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.
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Eric Berger
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.
Eric Berger: NASA confirms Crew Dragon almost ready, mostly paperwork left
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NASA confirms Crew Dragon almost ready, mostly paperwork left
“Even though it sounds mundane, there is a load of paper that has to be verified.”
SpaceX Starship SN1 and Mk1 technical drawings
SN1 - LeewardMk1 - LeewardMk1 - Aft
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SpaceX hires former NASA human spaceflight official William Gerstenmaier
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SpaceX brings on NASA's former top spaceflight official as it prepares to launch first astronauts
SpaceX has hired former NASA official William Gerstenmaier, people familiar told CNBC, as the company prepares to launch astronauts for the first time.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft that will fly @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug to and from the @Space_Station undergoing electromagnetic interference testing
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The Crew Dragon spacecraft that will fly @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug to and from the @Space_Station undergoing electromagnetic interference testing
Why SpaceX Wants a Tiny Texas Neighborhood So Badly
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The Atlantic
Why SpaceX Wants a Tiny Texas Neighborhood So Badly
The residents of Boca Chica didn’t ask Elon Musk to move in, but now his company is taking over.
SpaceX employees with Crew Dragon before it departed our Hawthorne factory for the launch site in Florida – one step closer to returning human spaceflight capabilities to the United States!
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SpaceX employees with Crew Dragon before it departed our Hawthorne factory for the launch site in Florida – one step closer to returning human spaceflight capabilities to the United States!
Zubrin shares new info about Starship.
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Zubrin shares new info about Starship.
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Google Maps updated with new images of McGregor test site
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”VIDEO: Starship SN1 is now into section stacking operations as a barrel section and bulkhead were mated/stacked overnight. Videos and Photos from Mary ( @bocachicagal ) for NSF.”
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VIDEO: Starship SN1 is now into section stacking operations as a barrel section and bulkhead were mated/stacked overnight. Videos and Photos from Mary (@bocachicagal) for NSF. Last few seconds is a daybreak photo taken by the awesome @SpacePadreIsle. htt…
Static fire of Falcon 9 complete ahead of launching 60 Starlink satellites—due to poor weather in the recovery area tomorrow, now targeting launch on Sunday, February 16 at 10:25 a.m. EST, 15:25 UTC
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Static fire of Falcon 9 complete ahead of launching 60 Starlink satellites—due to poor weather in the recovery area tomorrow, now targeting launch on Sunday, February 16 at 10:25 a.m. EST, 15:25 UTC
SpaceX: Crew Dragon in Florida ahead of its flight to and from the @space_station with @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug onboard!
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Crew Dragon in Florida ahead of its flight to and from the @space_station with @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug onboard!
Seems like NASA confirmed that SpaceX will be first to launch astronauts...
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Port of Los Angeles: New details about SpaceX development of Berth 240
The Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission has released the agenda and various attachments for its meeting next Thursday, February 20th, when SpaceX's lease of Berth 240 is up for re-consideration, Item #5.Much to read; the permit in 2018 was 191 pages long, this time over 400 pages including the addendum. I've only briefly skimmed through, but the biggest thing to jump out at me is SpaceX will now be allowed "adaptive reuse of dilapidated facilities with a history of vacancy and vandalism for nearly 15 years." Last time, the permit carefully limited any disturbance of buildings in the "historic district". Some details are on pages 3 & 4 of the addendum under "Proposed Revised Project". This additional space might be the reason for the lease's annual cost increasing from $1.38 million to $1.7 million.Board resolution: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/c97daf77-dc8f-4adc-bc08-39373a075478/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Board-ReportPermit #949: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/0b591ad4-2b07-49f0-a89a-e2e23682f6a5/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Transmittal-1Map: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/6ae0978b-fbf8-4d11-ab9c-d7a112b56cea/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Transmittal-2 (More detailed map showing use on page 21 of addendum)Addendum: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/9feab3f1-ae59-465f-9404-fe882621ff48/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Transmittal-3For those interested, here is the permit from 2018: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/96835ecf-31b6-440d-a204-e75a172e5797/4_19_18_Regular_Agenda_Item_3_Transmittal_1
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The Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission has released the agenda and various attachments for its meeting next Thursday, February 20th, when SpaceX's lease of Berth 240 is up for re-consideration, Item #5.Much to read; the permit in 2018 was 191 pages long, this time over 400 pages including the addendum. I've only briefly skimmed through, but the biggest thing to jump out at me is SpaceX will now be allowed "adaptive reuse of dilapidated facilities with a history of vacancy and vandalism for nearly 15 years." Last time, the permit carefully limited any disturbance of buildings in the "historic district". Some details are on pages 3 & 4 of the addendum under "Proposed Revised Project". This additional space might be the reason for the lease's annual cost increasing from $1.38 million to $1.7 million.Board resolution: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/c97daf77-dc8f-4adc-bc08-39373a075478/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Board-ReportPermit #949: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/0b591ad4-2b07-49f0-a89a-e2e23682f6a5/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Transmittal-1Map: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/6ae0978b-fbf8-4d11-ab9c-d7a112b56cea/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Transmittal-2 (More detailed map showing use on page 21 of addendum)Addendum: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/9feab3f1-ae59-465f-9404-fe882621ff48/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Transmittal-3For those interested, here is the permit from 2018: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/96835ecf-31b6-440d-a204-e75a172e5797/4_19_18_Regular_Agenda_Item_3_Transmittal_1
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Elon Musk on Twitter - "Satellite albedo will drop significantly on almost every successive [Starlink] launch"
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Elon Musk
@Inzilya777 @archillect 🛰 albedo will drop significantly on almost every successive launch
Casey Handmer: Don’t stage off Starship!
