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SpaceX's Starship 28 has just performed its static fire at suborbital Pad B! 🔥

All six engines seem to have been lit without any complications!
On we go on the road to IFT-3!
Source: @FelixSchlang
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After 39 days docked to the International Space Station, the Dragon spacecraft supporting SpaceX’s 29th commercial resupply mission for NASA will undock from the orbiting lab tonight at 9:05 p.m. ET (02:05 UTC).

Watch live beginning at 8:45 p.m. (01:45 UTC) → plus.nasa.gov
Source: @SpaceX
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Flight 3 Starship completed a full-duration static fire with all six of its Raptor engines.

The second video shows it in slow motion while the last is an additional drone view.
Source: @SpaceX
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Due to unfavorable weather at the splashdown locations, we are now targeting no earlier than 5:05 p.m. ET (22:05 UTC) on Thursday, December 21 for Dragon to undock from the ISS – teams will continue to keep an eye on the weather
Source: @SpaceX
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Photos from Flight 3 Starship six-engine static fire
Source: @SpaceX
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Eight years ago today, SpaceX successfully landed an orbital class rocket for the first time. Since that time, SpaceX has landed Falcon rockets more than 250 times and counting
Source: @SpaceX
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All cargo is loaded, the hatch is closed, and Dragon is ready for an on-time departure from the ISS at 5:05 p.m. ET (22:05 UTC).

Watch live → http://plus.nasa.gov/
Source: @SpaceX
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Separation confirmed! Dragon is performing three departure burns to move away from the ISS. Splashdown in ~19.5 hours off the coast of Florida
Source: @SpaceX
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Dragon is on track for splashdown off the coast of Florida today at ~12:33 ET (17:33 UTC)
Source: @SpaceX
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Dragon’s trunk has separated and the de-orbit burn is underway
Source: @SpaceX
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Dragon’s de-orbit burn is complete and its nosecone is closed. Splashdown in ~33 minutes off the coast of Florida
Source: @SpaceX
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Splashdown of Dragon confirmed, completing SpaceX’s 29th cargo resupply mission to the ISS!
Source: @SpaceX
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Once Dragon has been retrieved by SpaceX’s recovery team, the critical science aboard the spacecraft will be transported via helicopter to Kennedy Space Center and provided to researchers
Source: @SpaceX
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🚀 Next launch SARah 2 & 3
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5
From SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB 🇺🇸

🕙 Launch time
December 24th, 13:11 UTC 🆕

🌍 Mission information
Type Government/Top Secret
Orbit Polar Orbit

🚀 Vehicle information
Core B1075.8 (8th flight ♻️)
Landing LZ-4 (RTLS)

ℹ️ SARah 2 & 3 are two passive reflector antenna radar satellites built by OHB-System, based on the reflector-antenna technology of SAR-Lupe. They are part of the three satellite constellation being built for the German government as a follow-up to the SAR-Lupe radar sat constellation.
#Launch
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Falcon 9 successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.

Shortly after, the first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing the first 19th launch and landing of a booster
Source: @SpaceX
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