Noise of Summer/ELaNa 43 | Firefly Alpha FLTA005

[lilac nacelle]

it’s so cool how all of them know about you

is that ice lmao

[lunar coyote]

what are those

[violet jewel]

star generator

ice

[chilly shale]

Okay that is cool

[lusty hound]

not all of them probably

[violet jewel]

it made some fireflies

[tawdry tapir]

trap dance huh

[lilac nacelle]

well

[mystic coral]

Spacecraft separation is between T+44:33 and T+55:13

[lilac nacelle]

you’ve been talked about twice

[lilac nacelle]

wonder why

[lilac nacelle]

oh i’m so hyped for these views in a month oh my god

[chilly shale]

The wiki article has already been edited lol

[mystic coral]

Tracking station coverage

[lilac nacelle]

ah

[spark trout]

Wen payload deployment?

[mystic coral]

It’s going SSW to SSO so there’s no land ahead for minutes

[mystic coral]

#1253790853554638889 message

[west gull]

You could see S1 tumbling it was so mesmerizing

[lilac nacelle]

what was the 10 sec thing

[opal quiver]

expected LOS

[lilac nacelle]

ah

[cunning finch]

Where from

[lilac nacelle]

great stream

[west gull]

SoCal

[lilac nacelle]

nsf goat

[violet jewel]

music

[chilly shale]

It's really impressive that the camreraman can jump so high to get between the campuses for that montage

[lusty hound]

space stocks server pissing and shitting right now

[cunning finch]

Hold it in

[opal quiver]

they are jumping to meo

[lusty hound]

oh hey we're getting someone to talk about BG after this dumb NASA package

wonder if it's will

[west gull]

lol audio is low

[eager heath]

wasnt too bad actually

didnt disappoint

[muted gorge]

Here they come https://x.com/iamGrindFace/status/1808716618832490787

GrindFace The Creator (@iamGrindFace) on X

I just witnessed a UFO leaving High Desert 😳 I knew yall 🥷’s was weird 🤣🤣
July 3, 2024 8:58pm
#grindfacetv

Twitter · Jul 4, 2024, 4:17 AM

[lusty hound]

@thorn night !!! VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION !!!

[vernal bramble]

I was hoping for a longer gelly but sad

[opal quiver]

TRUE

Also Das can we get EJ to go ksp shuttle streams again

[west gull]

since it launched retrograde it looked kinda trippy because it was staying in the sky almost still like a galaxy

[vernal bramble]

INCOMIIINGGG

[opal quiver]

Mint chip 2: doesn't blow up edition

[thorn night]

❤️

[low spindle]

That panda guy really hates FF it’s crazy

[eager heath]

yeah

[lusty hound]

Seriously can you please ask someone I've always wanted to name a mission and it's the objectively best name

Lmao F9 shot in the package

[thorn night]

Can't read all rn dm me

[lusty hound]

oops

[mystic coral]

SpaceX launched too much at twilight in SoCal lately that many people on Twitter thought it’s from them again

[west gull]

my uncle did too lol

[eager heath]

yeah lol

poor firefly

[west gull]

but I was able to tell him

[mystic coral]

They would usually be right at least

[west gull]

it looked quite different

[eager heath]

it did

[high valley]

IS THAT DREAM

[eager heath]

different trajectory n everything

[west gull]

when it first started emerging from the horizon it looked half the size of an F9

[eager heath]

yep

[eager heath]

compared to the F9 its wayyy tinier

[eager heath]

i saw a firework and confused it with that

through the binos it was amazing ill tell you that

not many good shockwaves like an F9 but jeeze it was more clear you could see the rocket more

[west gull]

imagine living in the middle of the country and missing out from either space coasts

[eager heath]

couldnt be us

we get treated to rockets literally every week lol

[chilly shale]

But I get to go on vacation to Starbase

[west gull]

Texas is the exception

[lunar coyote]

good on ya

[west gull]

that's probably gonna be the coolest launch site in the future

[lunar coyote]

we get treated to rockets basically never

or less

[opal quiver]

whajts are rocke

brain dying rpaidly

[eager heath]

elon likes to spoil us what can i say

[lunar coyote]

i live in asia

[lusty hound]

EYYYYY WILL I THINK

[west gull]

that's the most late 2000s logo screen ever

[lusty hound]

YEAG IT'S WILL

[west gull]

I love it

[lusty hound]

HI WILL!!!!

