SpaceX recently closed on the purchase of Massey's Gun Shop and Range off of RT.4, on the way to StarBase. Sources close to the deal have indicated that this location will be the "Raptor Facility" and possible uses may include repair, rebuild and testing…

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SpaceX will launch polar Starlink launches from Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center with droneship landings, per FCC filings. Launches could begin as early as July. SpaceX is also set to start launching Starlinks from Vandenberg in the same timeframe.…

As the Launch Integration Tower at the Orbital Launch Site (OLS) continues to grow, Elon…

Posted in r/spacex by u/soldato_fantasma • 476 points and 61 comments

@DJSnM Cool, but an unnecessary complication for now. These are being removed to speed up time to orbital launch.

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Team is taking additional time for pre-launch check outs ahead of the Transporter-2 mission; will announce new target launch date once confirmed

@WatchersTank @SpaceX We’re almost done with first prototype booster. This will go to test stand A. Next one will fly to orbit. Team has been crushing it many days & nights in a row!

Targeting Tuesday, June 29 for launch of Transporter-2. This mission will launch 88 spacecraft to orbit and more customer mass than SpaceX’s previous dedicated rideshare mission

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Elon Musk's SpaceX is "shooting for July" to launch the first orbital spaceflight of its Starship rocket, company president Gwynne Shotwell said on Friday.

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@TylerG1998 @NASASpaceflight @SpaceX It is! Looks like we can get 378 sec Isp with this version of Raptor Vacuum, so over 380 sec with some improvements down the road.