SpaceX is flying a second private Starship mission around the Moon, and Dennis and Akiko Tito are its first customers.
The Titos announced Wednesday that they purchased two of a dozen seats on a second SpaceX circumlunar flight around the Moon later this decade. With the public announcement, Akiko Tito becomes the first woman confirmed to fly on Starship. The flight will last about a week, outbound to the Moon, passing within about 40 km of the surface and flying back. Ten other seats on Starship remain unsold and are available.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/10/spacex-announces-a-second-private-flight-to-the-moon-aboard-starship/
Source: @SciGuySpace
The Titos announced Wednesday that they purchased two of a dozen seats on a second SpaceX circumlunar flight around the Moon later this decade. With the public announcement, Akiko Tito becomes the first woman confirmed to fly on Starship. The flight will last about a week, outbound to the Moon, passing within about 40 km of the surface and flying back. Ten other seats on Starship remain unsold and are available.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/10/spacex-announces-a-second-private-flight-to-the-moon-aboard-starship/
Source: @SciGuySpace
Ars Technica
SpaceX announces a second private flight to the Moon aboard Starship
"We can't force the timeline. It will happen when it happens."
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LIVE: Watch the hatches close as the four astronauts of NASA's SpaceX #Crew4 mission prepare to return to Earth from the Space Station. https://youtu.be/21X5lGlDOfg
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Weather permitting, Crew Dragon Freedom and SpaceX Crew-4 will undock from the ISS at 15:35 UTC today. Teams are evaluating landing sites in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean for a splashdown around 20:50 UTC.
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/10/crew-4-return/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/10/crew-4-return/
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SpaceX Crew-4 returns to Earth with Atlantic splashdown
After living and working aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for close to six months,…
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Dragon separation confirmed!
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The SpaceX Dragon Freedom crew ship will soar above the U.S. today before splashing down off Florida's Atlantic coast at 20:55 UTC. Watch live coverage at... https://www.nasa.gov/live
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Splashdown of Dragon confirmed – welcome back to Earth, Astro Kjell, Astro FarmerBob, astro Watkins, and AstroSamantha!
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Always a fun part of post-splashdown recovery!
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Liftoff of Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F
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Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship
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Deployment of Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F confirmed
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We are proceeding very carefully. If there is a RUD on the pad, Starship progress will be set back by ~6 months.
Source: @elonmusk
Source: @elonmusk
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With a full stack #Starship on the pad at Starbase, testing is set to get moving this week as #SpaceX aims to put a full load of methane & oxygen into Booster 7 & Ship 24 for the first time. Then, static fire time!
But there's still a lot of work ahead👇…
But there's still a lot of work ahead👇…
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For this reason, it seems to me that a likely outcome is that SpaceX gets as much test data out of Booster 7 as possible, and then ends up launching with Booster 9 or higher on the orbital flight. Better boosters are coming along quickly.
Source: @nextspaceflight, @elonmusk
Source: @nextspaceflight, @elonmusk
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@ChrisG_NSF We are proceeding very carefully. If there is a RUD on the pad, Starship progress will be set back by ~6 months.
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Ship 24 destacked. Hopefully to be stacked again soon for full stack testing.
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