Starship Flight 5

[wraith glacier]

@gaunt bramble

[scenic delta]

@wraith glacier none of you guys planning to go to Brownsville for this launch? get a refundable ticket come on. I would have , if i lived in US..

[cosmic nexus]

bruh

[lethal delta]

@cosmic nexus we got a live bot here

[wraith glacier]

i live in los angeles and have college classes to attend…?😭😭

[scenic delta]

i was kidding, his bio said SLS is best

[cosmic nexus]

So that’s quite far tbh

[scenic delta]

yeah.. how far is texas from flight?

[cosmic nexus]

If you can go to Port Isabel or SPI you will have a much better time

[sand tulip]

hours

[wet forum]

I haven’t seen a Boca launch before. Worried about the crowds on SPI and getting blocked in the morning or dragging my wife out of bed at 1am to sit on isla Blanca. And then fight traffic out and drive back to Fort Worth. I just have no metric on this.

[sand tulip]

any flight cost money

[cosmic nexus]

Honestly I’d say it’s very worth it despite the crowds. 4:30 am or so is about when I showed up

That’s still early as hell

[gaunt bramble]

Sup @wraith glacier haha

[wet forum]

Talked to a local at the port Isabel lighthouse and she said she saw bumper to bumper traffic on the SPI bridge at 5pm for a morning launch

[lethal delta]

When you've spent multiple years of your life working on a launch vehicle, one tends to favor that. But for the record, the first mission I worked on that flew my hardware was on Dragon, not Orion.

[cosmic nexus]

No way lol. I had no issue for IFT-1 and 3 getting in overnight

[scenic delta]

yes worth it

[scenic delta]

i forgot US is this big

[wraith glacier]

yes💀

i’ve driven from dallas to la

it is a uh

adventure

[sand tulip]

drove from indiana to new mexico...

[scenic delta]

oh,sogood to know this.. which part of rocket did you work on

[wraith glacier]

plus hotels etc

[gaunt bramble]

I've done Austin TX to Los Angeles a few times. Texas part is for sure the least interesting part.

[wraith glacier]

i need money to fly to stl and ny i can’t spend on starship and maybe not even be able to see it

[scenic delta]

still, starship is such a spectacle

[lethal delta]

I flew an experiment on dragon to station.

My day job is supporting ground systems

[cosmic nexus]

Yeah no Starbase is an hour from either airport you could go to and both of those are relatively expensive regional airports

[wraith glacier]

you wanna pay for it?

[cosmic nexus]

That or you drive 6 hours from IAH

Which is hell

I hate that drive and that airport and that city lmao

[wraith glacier]

i’ve done dallas to boca

[cosmic nexus]

Brownsville also sucks so yknow

[sand tulip]

literally this

[wraith glacier]

one day

[scenic delta]

my dream is to watch Falcon 9 launch

[wraith glacier]

okay sick but still do you wanna pay for it

[scenic delta]

i would pay to come to US and watc it

[sand tulip]

cool

[cosmic nexus]

sick you should pay for it rather than harassing others about it

[scenic delta]

how much?

[sand tulip]

$2k at least

[cosmic nexus]

last second flights and hotels would likely near $1-2k right now lmao

[sand tulip]

that's very conservative

[scenic delta]

how?

[wraith glacier]

west texas has a lot of beauty in it honestly, something about those dead oil boom towns is really interesting

[scenic delta]

how?

2000$ dollars?

[sand tulip]

rental car too...

[cosmic nexus]

Yeah shit

[gaunt bramble]

Oh I love west texas. Highway 10 is just boring.

[cosmic nexus]

Every time I went I’d do big groups at an airbnb so never thought of that

[gaunt bramble]

Been to Big Bend National Park a few times

[sand tulip]

...yes? I fail to see where the confusion is

[wraith glacier]

oh fair

i’m used to going through the panhandle on 287/I-40

[wet forum]

Given this is a short notice launch, will crowds be less than normal? Hotels on SPI seem pretty booked still.

[gaunt bramble]

The hotels were not this full last time I noticed when I booked mine.

[scenic delta]

maybe US is ultra expensive..... 2000$ for an indian is like his 3 months of salary

[wraith glacier]

yeah costs suddenly rapidly decrease when lodging is taken care of/split a billion ways

[sand tulip]

Space nerds don't really care about it being last minute lol, I feel like it'll be offset by the catch attempt spectacle

[scenic delta]

true..

