R.I.P. Scout26
I still say Musk should buy a bunch of Mexican land just south of Boca Chica and launch from there.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 is launching NROL-85 – a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:13 a.m. Pacific (13:13 UTC) from SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Following launch, the first stage booster will return to the launch site for a landing.
Falcon 9 is launching the Starlink 4-14 mission with 53 internet satellites onboard. Liftoff is scheduled for 11:14 a.m. Eastern (15:14 UTC) from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 27 for Falcon 9’s launch of Crew-4, Dragon’s fourth science expedition mission to the International Space Station, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is targeted for 3:52 a.m. ET (7:52 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Thursday, April 28.This will be the first flight of the Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission and the fourth flight for Falcon 9’s first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, and Turksat 5B. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.During their time at the orbiting laboratory, the Crew-4 astronauts will conduct over 200 science experiments in areas such as materials science, health technologies, and plant science to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and benefit life on Earth.The webcast for the Crew-4 mission will go live about four hours before liftoff.
Hey Jeff
Jeff Who?
SpaceX has finally gotten the drone ship video feed working well. That's the third clear video of a booster landing.
Rocket Lab@RocketLabEarlier this week the weather said "you shall not pass," but now we're just over 24 hours away from the launch window opening for 'There And Back Again,' our first attempt at catching Electron's 1st stage with a helicopter. Yes, there will be a webcast: https://youtu.be/6nODVPGHQcc
Eric Berger@SciGuySpaceIt's official now. The FAA has delayed the release of its environmental review of SpaceX's Starship launch site in South Texas until at least May 31.
Eric Berger@SciGuySpaceIn an email sent to reporters just now, the FAA adds the following rationale for the delay. "SpaceX made multiple changes to its application that require additional FAA analysis. The agency continues to review around 18,000 general public comments. "
TechNeo@TechNeo_ · 1hReplying to @b280c_2 and @NASASpaceflightthe delays could be largely attributed to SpaceX management filing paperwork with incorrect/outdated info. For example the switch to Raptor 2.0 invalidates a lot of the sound/plume analysis.
