The all-private Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission is set for launch no earlier than July 31.
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Rocket Report: Firefly delivers for NASA; Polaris Dawn launching this month
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Klive Aleksaander
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For those that are interested, SpaceX is currently stacking the first module on launch tower B at Starbase. NSF coverage below:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PikCV00aELU
Edit: Ninja'd by fractions of a second...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PikCV00aELU
Edit: Ninja'd by fractions of a second...
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SpaceX has adjusted the Primary Day exact times ...
SpaceX - Starlink Group 9-3 - F9 B1063.19 from VSFB SLC-4E:
Primary Day = Friday, July 12 at 02:35 UTC (Thursday at 19:35 PDT) (convert time).
* Primary Day Backup #1 = Friday, July 12 at 03:37 UTC (Thursday at 20:37 PDT) (convert time).
* Primary Day Backup #2 = Friday, July 12 at 05:33 UTC (Thursday at 22:33 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #1 = Saturday, July 13 at 01:13-05:13 UTC (Friday at 18:13-22:13 PDT) (convert time).
Space Affairs rebroadcast:
SpaceX - Starlink Group 9-3 - F9 B1063.19 from VSFB SLC-4E:
Primary Day = Friday, July 12 at 02:35 UTC (Thursday at 19:35 PDT) (convert time).
* Primary Day Backup #1 = Friday, July 12 at 03:37 UTC (Thursday at 20:37 PDT) (convert time).
* Primary Day Backup #2 = Friday, July 12 at 05:33 UTC (Thursday at 22:33 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #1 = Saturday, July 13 at 01:13-05:13 UTC (Friday at 18:13-22:13 PDT) (convert time).
Space Affairs rebroadcast:
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Road and beach closed in Boca and cryo farm starting to become active. Spin prime or static fire attempt?
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I think John Glenn might have something to add to this conversation.
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What are the odds that Wilmore will run for congress and win?
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Glenn's previous mission before his final one being at age 40. So, if Glenn is an apt comparison, that would suggest, at his age, maybe Wilmore will get one more mission.
I doubt that the prospect of flying on future missions is what's keeping his mouth shut, is my point.
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Upcoming:
T+00:52:20 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
T+00:52:21 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
T+00:59:14 Starlink satellites deploy
T+00:52:20 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
T+00:52:21 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
T+00:59:14 Starlink satellites deploy
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SpaceX - Space Norway ASBM - F9 from VSFB SLC-4E:
Primary Day = Tuesday, July 16 at ~~~03:40 UTC (Monday at ~~~20:40 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #1 = Wednesday, July 17 at ~~~03:36 UTC (Tuesday at ~~~20:36 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #2 = Thursday, July 18 at ~~~03:32 UTC (Wednesday at ~~~20:32 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #3 = Friday, July 19 at ~~~03:28 UTC (Thursday at ~~~20:28 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #4 = Saturday, July 20 at ~~~03:24 UTC (Friday at ~~~20:24 PDT) (convert time).
Space Affairs rebroadcast:
Primary Day = Tuesday, July 16 at ~~~03:40 UTC (Monday at ~~~20:40 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #1 = Wednesday, July 17 at ~~~03:36 UTC (Tuesday at ~~~20:36 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #2 = Thursday, July 18 at ~~~03:32 UTC (Wednesday at ~~~20:32 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #3 = Friday, July 19 at ~~~03:28 UTC (Thursday at ~~~20:28 PDT) (convert time).
Backup Day #4 = Saturday, July 20 at ~~~03:24 UTC (Friday at ~~~20:24 PDT) (convert time).
Space Affairs rebroadcast:
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That was a bit weird, but it made for some cool shots of ice getting vapourized. You could really see how expanded the plume is. The vapourized ice looked like it shot out at almost 90 degrees.
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That's a rare one. Vacuum Merlin is so reliable that once in orbit I tend to just assume the job is now done.
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Indeed. Traditionally, something like this might halt flights for some time. I hope the upper-stage build records and flight telemetry provide solid clues to the failure.
And it's bad news that there may be a lot of extra orbital junk around, but the good news is that the perigee (NOT pedigree, thank you very much, auto-correct) of all shrapnel should be low enough to ensure re-entry fairly soon.
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I didn't have the chance to watch it live, but watching it now yeah it looked like a really unusual amount of ice clustered above the second stage engine. Maybe a leak?
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greybeardengineer
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Elon: "We’re updating satellite software to run the ion thrusters at their equivalent of warp 9.
Unlike a Star Trek episode, this will probably not work, but it’s worth a shot.
The satellite thrusters need to raise orbit faster than atmospheric drag pulls them down or they burn up."
Unlike a Star Trek episode, this will probably not work, but it’s worth a shot.
The satellite thrusters need to raise orbit faster than atmospheric drag pulls them down or they burn up."
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I watched the launch live, and I also noticed the abundance of 'ice' on the vacuum Merlin. Usually, you just get a few "space mice" chunks rattling around, but this launch it was like a small leak was feeding a whole area. Not being a SpaceX engineer, I don't know the tubing-runs of the Merlins. However, the anomalous leakage and the unusual RUD could seem to be related...
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