[wraith glacier]

i mean yeah the US is expensive but it’s also that it’s so last minute

like

i’m a college student keep in mind😭😭😭

i’m not rolling in that lockheed martin dough

[scenic delta]

you have your own car... so only hotel charges for a day is 2000$?

[sand tulip]

ah yes let me bring car on plane

broom broom

[scenic delta]

how do they get so much money in everything, be it orion or military airplanes

[cosmic nexus]

Seems legit

[sand tulip]

I feel like there is a language barrier at play here

[scenic delta]

no, i meant, if she has holiday,, she can ride in a car. i know it takes 1 day

[wraith glacier]

i literally would not be able to make it to spi in time or back to class in time, and gas + maintenance

[sand tulip]

The sad thing is that I've paid more to fly home for breaks 😭

[cosmic nexus]

Bro do you know how much 1,000 miles of gas is

[wraith glacier]

government

[cosmic nexus]

Actually make that 2k round trip

[sand tulip]

oh nvm

[scenic delta]

879 $ for flight from LA to texas?

really?

[sand tulip]

...yes

bro 💀

[wraith glacier]

that is 26hrs without stopping, eating, peeing, sleeping, or literally anything

[cosmic nexus]

I checked DC cause I’m in DC rn, but yeah, about the same from LA last second (the limiting factor is the Houston to Brownsville flight)

[scenic delta]

Ohhh

[wraith glacier]

if it’s fucking tomorrow to a niche airport yeah

[scenic delta]

i am sorry

[cosmic nexus]

My guy

The U.S. is fucking big

And expensive

[scenic delta]

oh understandable then

[sand tulip]

are you an adult

i feel like that is a factor in the misunderstanding

[scenic delta]

even india is one -thirds of its size

[wraith glacier]

probably would be around $200 for my car? depends whether texas gas prices come in clutch

[cosmic nexus]

Like I am sorry, I wish I could also pack my shit and go

But unfortunately I do not have $1500 to just throw into a fire pit and hope I get a launch

[sand tulip]

they are lowkey expensive in the middle of nowhere if you don't plan gas stops right

[scenic delta]

i forgot that yeah

[scenic delta]

okkk, still

[wraith glacier]

true? i’m used to CA prices so it’d be hard to get much worse

[scenic delta]

hahahahha

[wraith glacier]

i paid like $2 less per gallon in texas than i do here

i’ll get out for starship when i either have enough money or enough time to plan/someone’s couch to crash on

hotels are the real killer

[scenic delta]

wait until Starship launches from West coast

[cosmic nexus]

Yeah, if I weren’t already elsewhere, I’d maybe have tried to split a hotel with a bunch of friends that did go like I did for 1 and 3

[wraith glacier]

if i tried to drive 26hrs straight you’d also have to factor in funeral costs

[wraith glacier]

i wish💀

[vapid sable]

Not to burst your bubble but

[scenic delta]

just buy a autopilot tesla car (jk)

[sand tulip]

me still waiting in 20 years: 💀

[scenic delta]

i know, probably not going to

[wraith glacier]

yeah lemme go walk up to elob and give him $3 and a stick of gum

[vapid sable]

elob

[wraith glacier]

at least we get FH😭😭

[sand tulip]

elob

[scenic delta]

he'skind hearted right? like he's paying 47$ to voters in swing states for some reason? lol

[sand tulip]

???

[wraith glacier]

“kind hearted” oh boy

[cosmic nexus]

That’s not being kind hearted lmao

[vapid sable]

I might go out to Texas to see a starship launch some day

[scenic delta]

what happened to ELON MUSK? jumping in a trump''s rally

[cosmic nexus]

That’s election interference

[vapid sable]

That’s what we call illegal

[wraith glacier]

elon is a goober of the highest degree

most divorced man ALIVE

[scenic delta]

some day

[small roost]

I'm driving down I'm only 5 hours away

[mild aurora]

his daughter disowned him and wife left him and he went all the way off the deep end

[sand tulip]

i think this chat is getting a bit off topic even for this server

[wraith glacier]

https://x.com/wapodavenport/status/1844866815073173579?s=46

Christian Davenport (@wapodavenport) on X

From what I hear, and this is of course subject to change, the FAA could grant SpaceX a license tomorrow, allowing the company to launch Starship on Sunday.

Twitter · Oct 11, 2024, 10:24 PM

[scenic delta]

cool brother

[wraith glacier]

nah this is within realm

[cosmic nexus]

Davenport is usually on it

I’ll believe it

[wraith glacier]

i wonder how big the check was

[small roost]

Thought about going to Isla Blanca but I'm sure that's where everyone else is going but some that's been there is this a bad idea?

