Latest Space Missions (& Other Science Stuff)

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So glad I don’t live there but still, so close I really should go. Even if it blows up, it will be a good show. :sweat_smile:

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“SpaceX will conduct Space Test Activities” is a sentence that I expect to hear in some camp old scifi b-movie, not from an official notification
 :man_facepalming:

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I envy you being ‘close’. All I got is live feeds on YouTube. I am sure there will be better ‘shows’ than Starship static fire testing, but it must be impressive regardless. I wonder how close you can get to a test like this (road and beach closure).

Looks to be about ready 
 Estimate 1:40 pm CST

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This is really dang close

You actually have to go thru border customs when you leave here

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Just a couple of images from NASASpaceFlight YT Live with Commentary

Notice that blimp/airship in the 2nd image. That might have a great view?

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Not sure but that blimp may actually belong to border patrol.

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Oh wow, and now Booster time too?!

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Did I miss it? My brother had an emergency surgery. Spent the morning at the hospital. All is fine.
For those who like detail

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I love that they have a barge named “just read the instructions” :rofl:

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Not sure you missed anything. No clue what the title is referring to, unless I missed it too?

I believe there will be another booster static fire attempt today, considering last night’s failure and de-tanking after.

Update:

Apparently there is no overpressure notice released for today, so no closures currently (close to 14:00 UTC). Although this could happen on short notice, it now seems unlikely for a static fire today.

That would be their first and third barge (JRTI I & II), both named the same, after one of the star ships in the sci-fi novel The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks. The same with their second barge ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ (OCISLY). Not sure the fourth barge ‘A Shortfall Of Gravitas’ (ASOG) got its name from somewhere.

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It seems an appropriate name for the occasions when the booster “falls short”
 :thinking:

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Well 
 I don’t know anymore!

Will see if I catch it 


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I just can’t get over that notification. It essentially boils down to “SpaceX will be doing space things, please leave in case there’s a big bada-boom”
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I love the coy language. “Overpressure Event” = “Bloody Big Explosion”.

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I was impressed by the part that suggested that your home was no longer safe.

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I was more impressed by the section “as a minimum you must exit your home or structure
”. Strongly suggesting that if you’re sitting watching TV with your family, and SpaceX blows you and your home to bits, it’s your fault.

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I just wonder where safe is
it could blow out windows
well glass could fly in many directions. I assume sitting in your vehicle would also be unsafe. Do they get in a ditch and cover their heads?

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Duck and cover :shushing_face: :grimacing:

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