[opal quiver]

blue ghost !

[west gull]

Coog

[chilly shale]

Shortline quick what's your opinion on Penn Central going bankrupt

[opal quiver]

they had it coming

I wore a Penn Central hat today

maybe that's why my MARC train got cancled and I had to wait for the next one

miranda dont you have a bet with blue ghots

[low spindle]

solar panels (RL reference)

[chilly shale]

She also owes me $20 if NG buys Firefly before 2028

[lusty hound]

Okay small problem here

I am altering the deal, pray I don't alter it any further

any payments must be made in the form of a comically large check

[chilly shale]

Ahahah

[opal quiver]

YES

[chilly shale]

So you admit it

Oh okay

[lusty hound]

My greatest achievement in life

[chilly shale]

See the problem with that is that I refuse to meet with any of you in person

[opal quiver]

I have two more of those

In front of the VIENNA INN

[chilly shale]

Maybe Shortline if he happened to be here for some ungodly reason

[opal quiver]

comic sans sign

[lusty hound]

I almost turned around and walked away when I saw that shit

[opal quiver]

LOL

[lusty hound]

Foodge was good though

[opal quiver]

ye

[lusty hound]

And you're right the portions are just right

[opal quiver]

spaceflight is the only reason I have to go to Texas

[lunar coyote]

$a0.00

[opal quiver]

[past mauve]

oh did the fire fly

[lilac nacelle]

i think it’s funny asl that we live in the same place but have never even ran into each other lmao

[lusty hound]

It did

we went

2m tall 3.5 wide

[past mauve]

whats that describing, your mom?

[lilac nacelle]

rest in peace silver alpha

[lusty hound]

"let's talk a little bit more about the feet"
-Das, 2024

[past mauve]

oh it was white after all

[lunar coyote]

firefly chat now becomes #générał-space 2

[opal quiver]

not the weridist thing ive heard him say

[opal quiver]

hell yeah

[lilac nacelle]

nah that’s a photo of the F4

[past mauve]

yeah i scrubbed back in the stream

[lusty hound]

You actually went and made a grilled cheese during the most important launch of the year to date

[lilac nacelle]

i waited til seco

[west gull]

KERBAL MENTIONED

[lilac nacelle]

i’ve barely had anything to eat today don’t hate

[cunning finch]

Ksp mentiond on a official launch webcast

[lusty hound]

SPECTRE SHOT!!!!

HI

BEEN A WHILE

[cunning finch]

Spectr???

[lilac nacelle]

what is blue ghost launching on

[amber glacier]

Falcon 9

[opal quiver]

i love collisions

[west gull]

a

[lusty hound]

F9R for M1 and MLV for M2

[lilac nacelle]

interesting

antares flying anything that isn’t cygnus no way

[low spindle]

It’s not

[lusty hound]

250 newtons each for Spectre

[lusty hound]

They'll probably do one demo mission

[lilac nacelle]

mlv is antares

[low spindle]

Nuh uh

[opal quiver]

wha t tiome is deploy

what time is deploty

[west gull]

肛交

[lunar coyote]

https://youtu.be/0glSj--s8w4 joe bar

[low spindle]

But will it fly anything but Cygnus

[amber glacier]

T+44 to T+55

[lusty hound]

btw maddie can you clean up the debatebro phobes when you get the chance

[opal quiver]

I think your confusing MLV and Antares 330

[low spindle]

I’m not

[amber glacier]

lmao

[opal quiver]

Wait

Oh okay yeah

I'm too fucking tired

[amber glacier]

5 minutes until payload deployment starts

[opal quiver]

yay

[amber glacier]

First 5 deployments confirmed

Views are back

[lusty hound]

EYYYYYY

[opal quiver]

!