[vapid sable]

I want to wait for it to launch from the cape but that’s a long ways out

[wraith glacier]

ERFFFLI STARSHIPS ERA?

[small roost]

Yesss

[wraith glacier]

hell yeah

[small roost]

I'm able to go

[cosmic nexus]

Go it’s worth it

[wraith glacier]

that’s sick

[cosmic nexus]

Just get there early as fuck

[small roost]

I just don't know exactly where to view from but I'm going

[vapid sable]

@pastel leaf your going too right?

[cosmic nexus]

Extremely worth it

[small roost]

Like how early?

[pastel leaf]

Yuh huh

[small roost]

2 hours?

[pastel leaf]

That’s the idea

[wraith glacier]

are you bringing your cam

[vapid sable]

Awesome

[small roost]

Ofc I think I'm probably gonna just enjoy it though

Like maybe one or 2 photos

[wraith glacier]

fair fair

[small roost]

Not gonna watch it through the cam

[wraith glacier]

send pics of the tower ruins please

[wraith glacier]

pfffffffffffffff

[gaunt bramble]

@small roost If you are close enough to Isla Blanca to walk into the park its a breeze. As long as you don't need to leave the island for many hours afterwards. Cause traffic.

[scenic delta]

ugh cmon

[cosmic nexus]

Did someone say tower ruins

[wraith glacier]

wdym watch through the can who would do that 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 /s

[small roost]

Yes ofc

[scenic delta]

real

[wraith glacier]

200kg of vaporized stainless steel has never looked better

[small roost]

Like parking somewhere else?

[gaunt bramble]

A hotel close enough

[scenic delta]

200 kg or tonne?

[gaunt bramble]

I have also parked at the South Padre Island visitors center a few times. At 4am.

[small roost]

Oh no I'm not getting a hotel we're just driving down then leaving probably stop for a nap and switch drivers etc

[wraith glacier]

i miss u boca

[small roost]

I would prefer going in the day before and getting a hotel but I have a thing to attend the night before and it really sucks

So night driving it is

[wraith glacier]

it’s what

6hrs from san antonio?

[small roost]

4.5

Yeah

[wraith glacier]

i remember when i went we stopped in san antonio for dinner at jim’s

[gaunt bramble]

Yeah, for IFT 2 I got off work at 11pm and drove five hours to see the launch. Then it didn't launch. haha

[wraith glacier]

okay lit

[wraith glacier]

oh no💀💀💀

by some miracle i’ve only been hit by one late in the count scrub

[small roost]

Very exited like in school I keep like fantasizing about sonic boom

[gaunt bramble]

I did end up seeing it. Booked a few extra night.

[small roost]

Hopefully they actually launch

[wraith glacier]

woke up at 2am and drove like 3.5hrs for that one💀💀💀

[wraith glacier]

sonic booms are insane

how many does SH have

2?

or do the chines get their own

[small roost]

So those that have been there how early do you gotta get there to park and stuff?

[gaunt bramble]

I was thinking two. But the chines might change that

[scenic delta]

This was before IFT1?

[gaunt bramble]

I always forget what the 3 are on F9. Engines, legs, and grid fins?

[wraith glacier]

yeah

[small roost]

Like I'd hate to get to south padre and I can't park anywhere

[wraith glacier]

iirc the legs and the engine section merge into one pretty fast so most of the time you really only hear 2

[wraith glacier]

yeah B4S20

[small roost]

Mhmm main thing I wanna hear other than rocket ofc

[scenic delta]

Ohhh that was in 2021/22

[wraith glacier]

march 2022

[scenic delta]

How loud are sonic booms

[wraith glacier]

i was a wee child then😭😭

[sand tulip]

loud.

[small roost]

I'll find out

Hopefully

[scenic delta]

Yeahhh

[sand tulip]

look up the FH sonic booms if you want an idea, and then remember starship big big

[scenic delta]

Heard of sonic booms only in rocket launch VIDEOS,never in real

[dense pagoda]

some of the top ones ive seen

[scenic delta]

Does anybody here understand why Elon is so much into supporting Trump this time?

Looks like almost Trump bought him

[dense pagoda]

cause rich

[scenic delta]

Why not in 2020 did he support him

[cosmic nexus]

Trump-era political policy has been incredibly kind to SpaceX and Elon’s interests

[scenic delta]

Oh, for example?

