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Going max hardcore on design/production Starship here in Boca. It’s awesome! Feels a bit like a Mars simulator.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1224486034576199680?s=21

Submitted February 04, 2020 at 01:13AM by Tommy099431
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Spacex to host career day in Boca chica to recruit new workers for Starship development
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1224623398460018688

Submitted February 04, 2020 at 11:08AM by darkraivader
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Sorry I’m (very) late, but 2 weeks ago I managed to capture the IFA from a plane on my way to Florida
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Submitted February 04, 2020 at 06:14PM by martian256
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NASA LSP has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9 in December 2022. The total cost for NASA to launch PACE is approximately $80.4 million.
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1224816066666422272?s=19

Submitted February 04, 2020 at 11:10PM by ReKt1971
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SpaceX Rideshare Payload Guide [PDF]
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Submitted February 05, 2020 at 03:49PM by scr00chy
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SpaceX on Twitter: Small satellite operators can now book their ride to orbit online → https://ift.tt/381ApOR
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1225124647391227905

Submitted February 05, 2020 at 07:34PM by ReKt1971
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Eric Berger on Twitter: Important comments from NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel. "Not a question of whether" Crew Dragon will fly humans. "But when and under what risk conditions."
https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1225495519356649474

Submitted February 06, 2020 at 08:14PM by ReKt1971
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SpaceX pinned «SpaceX wants to build Starships in days with water tower manufacturing tech https://ift.tt/2UuGiQJ Submitted February 06, 2020 at 02:49PM by lardieb via reddit https://ift.tt/38bT1fu»
<b>CRS-20 Launch Campaign Thread</b>
<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/SpaceX_CRS-20_Patch.png/1024px-SpaceX_CRS-20_Patch.png"></a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/ezn6n0/CRS20_launch_campaign_thread/#siteTable_t3_ezn6n0">JUMP TO COMMENTS</a>OverviewSpaceX's 20th and final Crew Resupply Mission under the original NASA CRS contract, this mission brings essential supplies to the International Space Station using SpaceX's reusable Dragon spacecraft. It is the last scheduled flight of a Dragon 1 capsule. (CRS-21 and up under the new Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract will use Dragon 2.) The external payload for this mission is the Bartolomeo ISS external payload hosting platform. Falcon 9 and Dragon will launch from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the booster will land at LZ-1. The mission will be complete with return and recovery of the Dragon capsule and down cargo.Liftoff currently scheduled for:March 2, 06:45 UTC (1:46AM local)Backup dateTBD, the launch time gets 22-26 minutes earlier each day.Static fireTBDPayloadCommercial Resupply Services-20 supplies, equipment and experiments and <a href="https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/i/iss-bartolomeo">Bartolomeo</a>Payload massunknownSeparation orbitLow Earth Orbit, ~200 km x 51.66°Destination orbitLow Earth Orbit, ~400 km x 51.66°Launch vehicleFalcon 9 v1.2 Block 5Core<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/cores">unknown</a>Past flights of this coreunknownSpacecraft typeDragon 1 (26th launch of a Dragon spacecraft; 22nd launch of a Dragon 1; 20th operational Dragon 1 launch)Capsule<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/capsules#wiki_dragon_1">unknown</a>Launch site<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/pads">SLC-40</a>, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FloridaLandingLZ-1Mission success criteriaSuccessful separation and deployment of Dragon into the target orbit; berthing to the ISS; unberthing from the ISS; and reentry, splashdown and recovery of Dragon.Mission-Specific FAQWhat does an instantaneous window mean?Due to the need for synchronizing the orbits of the Dragon capsule and the International Space Station, the launch must occur at a precise time (noted above). Launched later, the spacecraft would be unable to rendezvous with the ISS. These precise launch opportunities occur roughly once a day, therefore, if something acts to delay the launch past this precise time, it is automatically scrubbed and usually rescheduled to the next day.Watching the LaunchSpaceX will host a live webcast on YouTube. Check the upcoming launch thread the day of for links to the stream. For more information or for in person viewing check out the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/wiki/faq/watching">Watching a Launch page</a> on this sub's FAQ, which gives a summary of every viewing site and answers many more common questions, as well as <a href="http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html">Ben Cooper's launch viewing guide</a>, <a href="https://launchrats.com/">Launch Rats</a>, and the <a href="https://scla.space">Space Coast Launch Ambassadors</a> which have interactive maps, photos and detailed information about each site.Links & ResourcesGeneral Launch Related Resources:<a href="https://www.patrick.af.mil/About-Us/Weather/">Launch Execution Forecasts</a> - 45th Weather Squadron<a href="https://www.spacexfleet.com/next">SpaceX Fleet Status</a> - SpaceXFleet.comLaunch Viewing Resources:<a href="http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html">Launch Viewing Guide for Cape Canaveral</a> - Ben Cooper<a href="https://launchrats.com/">Launch Viewing Map</a> - Launch Rats<a href="https://scla.space/">Launch Viewing Updates</a> - Space Coast Launch Ambassadors<a href="https://join.slack.com/t/spacexmeetups/shared_invite/enQtNjY4ODM0NzMwODM5LWI1NzRkOTM5MzJiZGYzMDBkODdjMDJjYzBjZmJlY2UyZjk3MTZjYzEyNGI3MjdiNTIwZjM0NmE1ODE1ZTQ2NGQ">Viewing and Rideshare</a> - SpaceXMeetups…
Was leaving SpaceX after charging my Tesla, and got a little surprise on my way out!
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Submitted February 08, 2020 at 07:45AM by HIP2013
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Elon - Back in Boca
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1226379201021972481

Submitted February 09, 2020 at 06:36AM by jehankateli
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Elon Musk on Twitter: Midsection of Starship propellant tanks
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1226782238035054592

Submitted February 10, 2020 at 09:18AM by OccupyMarsNow
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Eric Berger on Twitter: Working date for SpaceX's Demo-2 launch is May 7. Dragon is in good shape. Launch date is fluid and mission may move into late April, or push later into May depending on a number of variables not hardware related. No final decision yet on duration.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1226912345571635200?s=21

Submitted February 10, 2020 at 05:57PM by johnkphotos
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