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Dragon splashdown moving to the West Coast, as part of trunk debris plan
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Relevant portion of the video is 18:06 - 22:22.
Key quote: "We'll move a Dragon recovery vessel to the Pacific some time next year, and we'll use SpaceX facilities in the Port of Long Beach for initial post-flight processing".
Although this was revealed in a Crew-9 briefing, it doesn't actually apply to Crew-9.
The announcement has just now been posted at https://www.spacex.com/updates/
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Starlink 10-9 launch bulletin (Falcon 9 return to flight)
Falcon 9 returns to flight after the upper stage failure on Starlink 9-3. The cause was found to be a crack in a sense line for a pressure sensor attached to the vehicle’s oxygen system.
Starlink Group 10-9 launch out of LC-39A in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-07-27 04:21 UTC, or 2024-07-27 00:21 local time (EDT). Booster 1069-17 to land on Just Read the Instructions.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dP1XFBzDow
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZg8oq1QD5U
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAC6jUd8rlM
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uNxBoWjsJ8
- SpaceX:
- The Space Devs:
- spacenews.com Falcon 9 cleared to resume launches
SpaceX is ready to resume launches of its Falcon 9 rocket as soon as July 27 after completing an investigation into an upper stage anomaly two weeks ago.
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Falcon 9's Return To Flight scheduled for 2024-07-27T04:21Z
That's 27 hours from now.
> SpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 27 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 12:21 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 4:21 a.m. ET.
> During the first burn of Falcon 9’s second stage engine, a liquid oxygen leak developed within the insulation around the upper stage engine. The cause of the leak was identified as a crack in a sense line for a pressure sensor attached to the vehicle’s oxygen system. This line cracked due to fatigue caused by high loading from engine vibration and looseness in the clamp that normally constrains the line.
- arstechnica.com SpaceX just stomped the competition for a new contract—that’s not great
NASA wants a "robust" commercial space community. But it has a long way to go.
- arstechnica.com The Falcon 9 rocket may return to flight as soon as Tuesday night
SpaceX is waiting for a determination from the FAA.
- ringwatchers.com Just Don't Melt: Flight 5's Upgraded Heat Shield
There is no doubt that the fourth flight test of Starship was a sight to behold, reentering the atmosphere and limping its way through controlled descent. While the ship's resiliency was displayed dur...
- spacenews.com U.S. Space Command chief expresses confidence in Falcon 9’s prompt return to flight
U.S. Space Command chief expresses confidence in Falcon 9’s prompt return to flight
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SpaceX on X: ISS Deorbit Vehicle Render
>With 6x more propellant and 4x the power of today’s Dragon spacecraft, SpaceX was selected to design and develop the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle for a precise, controlled deorbit of the @Space_Station
Looks like there will be 30 draco engines on the back of that thing. Pretty Kerbal!
Edit: !Image
- arstechnica.com Elon Musk says SpaceX and X will relocate their headquarters to Texas
The billionaire blamed a California gender identity law for moving SpaceX and X headquarters.
Yuck. He could have just used some lame excuse like lower taxes or less business regulations or whatever and I would have just shrugged and said, eh I guess it makes sense what with the enormous facility they've built down there. But no, he had to make this about politics.
- www.planetary.org How soon will Starship fly?
One rocket could decide how soon humanity returns to the Moon — and maybe one day sets foot on Mars.
- arstechnica.com With Falcon 9 grounded, SpaceX test-fires booster for next Starship flight
SpaceX says a liquid oxygen leak caused the failure of a Falcon 9 launch last week.
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Booster 12 static fires at Pad A and Pad B tower stacking underway
www.nasaspaceflight.com Booster 12 static fires at Pad A and Pad B tower stacking underway - NASASpaceFlight.comAfter Hurricane Beryl passed the Brownsville area without seriously damaging Starbase, preparations for Starship Flight…
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2024-07-15 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview
Infographic source: rykllan
https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1812678267826049310
- B1062, B1061, B1067, and 1063 are the leaders at 22, 21, and 20, and 19 flights, respectively.
- B1069, B1071, and B1073 are tied for 5th place at 16 flights each.
https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1812678271504388110
144 launches in 2024 is now looking unlikely, given the ongoing investigation into Falcon 9 the upper stage failure on the Starlink 9-3 mission.
- ringwatchers.com It's Time to Bring it Home: What's New on Super Heavy Booster 12?
Starship's fourth flight test accomplished many of its objectives, allowing SpaceX to set more ambitious objectives on its fifth flight. One of the objectives of this flight is the likely return to la...
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2nd Stage failure during Starlink 9-3
>During tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of Starlink from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the second stage engine did not complete its second burn. As a result, the Starlink satellites were deployed into a lower than intended orbit. SpaceX has made contact with five of the satellites so far and is attempting to have them raise orbit using their ion thrusters.
There's also a tweet saying the same thing in fewer words.
This is the affected mission: Starlink 9-3 launch bulletin
Let's hope it was due to SpaceX pushing the envelope on their in-house Starlink missions in some way, though I have no specific guesses along those lines. Perhaps a manufacturing defect or an operational mistake are more likely to be the leading candidates for the cause.
