SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates

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Super Heavy booster rings waiting for the High Bay to be completed

 

 

 

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Starship SN-08 NOTAM for ground operations, 

 

https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_0205.html

 

Airspace Definition:

From:26º01'24"N97º07'42"W

To:25º58'18"N97º07'42"W

To:25º58'18"N97º11'08"W

To:26º01'24"N97º11'08"W

To:26º01'24"N97º07'42"W

 

Altitude:

From the surface up to and including 1800 feet MSL

 

Effective Date(s):

From October 31, 2020 at 2359 UTC

To December 31, 2020 at 2359 UTC

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4 road closures have been added from  November 1-4. The closure for October 30 still active. All times Eastern

November 1: 2000 – 0200 (nose header tank cryoproof)
November 2: 1000 – 2300
November 3: 1000 – 2300
November 4: 1000 – 2300

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SN-08 static fire Sunday, weather permitting...

 

 

 

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Super Heavy booster's High Bay assembly building...

 

 

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SN-09 goes into High Bay to get her fins! 😱

 

 

 

 

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Testing the Starship belly-flop...

 

 

 

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Starship SN-08 flight test infographic from artist Tony Bela

 

Site: http://www.tonybela.com/

 

HiRes version,

http://www.tonybela.com/SN8 pre launch.jpg

 

LowerRes,

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Confirmation Starship targets the drink then diverts to the landing pad,

 

 

 

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SN-10 😍

 

 

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SN-08,

 

Static fire: November 4, 2020

Window: 1000 - 0000 Eastern 

 

Cryotest last night

 

 

 

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Super Heavy launch site construction...

 

 

 

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Starship SN8 test schedule (moved right for winds)

 

Primary Date 1: November 8, 2020

Window: 2000 - 0200 Eastern

 

Primary Date 2: November 12, 2020

Purpose: static fire & 15km flight

Window: 1000 - 1000 Eastern

 

Backup Date: November 13, 2020

Purpose: static fire & 15km flight

Window: 0600 - 1300 Eastern

 

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Raptor startup video (cutaway)

 

 

 

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It's. HAPPENING!

 

 

[SALSN]

Are we expecting an official SpaceX stream tonight, or will they only show the video after the fact?

It's already 20:55 here on central European time, so I'm thinking of just putting on a stream, and hoping it will wake me if something interesting happens. but so far nothing on the SpaceX channel.
I'm watching a LabPadre stream at the moment, but I'm afraid it will not wake me before the actual burn, and that would be a bit late 😛

What are you guys watching?

[SALSN]

LanPadres stream just had a "Road closure for November 8th cancelled", so I guess it is off for tonight. 😞
Oh well, bad window for me anyway 😕

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7 hours ago, SALSN said:

LanPadres stream just had a "Road closure for November 8th cancelled", so I guess it is off for tonight. 😞
Oh well, bad window for me anyway 😕

 

They've had strong winds, so...

[Skiver Veteran]

More impossible goals from Elon?

 

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Other company's Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) selections at the link.

 

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/2020_NASA_Announcement_of_Collaboration_Opportunity_ACO_Selections

 

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California

SpaceX will partner with Langley to capture imagery and thermal measurements of its Starship vehicle during orbital re-entry over the Pacific Ocean. With the data, the company plans to advance a reusable thermal protection system, which protects the vehicle from aerodynamic heating, for missions returning from low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars.
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Skydiver landing video...

 

 

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[Skiver Veteran]

From what I've read, this was a single raptor firing via the header tank, not all three.

 

Not found anything on the debris being ejected as to whether that was a bad thing or not, speculation is it's just some concrete from the pad.

 

 

[bguy_1986]

was that a drone flying above starship or a UFO?  lol

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46 minutes ago, bguy_1986 said:

was that a drone flying above starship or a UFO?  lol

I'd assume a drone, doing an inspection whilst they de-tank etc and make the pad safe for personnel to come in and check it out properly.