I think people are just annoyed that the Landing Bingo can only support one mission at a time, sequentially. The more flights get popped in front of the current active Bingo game, and the fewer Bingo games we can have.It's all about the breads and circuses, man...
Space news! It doesn’t stop. Hazard area issued for Thursday, Aug. 6 launch of tenth Starlink mission from pad 39A. Targeting ~0130 ET, but stay tuned for exact time confirmation from SpaceX.Dear boats: don’t even think about it.
032125Z AUG 20NAVAREA IV 701/20(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 070507Z TO 070610Z AUG, ALTERNATE 080440Z TO 080548Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-39-41N 080-38-10W, 28-48-00N 080-30-00W, 29-20-00N 079-52-00W, 29-17-00N 079-50-00W, 28-37-00N 080-27-00W, 28-34-20N 080-34-15W, 28-38-26N 080-37-17W. B. 31-39-00N 077-20-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W, 33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W, 32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-25-00N 077-06-00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 690/20.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 080648Z AUG 20.
021009Z AUG 20NAVAREA IV 690/20(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 060523Z TO 060631Z AUG, ALTERNATE 070507Z TO 070610Z AUG IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-39-41N 080-38-10W, 28-48-00N 080-30-00W, 29-20-00N 079-52-00W, 29-17-00N 079-50-00W, 28-37-00N 080-27-00W, 28-34-20N 080-34-15W, 28-38-26N 080-37-17W. B. 31-39-00N 077-20-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W, 33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W, 32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-25-00N 077-06-00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 070710Z AUG 20.
Tug Finn Falgout just set their AIS destination to "Back to the LZ". This looks close, but should still work for an early 8/6 attempt.Edit: Harbor tugs are approaching OCISLY, so it looks like departure is imminent.
Once again, the recovery fleet in en-route to the Starlink LZ. Launch NET August 7th, 05:12 UTC.GO Quest deployed straight from Jacksonville. Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief remain docked in Jacksonville but should join the action late tonight or tomorrow.
CelesTrak now has pre-launch SupTLEs for the next launch opportunity for the 10th #Starlink launch currently scheduled for Aug 7 at 0512 UTC. This launch will deploy 57 #Starlink and 2 #BlackSky satellites: https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/
OCISLY has arrived at the Starlink landing zone! The droneship is ~634 km downrange.Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief are nearing the fairing recovery area, ~695 km downrange. Launch NET Aug 7th at 01:12 EDT.
Starlink page is up.https://www.spacex.com/launches/"SpaceX is targeting Friday, August 7 at 1:12 a.m. EDT, 5:12 UTC, for launch of its tenth Starlink mission, which will include 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky, a Spaceflight customer. Falcon 9 will lift off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup opportunity is available on Saturday, August 8 at 12:50 a.m. EDT, 4:50 UTC."
lAhhh this photo finally got approved for public release!..Because clean room garb is so flattering ...Here’s a sneak peek at some of the hardware I get to work with! Behind our team are two of the @blackskyinc Global optical satellites attached to the triangular payload plate adapter that will be lifted and installed to the top of a giant stack of 57 #starlink satellites!Photo was taken in the @spacex Payload Processing Facility (PPF) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at the beginning of June.Our mission, StarLink 9, is *finally* attempting launch again tonight (tomorrow morning) at 01:15 ET!For scale: those large blue structures in the background are how the Payload Fairings are maneuvered when vertical....#womeninstem #rocketscience #futureastronaut