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Are there payload lights turning on and off in orbit on SpaceX STP-2?
In the video of the SpaceX STP-2 Mission during satellite deployment after around T+01:21:35 there are some areas that abruptly blink brightly. It's too fast and ...
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Why is DSX two satellites connected by a ring, and what are all those tubes? (upcoming SpaceX STP-2 payload)
Reminiscent of a chrome-plated exhaust manifold from a 20th century vehicle.
The Teslarati article SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy flies a complex mission for the Air Force in launch video discusses the ...
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What is "propulsive passivation" and why will the SpaceX STP-2 mission do it?
The Teslarati article SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy flies a complex mission for the Air Force in launch video discusses the upcoming third Falcon Heavy mission STP-2 and quotes the caption on the linked ...
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What barge height limit warning sign is Scott Manley describing? (Falcon Heavy core fell into ocean)
In the beginning of Scott Manley's new video The First Commercial Lunar Spacecraft - 20 Years before Israel & Beresheet he takes a moment to talk about recent Falcon Heavy core falling off the ...
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What are these big shiny metallic "lumps" on the bottom edge of each Falcon Heavy nozzle?
What are these big shiny metallic "lumps" on the bottom edge of each nozzle of each core of this Falcon Heavy image from the Teslarati article SpaceX reveals Falcon Heavy Block 5 in first official ...
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What is the white spray-pattern residue inside these Falcon Heavy nozzles?
What is the white residue in a spray pattern seen on the inside of each nozzle of each side core of this Falcon Heavy image from the Teslarati article SpaceX reveals Falcon Heavy Block 5 in first ...
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