Starship SN8 Test Launch Campaign - UPDATES

• #220 by FutureSpaceTourist on 08 Dec, 2020 23:43
• https://twitter.com/tylerg1998/status/1336463660550656000
  
  

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  #SpaceX has updated their website after today’s #Starship SN8 launch attempt:
  
  “We have additional test opportunities available on Wednesday, December 9 and Thursday, December 10. ...Stay tuned for more information on the next target test date and time.”

  
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  Due to a Raptor engine auto-abort at T-1 second, the SpaceX team is standing down from Tuesday's attempt of a high-altitude suborbital flight test of Starship serial number 8 (SN8) from our site in Cameron County, Texas. We have additional test opportunities available on Wednesday, December 9 and Thursday, December 10. The schedule is dynamic and likely to change, as is the case with all development testing. Stay tuned for more information on the next target test date and time.

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• #221 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Dec, 2020 00:18
• Updated closure dates https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex

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• #222 by Nomadd on 09 Dec, 2020 02:15
•  Everything looks good for flight tomorrow morning.
• #223 by JoerTex on 09 Dec, 2020 04:19
• Aviation Wind Aloft Forecast   Wednesday Dec 9  Noon to Midnight CST
  
  Altitude [ft]     Speed [mph]     Direction [from]
  3000              9                       170
  6000              calm                  calm
  9000              5                       300
  12000            9                       270
  18000            17                     260
  24000            39                     270
  30000            47                     270
  34000            61                     260
  39000            89                     260
• #224 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Dec, 2020 06:37
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  Published on 8 Dec 2020
  Starship Serial Number 8 aborts seconds before 12.5km flight due to Raptor engine issues. SpaceX scrubbed this attempt, saying they plan on targeting other launch opportunities Wednesday Dec. 9 & Thursday Dec. 10.
  
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  0:00 Starship SN8
  0:16 SN8 Aborts At Engine Ignition
  0:33 Abort Replay
  0:53 Jack Beyer’s View from South Padre Island
  1:15 SN8 Abort from Jack’s View
  2:17 Pre-Abort Fueling Operations
  2:56 Post Abort Venting & Detanking
  4:23 Starship Sunset
• #225 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Dec, 2020 06:39
• NSF live link for next flight attempt
  
  
• #226 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Dec, 2020 06:42
• TFR for 9 December. Valid from 14:00 to 23:00 UTC (8 am to 5 pm CST).
  
  https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_0598.html

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• #227 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Dec, 2020 11:35
• NSF live is now live

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• #228 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Dec, 2020 11:41
• Mary has been evacuated from the village, so a sign something will happen later.

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• #229 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Dec, 2020 12:55
• Now activity at launch site. Maybe adjusting cameras on Starhopper.

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• #230 by sferrin on 09 Dec, 2020 13:14
• Just adding this here so we don't have to bounce between threads:
  
  
  NASA Planes (@NASAPlanes) / Twitter
  
  
  
  
• #231 by Danrar on 09 Dec, 2020 13:30
• Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Dec, 2020 12:55

  Now activity at launch site. Maybe adjusting cameras on Starhopper.
  

  They may be responding to this special request:
  https://twitter.com/PhotonEmpress/status/1336445967239839744
• #232 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Dec, 2020 14:15
• Lift going up to SN8.

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• #233 by woods170 on 09 Dec, 2020 14:42
• A smaller lift is currently working underneath SN8.
  Image courtesy: LabPadre.
  

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• #234 by StevenOBrien on 09 Dec, 2020 15:01
• Two NASA T-38s currently flying over Brownsville

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• #235 by FutureSpaceTourist on 09 Dec, 2020 15:02
• https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1336697643779551233
  
  

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  SpaceX now has a TFR for a Starship SN8 test flight on Friday if needed.
  
  https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_1977.html
• #236 by cscott on 09 Dec, 2020 15:03
• Quote from: StevenOBrien on 09 Dec, 2020 15:01

  Two NASA T-38s currently flying over Brownsville
  

  https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA967 is one of them.
  
• #237 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Dec, 2020 15:12
• Currently working near the flight termination system.

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• #238 by pyromatter on 09 Dec, 2020 15:19
• Landing pad water test
  
  Credit LabPadre

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• #239 by ShaunML09 on 09 Dec, 2020 15:26
• https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1336707029130485765