[amber glacier]

Kubesat-1 sep confirmed

No callout for CatSat yet

MESAT1 deploy confirmed

[lusty hound]

WOOOOOOO

[amber glacier]

Here come the replays

[opal quiver]

YAY THEY DID IT

I can sleep now

Goodnight

[low spindle]

Agreed

GG goodnight

[lilac nacelle]

when DO burn

[lusty hound]

half hour ish I think?

depconf on 7/8 payloads

[lilac nacelle]

is the stream staying on for it

[lusty hound]

please for the love of god don't have a dispenser failure I'll never hear the end of it

[amber glacier]

LOS

Expected AOS in 15 mins

[smoky token]

Was it all good?

[amber glacier]

1 deployment not confirmed (yet)

Ascent was nominal

[smoky token]

Alright that’s good then

I can’t believe I missed it

[amber glacier]

lmao

guy sleeping on the table

[lilac nacelle]

oh huh

that’s at vandy

[lusty hound]

nah austin

[lilac nacelle]

did they not literally just say vandy

for the control room

[amber glacier]

LCC is at Vandy

[lusty hound]

oh MCC is at vandy I thought you meant the fireflies

Oh hey Elytra

Hi me!!!!!!

Fired me 19 times

[low spindle]

Green is tea tab (panda shaking and crying rn)

[lusty hound]

Oh it's TS1

[tawdry tapir]

sob

[lusty hound]

Yeah I was right then

kewl

[tawdry tapir]

can someone fill me in on what you guys are on about? I’m not on the stream

[lusty hound]

MLV stuff

Okay so this is just a short MLV demonstrator

Like the Stoke demonstrator

Also right

[chilly shale]

Every time I hear about Elytra all I can think of is the Minecraft item

[lusty hound]

~1/3 length

Wrapping stream now

[amber glacier]

CatSat deploy will be confirmed on Twitter

[low spindle]

Finally I’m eppy

[lusty hound]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS FOR SO LONG

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[amber glacier]

😎

[lilac nacelle]

nah my stream somehow got 40 sec. whine

[lilac nacelle]

why lmao

[cobalt breach]

Well I see why Kevin didn't use the wide pad shot

[lusty hound]

VICTORY

[cunning finch]

This is one of the best official streams I've watched

[cobalt breach]

I'm a bit biased, but it was great

[cunning finch]

Love the partially unscripted joking bits that aren't old people jokes for the most part and it's just interesting

Also das and other other host fit good

[lusty hound]

Now I just need a good engine shot and I can finally change my pfp after six months

[chilly shale]

Let see what's the next launch in the manifest... oh boy I can't wait for Unknown Payload on Long March 6A!!!

[cunning finch]

Also we got and nxsf shout-out and a ksp mentiond all in one stream

[lusty hound]

I love them

[cunning finch]

Some companies make the streams too professional and scripted to the point of boring

This was perfect balance imo

[chilly shale]

I wonder what Stoke's streams will look like if they ever make it to that point

[cobalt breach]

Das is very good at that

[low spindle]

It was good maybe a bit too much yapping at the end tho

[cobalt breach]

Had to stall for quick replay edit to happen

no other way to do it really

[lusty hound]

This dude can eat multiple large rocks

[cunning finch]

Well nothign else to talk about

Might as well keep something interesting happening

[cunning finch]

Oh yes very

[lusty hound]

This was definitely that lol

[cunning finch]

Whar

[lusty hound]

If I were a LSP I'd just publish clean feeds and telemetry in addition to having a relatively technical official webcast

Best of both worlds

[low spindle]

Imagine if catsat doesn’t deploy

[cunning finch]

Oh yeah that would also be nice

[lusty hound]

I hate bullshit fluff, you don't need to explain how the thing works a dozen times over

rocket go up, tell me how fast, not how

[cunning finch]

If only SpaceX did that

[lilac nacelle]

yall ate it up

[cunning finch]

Average viewer doesn't mind that

[lilac nacelle]

part of me kinda wants to

[cobalt breach]

