SpaceX Falcon Heavy - Psyche - KSC LC-39A - 13 October 2023 (14:19 UTC)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1712117111244394815

Falcon Heavy

[GewoonLukas_]

A couple more shots from SpaceX' Website:

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/nasakennedy/status/1712113589216018850

A @SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stands vertical at Launch Complex 39A for the upcoming #MissionToPsyche.

Launch is targeted for Thurs., Oct.12 at 10:16 am EDT.

Tune in for the Prelaunch News Conference today at 1 pm EDT on @NASA TV.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

NASA stream for launch tomorrow:

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/nasa_lsp/status/1712145645979504977

🚀The Launch Readiness Review is complete and we are GO for launch!

Today at 1:00 pm EDT, hear from NASA senior launch director Tim Dunn and others ahead of the #MissionToPsyche which is set to lift off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy tomorrow at 10:16 am EDT!

➡️ nasa.gov/nasatv/

https://blogs.nasa.gov/psyche/2023/10/11/launch-readiness-review-concludes-psyche-go-for-launch/

Press conference attendees:

NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana
Nicola Fox, associate administrator, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate
Henry Stone, Psyche project manager, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tim Dunn, senior launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program
Julianna Scheiman, director, Civil Satellite Missions, SpaceX
Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, U.S. Space Force Space

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Pre-launch briefing stream:

[Josh_from_Canada]

I don't see any SpaceX mission patch on their website 

[zubenelgenubi]

Wx "Go" probability %
October 12: 20%
October 13: 50%
October 14: 50%

[zubenelgenubi]

LOX supply allows 2 consecutive near T-0 countdowns, then 5 day GSE LOX replenish.

[zubenelgenubi]

Question from Steven Young about NASA transparency, particularly re: Psyche.

"Let me get back to you."


5 pm meeting today, primarily about weather, help decide whether to start October 12 countdown.

[Jim]

LOX supply allows 2 consecutive near T-0 countdowns, then 5 day GSE LOX replenish.

Actually it is 5 days of chill.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1712157028615930195

The space coast is collectively holding it’s breath as worsening weather draws nearer to SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, poised on LC-39A ahead of launching NASA’s #missiontopsyche spacecraft.

T-0 for now holds at 10:16am tomorrow morning.

📸 - @NASASpaceflight

https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1712157051869176076

[zubenelgenubi]

NSF phone question! re: NASA fairing reuse.

Also data review of previous F9 launches by LSP must be complete before proceeding with Psyche launch. This includes Starlink 7-4.  Also, LSP asked for the Starlink 6-22 launch delay after weather scrub on October 9, until after Psyche, due to the same post launch analysis reason.

[Targeteer]

Question from Steven Young about NASA transparency, particularly re: Psyche.

"Let me get back to you."


5 pm meeting today, primarily about weather, help decide whether to start October 12 countdown.

A standard, BS level non response.  I'll bet NASA has never answered Bill Harwood's question from August.  I've yet to see an official confirmation that the EVA is still happening tomorrow after the leak.  Nothing will happen.  Nothing will change.  PA has destroyed the reputation of NASA.

Edit: Just saw Bill Harwood is reporting the EVA is  "likely to slip" a week.  Again NASA PA fails to inform the American public.  Presumably the iSS blog post this evening will provide an update...

[Alexphysics]

The answer about when there's the actual cutoff for post-flight analysis was also very handwavy. Like okay sure, you need time but how much time do you need? 72 hours? 48 hours? We know at least for crew it tends to be 24 hours, why is it that this mission seems to be longer than that? Anything special? None of this was really talked upfront on the conference and it gets a bit tiring

[FutureSpaceTourist]

[OneSpeed]

NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Map from the NGA notice.

[Targeteer]

Question from Steven Young about NASA transparency, particularly re: Psyche.

"Let me get back to you."


5 pm meeting today, primarily about weather, help decide whether to start October 12 countdown.

Edit: Just saw Bill Harwood is reporting the EVA is  "likely to slip" a week.  Again NASA PA fails to inform the American public.  Presumably the iSS blog post this evening will provide an update...

As predicited.   How hard is it to put out a press release?  https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/10/11/spacewalks-postponed-as-managers-review-leak-data/

[Martin_G]

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:

SPACE X PSYCHE (X0413) CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY:   10/12/23   1411Z-1452Z
BACKUP:      10/13/23   1414Z-1455Z
      10/14/23   1419Z-1500Z
      10/15/23   1423Z-1504Z
      10/16/23   1428Z-1509Z
      10/17/23   1433Z-1514Z
      10/18/23   1433Z-1514Z

[Remes]

https://twitter.com/NASAJPL/status/1712242350242603118