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Casey Handmer's blog
Don’t stage off Starship!
Part of my series on countering misconceptions in space journalism. The SpaceX Starship is a game changer for space exploration. It is intended to be far bigger, cheaper, versatile, and available t…
<b>r/SpaceX Starlink-4 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread</b>
Welcome to the <a href="/r/SpaceX">r/SpaceX <em>StarlinkV1-L4</em> Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!<a href="/#%20MC%20//%20section%20intro">IntroductionWelcome, dear people of the subreddit! I'm <a href="/u/hitura-nobad">u/hitura-nobad, bringing you live updates on the StarlinkV1-L4 mission.OverviewStarlink-4 will launch the fourth batch of operational Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. It will be the fifth Starlink mission overall. This launch is not expected to be similar to the <a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_80_.2013_starlink-3_.28v1.0.29">previous Starlink launch in late January, which saw 60 Starlink v1.0 satellites delivered to a single plane at a 290 km altitude. This time SpaceX is targeting a 386x212 km Orbit . In the following weeks the satellites will take turns moving to the operational 550 km altitude in three groups of 20, making use of precession rates to separate themselves into three planes. Due to the high mass of several dozen satellites, the booster will land on a drone ship at a similar downrange distance to a GTO launch.Liftoff currently scheduled for:February 16, 15:25 UTC (10:25AM local)Backup dateFebruary 17, the launch time gets 21.5 minutes earlier each day.Static fire<a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1228325869539610627">Completed February 14Payload60 Starlink version 1 satellitesPayload mass60 * 260 kg = 15 600 kgDeployment orbitLow Earth Orbit, 211 km x 386 km x 53° (<a href="/r/spacex/comments/ex0ilm/starlink4_launch_campaign_thread/fhihzt9/">expected)Operational orbitLow Earth Orbit, 550 km x 53°, 3 planesVehicleFalcon 9 v1.2 Block 5Core<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/cores#wiki_b1056">B1056Past flights of this core3 (CRS-17, CRS-18, JCSAT-18)Fairing catch attemptyes, both halvesLaunch site<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/pads">SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FloridaLandingOCISLY: 32.54722 N, 75.92306 W (628 km downrange)Mission success criteriaSuccessful separation & deployment of the Starlink Satellites.Previous and Pending Starlink MissionsMissionDate (UTC)CorePadDeployment OrbitNotes<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates">Sat Update1<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_71_.2013_starlink_v0.9">Starlink v0.92019-05-241049.3SLC-40440km 53°60 test satellites with Ku band antennas<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695477610303490">Feb 152<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_75_.2013_starlink-1_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-12019-11-111048.4SLC-40280km 53°60 version 1 satellites, v1.0 includes Ka band antennas<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695491371769861">Feb 153<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_78_.2013_starlink-2_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-22020-01-071049.4SLC-40290km 53°60 version 1 satellites, 1 sat with experimental antireflective coating<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695506492252160">Feb 154<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_80_.2013_starlink-3_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-32020-01-291051.3SLC-40290km 53°60 version 1 satellites<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695520396431361">Feb 155Starlink-4This Mission1056.4SLC-40212x386km 53°60 version 1 satellites expected-6<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/launches/manifest#wiki_upcoming_falcon_launches">Starlink-5MarchLC-39A60 version 1 satellites expected-7<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/launches/manifest#wiki_upcoming_falcon_launches">Starlink-6MarchSLC-40 / LC-39A60 version 1 satellites expected-Daily Starlink altitude updates on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates">@StarlinkUpdatesScrub counterNone yetPayloadSpaceX designed Starlink to connect end users with low latency, high bandwidth broadband services by providing continual coverage around the world using a network of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.<em>Source: SpaceX</em>Stats☑️ 89th SpaceX launch☑️ 81st Falcon 9 launch☑️ 25th…