I just built a bit of the automation to pull chat questions in (which we haven't used in the 2 streams we've done anyway)
lots of other very talented people working on this

[lilac nacelle]

the thing is the streams aren’t just for the nerds

[chilly shale]

If I was an LSP then my streams would just be a looping video of a large rat rotating on a turntable to the tune of Around The World by Daft Punk. Also there would be no rocket and I wouldn't be an LSP

[lilac nacelle]

they’re also for the investors who don’t know much and also general public

[lusty hound]

That's why you publish clean feeds, let someone else dumb it down for the normies

[lilac nacelle]

the commentary is really important

[cunning finch]

Yes

I agree with clean feeds though

Wish SpaceX did that

[lilac nacelle]

why not just do it themselves so it’s the right commentary…? ik the first few launches i watched the commentary was v important to help me understand all of it

[cobalt breach]

rip technical broadcast

[lilac nacelle]

FOR REAL

[chilly shale]

Protip: If you get to the point that you ever start genuinely using the word "normie" in any context that isn't a meme then you need to go outside for three days

[lilac nacelle]

and mission control audio

[lilac nacelle]

still though, i think it’s really nice that yall evidently invest time and care into it

[cunning finch]

Why did they get rid of this stuff

[lilac nacelle]

and yall show the rocket

[cunning finch]

Is there a reason or just don't feel like it

[lilac nacelle]

probably elon related

[cunning finch]

Spacex just seems like their gate keeping

[lilac nacelle]

they used to post really cool footage on their yt channel like 10 years ago

[cunning finch]

Flight 4 recap????

[lilac nacelle]

part of it is prob also them growing as a company and becoming more corporate

[lilac nacelle]

nah stuff like fairing tests

[cunning finch]

Oh yeah Ik

Old SpaceX had cool videos

SpaceX gate keeps so much now it's painful

[chilly shale]

MirNsa is typing

[lusty hound]

If I were the NSA I'd be in Guantanamo by now

I Know and Share too much to remain free if I were a fed

[chilly shale]

There are funguses in my walls

[cunning finch]

Real

[lilac nacelle]

you just magically know everything

[cunning finch]

As one does

[lusty hound]

I don't lol

I am very often wrong

[cunning finch]

Y'all shoul sleep

[lusty hound]

a lot is Schrodinger's Bait but w/e

[lilac nacelle]

i’m brushing my teeth rn

[lusty hound]

nah lol that's a foregone conclusion

[lilac nacelle]

“this block of starships will never survive reentry” “booster 7 will never recover from [redacted]”

[lusty hound]

okay in fairness on that first one literally no one expected it to

[low spindle]

I’m waiting for catsat

https://vxtwitter.com/joebarnard/status/1808722475112615986?t=S2BbxaYM5h8OVa8AR5cORw&s=19

[lilac nacelle]

excuses excuses excuses

any confirmation?

[amber glacier]

Not yet for CatSat, the other 7 deployments have been confirmed

[lilac nacelle]

who made the dispenser

[amber glacier]

No idea

[smoky token]

Any good photos?

[lilac nacelle]

definitely getting concerned

[lilac nacelle]

i think we might be waiting a bit

[amber glacier]

I'd not be surprised if Firefly is unable to confirm deployment

And that we'll have to wait for the CatSat team for acquisition of signal to actually verify that it did deploy

[lilac nacelle]

on a nominal flight plan i think alpha already did its deorbit burn

so

but who knows if that was delayed

[lilac nacelle]

idk why they wouldn’t

[amber glacier]

Could have lots of different reasons, it has happened before

[lilac nacelle]

is it not in view of one of the cams

i thought only the nasa ones weren’t

[amber glacier]

1 was not in view

But the replays that they got didn't show any actual deployments

We did see that some dispensers were open

But we don't know which one CatSat was in

https://x.com/Firefly_Space/status/1808746138071138626

Firefly Aerospace (@Firefly_Space) on X

That's a wrap for tonight's coverage of Alpha #FLTA005 #NoiseOfSummer. After expected deployment, @NASA's CubeSat teams are now awaiting acquisition of signal. The Firefly team also successfully completed a second stage relight and nominal plane change following deployment.

