&D facility. I don't think they plan to really do routine launches as such from land other than Florida and then it will be sea-based, but they have to refine the infrastructure components first.
If I'm right-ish, they'll wind up with 8 to 12 floating 'oil rig on steroids' types of facilities for launching (and landing) scattered roughly along the equator and a small fleet of tankers to bring methane/Lox to them as well as the required upper stage transport/inspection/re-fit ships. Manned flights will no doubt need to be from KSC for a while but ultimately the goal is to move offshore and get away from a lot of the restrictions (and attendant risks) around land based infrastructure.
I am just guessing, could be completely wrong of course. Just basing that off some of the transport/military mission speculation around a military base near Hong Kong/Singapore etc. from a couple years back.
Ship 28 Static Fired earlier in the day, and then watched its launch partner Booster 10 fire up 90 mins later.https://t.co/adhXjBYh5U
— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) December 29, 2023
Pending SpaceX confirmation of a good test, the next milestones will include stacking for integrated testing ahead of launch (FAA approval… pic.twitter.com/3DPAZmhgpD
I think there is security in being within the US Border, particularly when they are launching sensitive government payload. Thinking 10-20 years out, they may be putting a lot of spacecraft / weapons into space for the Space Force.nortex97 said:
I am not in the know at all but respectfully just see starbase as a proof of concept/R&D facility. I don't think they plan to really do routine launches as such from land other than Florida and then it will be sea-based, but they have to refine the infrastructure components first.
If I'm right-ish, they'll wind up with 8 to 12 floating 'oil rig on steroids' types of facilities for launching (and landing) scattered roughly along the equator and a small fleet of tankers to bring methane/Lox to them as well as the required upper stage transport/inspection/re-fit ships. Manned flights will no doubt need to be from KSC for a while but ultimately the goal is to move offshore and get away from a lot of the restrictions (and attendant risks) around land based infrastructure.
I am just guessing, could be completely wrong of course. Just basing that off some of the transport/military mission speculation around a military base near Hong Kong/Singapore etc. from a couple years back.
Static fire of Super Heavy’s 33 Raptor engines ahead of Flight 3 pic.twitter.com/rJqNToMCnU
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 29, 2023
Sure. And to '91's point I think for some NASA missions etc. they will want to launch from CONUS points. Even still, 48 from KSC and BC seems like a lot to get to the moon, and after all most would just be propellant flights.Premium said:I think there is security in being within the US Border, particularly when they are launching sensitive government payload. Thinking 10-20 years out, they may be putting a lot of spacecraft / weapons into space for the Space Force.nortex97 said:
I am not in the know at all but respectfully just see starbase as a proof of concept/R&D facility. I don't think they plan to really do routine launches as such from land other than Florida and then it will be sea-based, but they have to refine the infrastructure components first.
If I'm right-ish, they'll wind up with 8 to 12 floating 'oil rig on steroids' types of facilities for launching (and landing) scattered roughly along the equator and a small fleet of tankers to bring methane/Lox to them as well as the required upper stage transport/inspection/re-fit ships. Manned flights will no doubt need to be from KSC for a while but ultimately the goal is to move offshore and get away from a lot of the restrictions (and attendant risks) around land based infrastructure.
I am just guessing, could be completely wrong of course. Just basing that off some of the transport/military mission speculation around a military base near Hong Kong/Singapore etc. from a couple years back.
Remaining tasks before IFT-3:
— Zack Golden (@CSI_Starbase) December 29, 2023
1. Booster Inspection
2. Orbital Pad Inspection + repaint OLM
3. S28 TPS tile replacement
4. Possible rollback of S28 to load small number of Starlink sats
5. Full Stack WDR
6. Launch Readiness Review
7. Conclusion of FAA Post Launch Investigation…
Not breaking, it happened over a month ago.
— TEMPVS FVGIT (@nonzerosumgain) December 30, 2023
They need a Lazy River nextPJYoung said:
https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal