T-1 hour until Falcon Heavy's launch of ViasatInc’s ViaSat-3 Americas mission; weather is 95% favorable for liftoff at 00:26 UTC → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFbp6PVbJQA
Source: @SpaceX
Source: @SpaceX
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Really spectacular launch with clear skies and colors as Falcon Heavy climbs to orbit. #SpaceX
Source: @Cygnusx112
Source: @Cygnusx112
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My gosh. over 10,000kph at side booster cut off. That is crazy. Go #SpaceX with Falcon Heavy! Expendable version of this thing is freaking nutso! 🤯
17,000 kph at 2nd stage ignition!
Source: @MarcusHouse
17,000 kph at 2nd stage ignition!
Source: @MarcusHouse
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Falcon Heavy streaks into a twilight sky with the ViaSat-3 Americas mission towards geostationary orbit.
It was a long few days and nights of nasty weather, but this evening’s sky was a pristine canvas to paint a beautiful image.
Source: @johnpisaniphoto
It was a long few days and nights of nasty weather, but this evening’s sky was a pristine canvas to paint a beautiful image.
Source: @johnpisaniphoto
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Time lapse: Falcon Heavy launches at twilight
Source: @johnkrausphotos
Source: @johnkrausphotos
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Following the first Starship test flight on April 20, several environmental groups have filed suit against the FAA today for “failing to fully analyze and mitigate the environmental harms resulting from the Starship/Super Heavy launch program.”
https://abcbirds.org/news/spacex-lawsuit/
Source: @TylerG1998
https://abcbirds.org/news/spacex-lawsuit/
Source: @TylerG1998
American Bird Conservancy
Lawsuit Aims to Protect Texas Wildlife Habitat, Beach Access From More Exploding Rockets
Following a massive rocket explosion in South Texas, national and local environmental groups and the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc. sued the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today for failing to fully analyze and mitigate the environmental harms…
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Stage separation at sunset, followed by second stage engine startup, and payload fairing deploy
Source: @SpaceX
Source: @SpaceX
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On the latest flyover you can see the broken foundation already has rebar straightened out for repair!
I underestimated how fast Spacex would repair the damage.
Source: @RGVaerialphotos
I underestimated how fast Spacex would repair the damage.
Source: @RGVaerialphotos
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Fairing reentry on the ViaSat-3 mission was the hottest and fastest we've ever attempted. The fairings re-entered the atmosphere greater than 15x the speed of sound, creating a large trail of plasma in its wake
Source: @SpaceX
Source: @SpaceX
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NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are working together to identify the best available opportunity to launch the Axiom Mission 2 to the Space Station; we are no longer targeting opportunities in early May. More information on the updated target launch date will be shared soon.
Source: @Space_Station
Source: @Space_Station
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