Twitter · Jul 4, 2024, 6:14 AM

[smoky token]

How strange

[lusty hound]

lmao someone preemptively edited the wiki page to success

The edit was made at 03:46, launch was 04:04
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Firefly_Alpha&diff=prev&oldid=1232514954

it was not actually me, surprisingly

[amber glacier]

Typical Wikipedia moment

[brisk ravine]

I think Wikipedia still cites us as the source for B1085 launching on Crew-9

Even though we’ve literally never assigned B1085 to the mission

[amber glacier]

lmao

It does still show B1085

But doesn't list a source

[brisk ravine]

Hell B1085 as a vehicle didn’t even exist in NXF until I made a week or two ago

💀

looks like it’s fixed now lmfao

[amber glacier]

[brisk ravine]

good work olivier

[icy pecan]

So the fire did fly ?

[lunar coyote]

the fire flew

[icy pecan]

Very good

[proud warren]

oh it launched

finally

[violet jewel]

that's firmly aerospaces alpha rocket launching

[smoky token]

Did we ever get confirmation of acquisition of signal

[low spindle]

Nope

[low spindle]

On this mission, Firefly said it completed a second stage relight and “nominal plane change” following deployment of the cubesats.

[smoky token]

Maybe the sat failed

[lusty hound]

https://fxtwitter.com/Firefly_Space/status/1808897345788260550

[proud warren]

imagine the fireworks display if it exploded 😍

still tho pretty cool jellyfish

[reef sequoia]

your welcome, the guy who keeps adding these unconfirmed things shouldnt be allowed to edit..

[brisk ravine]

💀

People like that are why I stick to just editing NXF

Also my theory on the early testing of B1090 is probably because they don't want a GOES-U situation of a 2-month delay due to an issue found during testing of the center core

[reef sequoia]

Seems understandable, if B1088 doesn't fly ax-4 then theres like a 90% chance its B1085

[brisk ravine]

It's forgivable on GOES-U which can launch whenever, but with an interplanetary transfer window for Europa Clipper it would be a gamebreaker

[reef sequoia]

Fair

[brisk ravine]

Yeah agreed

They should probably have enough time to test B1088, but I'm sure B1085.2 is at least the backup plan

[reef sequoia]

yah

[low spindle]

https://x.com/planet4589/status/1808923446409134247

Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) on X

8 of 9 expected objects from the Firefly launch cataloged by SpaceTrack in a 490 x 525 km x 97.3 deg sun-synchronous orbit with 19:45 local time orbit plane

Twitter · Jul 4, 2024, 5:58 PM

[lusty hound]

https://fxtwitter.com/TSKelso/status/1808933496918061267

[lilac nacelle]

nooooooo

[low spindle]

Is the second stage not on here?

[cobalt breach]

7 sats and the 2nd stage, sounds like the final one didn't deploy

[low spindle]

Which one here would you say is the 2nd stage

[cobalt breach]

I dunno, just going off Jonathan's tweet

[lusty hound]

-125A

[cobalt breach]

in his you can clearly see the 2nd stage made he plane change

ah yeah that one has the 450 pe as well

[low spindle]

Damn

It’s not looking good boss

[reef sequoia]

they not deorbiting S2? smh

could have used the extra burn to deorbit

[low spindle]

Very cool bill

[low spindle]

https://fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-aerospace-successfully-launches-alpha-flta005-noise-of-summer-mission-for-nasa/

At the time of this release, ongoing activities are underway by NASA and the CubeSat teams as they work to acquire signals for all satellites.

Looking ahead, Firefly is in the final testing phase for its next Alpha launch, FLTA006, in support of a dedicated commercial mission for Lockheed Martin. The Firefly team is concurrently ramping up for a responsive on-orbit Elytra mission that will launch on Alpha FLTA007 later this year while also working to complete the final readiness milestones for its first Blue Ghost mission to the Moon launching in Q4 2024.

