Starlink & Satellites

[T1 Terry]

OK, my last post re this launch.
""Following the successful static fire test of Starship 35, a May 21st launch for Flight 9 is now feasible.""

Too many wish/hope it fails so ...........

Hope you are going to post a link so we can watch it ...... the people that make all this happen are the true heroes, but Elon can get a lot of credit for finding the $$ to do it in the first place ......

T1 Terry

[BruceS]

No definate time yet it seems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29zreDA4y9E

[BruceS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_nopnERJGM
Talking 27th for GO!

[supersparky]

It would appear that this one has had an 'unscheduled rapid disassembly' after about 45 minutes of flight.
I think that means, it went boom.

[BruceS]

One hour & 40 mins to splashdown with 4 people on board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X00eO_hLeWU

[BruceS]

Remember the supersize rocket that exploded?
Was it Starship No8 & then Starship No9?
Well in a couple of days test No10 is planned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NztHv227_0

[BruceS]

About 90 mins to go.
About 9:30am Monday in SA.
This is a TEST!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qmknQKRsIM
First stage will drop into the sea just off USA.
The rest after deployment of the 'pretend' satellites will attempt a soft landing in the sea just off WA's coast.
The biggest test is a 'hot' firing of stage 2.
On all the baby rocket launches the stage two doesn't light up until stage one is ejected but when that happens a lot of momentum is lost before stage 2 takes over.
On this huge rocket they are attempting to to a smooth change from stage one to two with no pause/delay. More like an auto gearbox?!!
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[supersparky]

I hope that stage 1 is totally expended of all its fuel before stage 2 lights up. We'll probably see it on the news if it isn't.

[BruceS]

Launch is HOLD.

Launch in SCRUBBED.

Ground systems fault.

[T1 Terry]

Launch is HOLD.

Launch in SCRUBBED.

Ground systems fault.

Didn't the others suffer that ..... ah no, they didn't hit the ground, that was the Aussie one that hit the ground ..... so, the fault now is it's still on the ground?

T1 Terry