Bcz dragon. And HLS contract both were awarded outside Trump's era

[cosmic nexus]

See the repeated outsourcing and privatization of NASA contracts

Awarded =/= drafted and initialized

[wraith glacier]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/707605714469912736/1294429068187406387/ScreenRecording_10-11-2024_15-35-36_1.mov?ex=670afa83&is=6709a903&hm=7d954cbe7d9059fba4738c6ae8c4e1931985f213dca5b2a2e6ca03991976383e&

transporter 11 like 3mi away

shoutout lavie’s camera sounding like a machine gun

[cosmic nexus]

A lot of the modern commercialized exploration program was born out of Trump-era policy

See SPD-1, NASA Authorization Act 2017, etc

[cosmic nexus]

Yeah I’m pretty sure at 900 shots/min my camera is as fast as an M249’s fire rate lmao

[wraith glacier]

wait wait

your camera does

NINE HUNDRED???

bro what😭😭

[sand tulip]

that's absurd

I have 3.5 fps 🫠

[mild aurora]

the maddie hell yeah

incredible

[wraith glacier]

so get better paperwork doers for spx?

[sand tulip]

local guide
wonder how much of that is just trolling on google reviews

[wraith glacier]

i think i theoretically get 10?

[wraith glacier]

it’s an absurdly easy designation to get

you just have to review like 10 things

[sand tulip]

yea ik I think I got it once by accident 😭

[wraith glacier]

unironically one of the best days of my life

the vibes that day were so on point

wake up at like 4:30am, pick up 3 people, get donuts at an iconic la place, see launch, watch a police chase, then watch planes??? hell yeah

[wheat kayak]

that will be awesome 🤣 booster hovers around like, "so you gonna clamp? no?" then gives up and starts to fly towards the sea for a splashdown, runs out of fuel and crashes on the beach

[wraith glacier]

can’t do that iirc

[wheat kayak]

oh sorry wrong quote

was meant to quote this

[wet forum]

So if I stay in Brownsville, what time should I try to get to SPI for the 7am launch?

[oblique osprey]

Personally I’d get there as soon as the park opens traffic could be mental

[cosmic nexus]

Per minute since that’s what guns are measured with

[wraith glacier]

ohhhh

okay yeah

[cosmic nexus]

translates to 15/sec mechanical

[wraith glacier]

i was like

900/sec is a bit excessive😭😭

[cosmic nexus]

I mean I said per minute lmao

[wraith glacier]

that assumes i can read smh

my brain totally missed the /min😭😭

[vernal dirge]

https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1844877645357490425

Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) on X

ou sucks

Also, expect SpaceX to get its Starship launch license tomorrow.

But mostly, ou sucks.

Twitter · Oct 11, 2024, 11:08 PM

[vapid sable]

What is ou

[vernal dirge]

University of Oklahoma

[scenic delta]

ohh okay
Exploration as in? contracts? or just allowing commercial exploration like Polaris etc?

[vernal dirge]

They're playing a game against his alma mater tomorrow

[mild aurora]

I love how he snuck that in there

[sand tulip]

I would totally do that if I was in his position

love it too

[wraith glacier]

commercializing every single thing

killing xEMU, initiating CLPS, CLD, etc

[scenic delta]

ohh got it

is it good or bad, in your opinion?

[vapid sable]

Oh lmao

[wraith glacier]

bad

[scenic delta]

why

[wraith glacier]

why the fuck should spacesuits be commercialized

what commercial market exists for lunar eva suits

w h y

xEMU was doing JUST FINE

[scenic delta]

haha no market

what was xEMU

that colorful spacesuit?

what market exists for lunar exploaration anyway? except making landers which firefly does

[wraith glacier]

yeah that’s the point

why commercialize it

it’s

dumb

obv nasa would contract out but it should be a nasa run program

[scenic delta]

and what market is there for commercial space stations? pls help me understand, since youve brought the point

will companies pay for "research in microgravity" and manage to earn profits?

[wraith glacier]

probably not at the scale needed to survive

[scenic delta]

is this the only reason Elon musk is supporting trump?