Sounds like FLTA008 won’t be until 2025

[lusty hound]

Oh huh I did record my reaction apparently but it's way too embarrassing to share

"if that fucking lightning fails to ignite I'm never gonna hear the end of it"
-me, 2024

[blazing depot]

amazing

[smoky token]

https://x.com/w00ki33/status/1808960117284687927?

Pauline Acalin (@w00ki33) on X

Firefly's Alpha rocket engines roar to life! Ignition illuminated the surrounding fog on SLC-2 and continued through a stunning California sunset carrying a NASA CubeSat payload. Congratulations to the @Firefly_Space team on this Independence Day!

Twitter · Jul 4, 2024, 8:24 PM

[muted gorge]

Holy moly

[smoky token]

There’s your pfp Miranda

[lusty hound]

no

[chilly shale]

Why

[smoky token]

Was it not you looking for one

[lusty hound]

I am, but it's a N$F photo lol

[smoky token]

No?

Normally they have the little watermark

[chilly shale]

Miranda when the media company makes media

[smoky token]

Tbf I don’t blame her for disliking them

[chilly shale]

I have absolutely no stake in it TBH

[muted gorge]

It doesn’t look like an nsf photo

[muted gorge]

I’m neutral, I don’t love them, I don’t hate them

[chilly shale]

I just don't know or care enough to form an opinion

I have better things to do, like play Minecraft and mindlessly browse my phone

[smoky token]

Everyone has there own reasons for dislikings, there’s a few nsf members I like

[muted gorge]

I don’t dislike the people, there’s just some actions of the organization that I don’t agree with

[lilac nacelle]

THAT GOES HARD

[proud warren]

https://tenor.com/view/pon-gif-15097379091171620462

[mystic coral]

https://voyagerspace.com/insights/voyager-satellite-rideshare-noise-of-summer/

Firefly’s Alpha vehicle lifted off at 9:04 p.m. PDT on July 3, 2024 and all eight satellites were successfully deployed.

[reef sequoia]

https://fxtwitter.com/TrevorMahlmann/status/1809606377242759564

[lusty hound]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

[tawdry tapir]

the film cooling almost makes them look transparent doesn’t it

but they arent

plume almost looks like it’s got fur on it

[reef sequoia]

always makes me think the camera is glitching out or smth when i see it on vid

[muted gorge]

Is that the new gay alpha pic

[lusty hound]

nah he has a few others that are better

got the fullres

[high valley]

Anyone have a good photo of the launch? I need one for my list

[high valley]

I need one of the whole rocket

[lusty hound]

dammit they're not on flickr

[zealous herald]

https://x.com/TrevorMahlmann/status/1809360846985875790

📸Trevor Mahlmann🚀 (@TrevorMahlmann) on X

This is probably my favorite capture of the mission!🚀Liftoff of @Firefly_Space's fifth flight of Alpha, carrying 8 satellites built by students, educators, and researchers from across the country as part of @NASA's Cubesat Launch Initiative🇺🇸#FLTA005 #NoiseofSummer

Twitter · Jul 5, 2024, 10:56 PM

[lusty hound]

ooooh wait we got S2 photo

[zealous herald]

Nice

[mystic coral]

Just to revive this topic that it turns out CatSat didn’t actually deploy…till July 15 when it apparently spontaneous was set free

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58177.msg2608457#msg2608457

[cunning finch]

Aliens helped oit

[lilac nacelle]

lmao what

did it get to do anything

[low spindle]

https://x.com/planet4589/status/1829692636350861443?s=46&t=LJKHrV0aE-lqVMS68FjSGg

Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) on X

Of the eight satellites launched on the last @Firefly_Space launch on July 4, after almost 2 months only one has been identified in @SpaceTrackOrg @S4S_SDA . Did all the rest fail? 7 out of 8 seems surprising if not launch vehicle related...

Twitter · Aug 31, 2024, 1:28 AM

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um

uh oh

[golden vapor]

interesting

[lusty hound]

nothing to do with firefly