Welcome to the <a href="/r/SpaceX">r/SpaceX <em>StarlinkV1-L4</em> Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!<a href="/#%20MC%20//%20section%20intro">IntroductionWelcome, dear people of the subreddit! I'm <a href="/u/hitura-nobad">u/hitura-nobad, bringing you live updates on the StarlinkV1-L4 mission.OverviewStarlink-4 will launch the fourth batch of operational Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. It will be the fifth Starlink mission overall. This launch is not expected to be similar to the <a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_80_.2013_starlink-3_.28v1.0.29">previous Starlink launch in late January, which saw 60 Starlink v1.0 satellites delivered to a single plane at a 290 km altitude. This time SpaceX is targeting a 386x212 km Orbit . In the following weeks the satellites will take turns moving to the operational 550 km altitude in three groups of 20, making use of precession rates to separate themselves into three planes. Due to the high mass of several dozen satellites, the booster will land on a drone ship at a similar downrange distance to a GTO launch.Liftoff currently scheduled for:February 16, 15:25 UTC (10:25AM local)Backup dateFebruary 17, the launch time gets 21.5 minutes earlier each day.Static fire<a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1228325869539610627">Completed February 14Payload60 Starlink version 1 satellitesPayload mass60 * 260 kg = 15 600 kgDeployment orbitLow Earth Orbit, 211 km x 386 km x 53° (<a href="/r/spacex/comments/ex0ilm/starlink4_launch_campaign_thread/fhihzt9/">expected)Operational orbitLow Earth Orbit, 550 km x 53°, 3 planesVehicleFalcon 9 v1.2 Block 5Core<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/cores#wiki_b1056">B1056Past flights of this core3 (CRS-17, CRS-18, JCSAT-18)Fairing catch attemptyes, both halvesLaunch site<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/pads">SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FloridaLandingOCISLY: 32.54722 N, 75.92306 W (628 km downrange)Mission success criteriaSuccessful separation & deployment of the Starlink Satellites.Previous and Pending Starlink MissionsMissionDate (UTC)CorePadDeployment OrbitNotes<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates">Sat Update1<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_71_.2013_starlink_v0.9">Starlink v0.92019-05-241049.3SLC-40440km 53°60 test satellites with Ku band antennas<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695477610303490">Feb 152<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_75_.2013_starlink-1_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-12019-11-111048.4SLC-40280km 53°60 version 1 satellites, v1.0 includes Ka band antennas<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695491371769861">Feb 153<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_78_.2013_starlink-2_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-22020-01-071049.4SLC-40290km 53°60 version 1 satellites, 1 sat with experimental antireflective coating<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695506492252160">Feb 154<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_80_.2013_starlink-3_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-32020-01-291051.3SLC-40290km 53°60 version 1 satellites<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695520396431361">Feb 155Starlink-4This Mission1056.4SLC-40212x386km 53°60 version 1 satellites expected-6<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/launches/manifest#wiki_upcoming_falcon_launches">Starlink-5MarchLC-39A60 version 1 satellites expected-7<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/launches/manifest#wiki_upcoming_falcon_launches">Starlink-6MarchSLC-40 / LC-39A60 version 1 satellites expected-Daily Starlink altitude updates on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates">@StarlinkUpdatesScrub counterNone yetPayloadSpaceX designed Starlink to connect end users with low latency, high bandwidth broadband services by providing continual coverage around the world using a network of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.<em>Source: SpaceX</em>Stats☑️ 89th SpaceX launch☑️ 81st Falcon 9 launch☑️ 25th…
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Static fire of Falcon 9 complete ahead of launching 60 Starlink satellites—due to poor weather in the recovery area tomorrow, now targeting launch on Sunday, February 16 at 10:25 a.m. EST, 15:25 UTC
Standing down from tomorrow’s Starlink launch; team is taking a closer look at a second stage valve component. Now targeting Monday, February 17.
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Standing down from tomorrow’s Starlink launch; team is taking a closer look at a second stage valve component. Now targeting Monday, February 17.
Dragon 1 team photo before shipping the last D1 capsule to the Cape. Go CRS-20! [image approved for public release]
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Starlink-4 Press Kit
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Crew Dragon completes acoustic testing in Florida
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Crew Dragon completes acoustic testing in Florida