edit/gongora: Always give the source of your quotes! (There is some other good info in that article.)https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/09/13/launch-operators-expect-minimal-delays-from-hurricane-irma/
Note the new TEL on pad 40 from Google Earth.
I will be interested to see if the TEL(s) built for Boca Chica strongly resemble any of the existing three, as well.Somehow, it feels like whenever SpaceX has a chance to build a new TEL, they throw out all the old designs and pull out clean sheets of paper. I understand that at least the one at 39A is designed to support either F9 or FH, but it just, from looking at them, seems that each of the existing TELs has its own particular design features, both gross and in detail...
Size difference? Horizontally or vertically or ?
Quote from: Gotorah on 09/20/2017 05:48 pmNote the new TEL on pad 40 from Google Earth.That looks "different" than the other TELs to me. Not sure if it is some sort of weird "3d-ifying" type thing that Google sometimes does to their images, or if its melted (indeed, if it is the old one) or if this is yet another iteration of advancing the design of the TEL for decreased turnaround times.
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
They should have dismantled the TEL on the west coast and carted it east.
Quote from: Zingpc on 09/27/2017 03:11 amThey should have dismantled the TEL on the west coast and carted it east.Then all the Iridium missions, FORMOSAT, and other missions would have been pushed back by about a year. Also take into account that it takes time and money to dismantle and rebuild the TEL.