There's a line somewhere between "Relevant Discussion" and "No Speculation" - we may be nearing that fuzzy boundary ....
L2 KSC schedule has updated for the first time since Irma:Oct 2 is the NET. 39A is the pad (last one before FH).Sept 29 is the Static Fire NET.
Depending on any potential get-ahead work SpaceX can conduct on the 39A TEL inbetween Falcon 9 mission, it is also becoming more unlikely Falcon Heavy will debut in November.The November target was always notional based on the milestones the new rocket will have to pass before it even reaches launch day.
QuoteTweet from Stephen ClarkSpaceX sets Oct. 7 & 9 launch dates for next two Falcon 9 flights from East and West Coasts. Koreasat 5A in late Oct. confirmed from pad 39A
Tweet from Stephen ClarkSpaceX sets Oct. 7 & 9 launch dates for next two Falcon 9 flights from East and West Coasts. Koreasat 5A in late Oct. confirmed from pad 39A
We really don't know yet if there will be East Coast Falcon 9 launches in December. Right now I could just as easily see them clearing out November instead of December.
...and, in related news, there are now zero scheduled launches of Falcon 9 in December. So it does seem likely they are serious about at least getting Falcon Heavy on the pad at 39-A this calendar year.Maybe also a sign that SLC-40 isn't going to be ready until next year. Or maybe they just want all hands on deck for the Falcon Heavy maiden launch campaign.
Yes. According official FCC application issued last week (3th Oct) SpaceX plans launch CRS-13 mission from Complex 40.
A look at progress on the new landing zone over the last month.
The last two images make a nice sequence. It indeed looks like SpaceX started with the 200' square. They poured the arc (or "lune") farthest from the road before the image above. Then they poured the "side arcs" before the image above that one. If we have the dates from the EXIFs we could guess if they have the last piece in place already.
core 1025 headed to the cape!https://imgur.com/gallery/RJfT5
Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 10/20/2017 07:29 pmcore 1025 headed to the cape!https://imgur.com/gallery/RJfT5That's exciting an all, but weren't we told weeks ago (longer maybe?) that all three FH cores were already there?
Quote from: Herb Schaltegger on 10/20/2017 09:32 pmQuote from: Ronsmytheiii on 10/20/2017 07:29 pmcore 1025 headed to the cape!https://imgur.com/gallery/RJfT5That's exciting an all, but weren't we told weeks ago (longer maybe?) that all three FH cores were already there? Yes, but this one hadnt gone back to Texas yet for testing. Now theyre all at the Cape and theyve all been tested.
http://spaceflight101.com/calendar/has Dec 30 for Falcon Heavy Demo.But it also says NET December and perhaps the new format is forcing them to put a date in, so it probably doesn't mean anything.(Similar for HispaSat shown as Dec 17 but again says NET December.)