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Starlink 9-3 launch bulletin
Starlink Group 9-3 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-07-12 02:35 UTC, or 2024-07-11 19:35 local time (PDT). Booster 1063-19 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6br6_Q6qjWU
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVh4cpCNz5c
- NASASpaceflight:
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY7KfWa_V8
- SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1811588867344203956
- The Space Devs:
- spacenews.com SpaceX launches Turkey’s first home-grown communications satellite
SpaceX launches Turkey’s first home-grown communications satellite
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Türksat 6A Launch Thread!
Launch info
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-07-08, 23:30 | | --- | --- | | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-07-08, 19:30 (EDT) | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida | | Payload | Türksat 6A | | Booster | 1076-15 | | Landing site | Just Read the Instructions | | Customer | Türksat A.Ş. | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link | | --- | --- | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoKYdf7HJx4 | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmgMDzg1eEk | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu0a8byXE_4 | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj2BRK_hi5g | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1810453636637712442 | | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pj5xxCjBLk |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 34th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 5 days, 13:05:00 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 68th Falcon 9 launch this year, 354th overall
☑️ 69th SpaceX mission this year (nice!), 369th overall (excludes Starship hops)
☑️ 71st SpaceX launch this year, 382nd overall (includes Starship hops)
☑️ 86th landing on JRTI
☑️ 284th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)
☑️ 329th Falcon Family Booster landing, 339th Falcon recovery attempt
Mission and payload info
>First communication geostationary satellite built in Turkey. (Some payloads are Canadian) Türksat 6A is a satellite that will provide data relay for civil and military communications to the Anatolian peninsula as well as most of the European continent, the Middle East, and the westernmost part of the Russian federation. The satellite is equipped with 16(+4) Ku-band and 2(+1) X-band transponders.
- ringwatchers.com Cleaning up the Design: Comparing Super Heavy's Propellant Distribution Systems
Development through rapid iteration and testing is how SpaceX approaches nearly everything related to the Starship program, which has led to numerous vehicle designs being produced and tested. In earl...
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Pad B Starts to Rise As Booster 12 Static Fire nears
www.nasaspaceflight.com Pad B Starts to Rise As Booster 12 Static Fire nears - NASASpaceFlight.comSpaceX preparations for flight 5 of Starship continue to focus on replacing Ship 30’s heat…
- arstechnica.com Here’s why SpaceX’s competitors are crying foul over Starship launch plans
Competitors have tried and failed to keep SpaceX from establishing launch sites before.
- arstechnica.com SpaceX video teases potential Starship booster “catch” on next flight
A booster landing would be a calculated risk to SpaceX's launch tower infrastructure.
- spacenews.com Foust Forward: Who’s afraid of the big bad Starship?
Many in the global launch industry are skeptical that Starship will dominate the industry and force competitors out of business.
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new IFT4 video from SpaceX
YouTube Video
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Piped link: https://piped.video/watch?v=j2BdNDTlWbo?si=mO1ZF4Er6BKGKQrI
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Polaris Dawn NET July 31st
Polaris Dawn:
> We are targeting no earlier than July 31 for the launch of Polaris Dawn
Jared Isaacman:
> Thanks to the hard work of @SpaceX, @PolarisProgram and @NASA teams, we cleared a critical milestone last week. More details on that test soon, but for now we are moving on to refresher sims and then off to @NASAKennedy 🚀
- spacenews.com SpaceX wins NASA contract to launch gamma-ray astronomy mission
NASA has selected SpaceX to launch a small gamma-ray astronomy mission on a Falcon 9 in 2027.
- spacenews.com NASA assessment suggests potential additional delays for Artemis 3 lunar lander
As NASA plans the Artemis 3 mission in September 2026, its own alnalysis estimates a nearly 1-in3 chance the lander will be at least a year and a half late.
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Starlink 8-9 launch bulletin
Starlink Group 8-9 launch out of SLC-40, in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-07-03 08:55 UTC, or 2024-07-03 04:55 local time (EDT). Booster 1073-16 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD1pw97h4Nk
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8czzYzHorc
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8g10-b3ysY
- The Launch Pad:
- SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1808422832709488816
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM4VzuFmNEY
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2024-07-01 Falcon flightworthy boosters overview
Infographic source: rykllan
https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1808185194181963802
- B1062 achieves 22 flights!
- B1061 and B1067 close behind at 21 and 20 flights, respectively.
- B1063 at 18 flights, B1069 and B1071 are tied for 5th place at 16 flights.
https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1808190329817813410
Note: Jon Edwards (VP of Falcon Launch) is internally targeting 148 launches.
- spacenews.com NASA and SpaceX studying ways to mitigate Dragon trunk debris
NASA and SpaceX are examining how to alter the Dragon’s reentry process to limit the amount of debris from the trunk that reaches the ground.
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SpaceX continues record-breaking year with Starship's full success and Falcon milestones
www.nasaspaceflight.com SpaceX continues record-breaking year with Starship's full success and Falcon milestones - NASASpaceFlight.comSpaceX continues to break records with its Falcon rockets during 2024 completing to date a…
- spacenews.com Military space trackers to keep public informed on Starlink satellite reentries
Military space trackers to keep public informed on Starlink satellite reentries
- spacenews.com Eumetsat moves weather satellite from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9
Eumetsat has shifted the launch of a weather satellite from an Ariane 6 to a Falcon 9, a move that surprised and frustrated European space officials.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17064621