📆 June 24, 2023 #SpaceX will need another six weeks or so to finish implementing hundreds of changes to #Starship. The Starship's 🚀 engines will begin firing before all of the #SuperHeavy engines have shut down. Vents "allow the upper engine plume to go through the vented extension of the #booster and not just blow 💥 itself up."
The #rocket will take off at a higher throttle setting to get the vehicle away from the pad faster. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-outlines-major-upgrades-before-next-launch-of-super-heavy-rocket/

📆 June 24, 2023 #SpaceX will need another six weeks or so to finish implementing hundreds of changes to #Starship. The Starship's 🚀 engines will begin firing before all of the #SuperHeavy engines have shut down. Vents "allow the upper engine plume to go through the vented extension of the #booster and not just blow 💥 itself up."
The #rocket will take off at a higher throttle setting to get the vehicle away from the pad faster. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-outlines-major-upgrades-before-next-launch-of-super-heavy-rocket/

📌 There are many folks online still saying everything was "according to plan". My Texas Public Radio/NPR colleague, Gaige Davila was one of the first people on the scene (he's stationed in Port Isabel) when Starship/Superheavy blasted into pieces in mid air northeast of the wildlife habitats. Read and watch the whole report here: https://www.tpr.org/environment/2023-04-27/photos-spacex-is-grounded-after-rocket-explosion-caused-extensive-environmental-damage #space #spacex #starbase #starship #faa #superheavy #tech #environment #climatechange

The press about #Starship's test flight :

• #Independent : Starship #rocket suffers ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’ over Texas
• #Guardian : It appeared that the two sections of the rocket system were unable to separate properly after takeoff https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/20/elon-musks-spacex-launches-test-flight-for-rocket-that-could-bring-people-to-mars
• #BBC : Mr #Musk has said his company will try again in a couple of months.#SpaceX engineers still class Thursday's mission as a success https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65334810
• #NYT : The most powerful rocket ever built achieved important milestones during its first full test flight https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/20/science/spacex-launch-starship-rocket
• #WashingtonPost : Congratulations poured into SpaceX for its first successful launch of the integrated #SuperHeavy Booster and Starship vehicle https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/20/starship-spacex-test-launch

#Starship #RUD 💥

Someone at #SpaceX is going to be making a very interesting call to their car insurance company.

#Starship #Superheavy #Space #Car #Videos

Full scale war = Special Operation
Explosion = Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

This must be this new marketing world we live in...

#spaceX #superheavy

If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say the autogenous pressurisation wasn’t working properly. Lift-off with all engines running, six out within a couple of minutes. #SpaceX #Starship #SuperHeavy

@KuMiKoe In 30 Minuten gehts los :-) #SpaceX #Superheavy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1wcilQ58hI

#SpaceX #SuperHeavy #Starship prototype test flight (attempt 2!) coming up in 2 hours.

https://www.youtube.com/live/-1wcilQ58hI

Screw Elon, I’m just excited for the employees / engineers at SpaceX who have poured years of hard work into this project.

The rocket/space nerd in me just wants to see the largest, most powerful rocket in history fly. And remember, the plan is for Starship to ferry #NASA astronauts to the surface of the moon from Lunar orbit for Artemis III.

📌 A quick update on SpaceX after their first-day failure. Plus: some supporters now believe the FAA license is a guarantee against environmental impact--why a NASA mission carrying 72 lbs of plutonium and the Deepwater Horizon prove that totally wrong: https://pablodelarosa.com/spacex-update-after-first-day-failure-plus-some-supporters-now-believe-faas-blessing-is-a-guarantee-against-environmental-impact/ #starship #starbase #spacex #nasa #superheavy #space #texas #environment #news #gulfofmexico #southtexas

@Sonikku It appears that today's test launch of the SpaceX #SuperHeavy has been scrubbed (after a 20 minute delay.)

SpaceX’s own stream has begun for todays Starship SuperHeavy test flight:

https://www.youtube.com/live/L5QXreqOrTA

#SpaceX #Starship #SuperHeavy #Rockets #Space

Live streams:

https://www.youtube.com/live/L5QXreqOrTA

https://www.youtube.com/live/6Vb9hFqF6i0

https://www.youtube.com/live/mhJRzQsLZGg

#SpaceX #Starship #Space #SuperHeavy

Heard there may be a #Starship test flight in about an hour and a half ;-)

#SpaceX #Space #SuperHeavy #Rockets

Anyone else watching this? @SpaceX #SuperHeavy #space #SpaceX https://youtu.be/L5QXreqOrTA

Today, in addition to searching for new Java/Kotlin contracts I shall be following the #Starship #Superheavy launch on NASASpaceflight’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/eN57x2a_waw?feature=share

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#Space #SpaceX #Starship #SuperHeavy

🔊 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Audioasis

Super Heavy:
🎵 Neon Blu

#SuperHeavy

https://open.spotify.com/track/3g9kcrkMoOsHK9b80Jsk7D

https://superheavy.bandcamp.com/track/neon-blu

Just realized that the #SpaceX #Starship 🚀 has now a tentative launch time: Monday Apr 17th, at 2pm MESZ.

Also, there is already a YT stream scheduled to start 45min before: https://www.youtube.com/live/L5QXreqOrTA

I guess, my lunch break on Monday will shift a bit 😅

Not sure yet if I will follow SpaceX's stream or one of the #SpaceNerds ones, eg. #EverydayAstronaut or #EllieInSpace

#space #rockets #SuperHeavy

Ars Technica: Booster 7’s big day: An unprecedented test-firing of 33 Raptor rocket engines https://arstechnica.com/?p=1916372 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #superheavy #starship #Science #spacex