[wraith glacier]

tourism and gov agencies buying time

CLD is like

[scenic delta]

yeah
Spaceflight as a whole is govt subsidised kinda and needs to be

[wraith glacier]

the outer limit of understandability

[wraith glacier]

no

[scenic delta]

like how much time? 1 week -2 weeks max... surely launches for such short durations are expensive

[wraith glacier]

the idea is to move ISS science stuff to CLD stations and just have nasa pay the company to manage it so they can focus on deep space stuff

[scenic delta]

i dont get the point of axiom missions either... just a week aboard ISS.... (in case NASA doesnt have problem with the crowd)

[wraith glacier]

rich people want to go see the iss

[verbal fern]

ppppaaacce your best folks

[scenic delta]

is that feasible to survive on its own? commerical space stations

[wraith glacier]

more feasible that xEVA

[scenic delta]

then what else? Conspiracy?
You americans forgot Jan 6 2021 so soon

[wraith glacier]

if it survives birth it’ll probably live but idk how much life support it’ll need

[cosmic nexus]

I choose chaos, E3

[mild aurora]

what the hell is your deal lol

[verbal fern]

LOL no we did NOT

[scenic delta]

true

[cosmic nexus]

👁️👁️

[wraith glacier]

i mean some tried to rub it off

[wraith glacier]

evil…

didn’t they move hoppy

[cosmic nexus]

Move it back

[scenic delta]

guys im just referring to how Elon musk and many brilliant people are supporting trump,, and henceforth denying trump involvement incapitol riots

[mild aurora]

not far, just to danger lot across the street

[wraith glacier]

ah

move it to my porch

it could definitely not fit

[sand tulip]

Can I be put in for ocean

I feel like their bounds for okaying the catch attempt are super tight but that's just me

[wraith glacier]

i had a dream that SN11 was in my dads backyard like 3 years ago

was interesting

[brazen nymph]

I'd like to aim for L4 if possible

[verbal fern]

no sorry this is not possible, for l4 is now gone to the void

[wraith glacier]

what about L5 (honk!)

[warped plaza]

Good take from Berger???

[oblique osprey]

Since davenport also said it then I reckon it’s very likely

[gray skiff]

I will not believe it until i see it

[wet forum]

If they launch Sunday morning, is it possible Boca Chica Blvd would be open on Monday?

[oblique osprey]

Yes I’d say so

[wet forum]

Just YOLO’d and booked a spot in Brownsville.

[gaunt bramble]

Yeah it should be open the day after. Unless the booster is like hanging sideways on one of the chopsticks. haha

@wet forum to watch the launch go to South Padre Island or Port Isabel

[oblique osprey]

I hope thunderf00t is streaming the flight

[vapid sable]

Same

[verbal fern]

catches the fucking booster
Thunderf00t: "Oh no its blowing up, anyway I do not have a crush on elon 100%"
booster is fine
Thunderf00t: "Crypto"

[warped plaza]

I meant the fact that OU sucks lmao

[oblique osprey]

Oh lol

[small roost]

L7

[wild magnet]

H8

[small roost]

erfi

[wet forum]

Any idea when I should arrive at SPI for a 7am launch? I’m expect I’ve traffic. Trying to get to Isla Blanca Park.

[verbal fern]

thats all you deserve

[wraith glacier]

don’t speak to your elders like that

[verbal fern]

I will do what I want to do, and when I want to do it. But only on fridays.

[wraith glacier]

smh

[outer bobcat]

can i change my prediction to "caught"?

[mild aurora]

https://fxtwitter.com/Orbital_Perigee/status/1844764223164830160

[main patrol]

:(

[vapid sable]

Was hoping I’d wake up to the funny thing

[rare cradle]

[ Credit: NSF Starbase Live ]

[vapid sable]

Also T-24 HOURS RAHHHH

[outer bobcat]

epic

hype

[unkempt coyote]

AUGHHHHHHHH

[small roost]

Aaaaaa

[bold kelp]

I don't get the hype, this will work and there won't be any boom, no boom = lame

[vapid sable]

just you wait

just you wait for the most impressive booster tracking footage youve ever seen

[small roost]

Mhm

Well it could be big boom

[unkempt coyote]

no boom is fucking impressive

I hate you for not getting the hype (chill hate not hate hate just so yknow)

[bold kelp]

eh Starship is already proven

[unkempt coyote]

GET OUTTA HERE

[bold kelp]

landing S1 is a formality, SpaceX has much experience, they'll get this done

[unkempt coyote]

https://tenor.com/view/throw-out-rage-parks-and-rec-nick-offerman-ron-swanson-gif-17688925

[vapid sable]

I ageee that the landing itself will go smoothly if it gets there, I’m more concerned about the go/no-go poll during boostback

[main patrol]

what does starbase use LN2 for

[outer bobcat]

yeah my bad a giant tower catching a 70m booster mid air is boring as fck

[vapid sable]

It’s only as large as a football field and larger than a 747

[bold kelp]

legs are cooler unironically yes

[unkempt coyote]

You should not be here then!

Don't ruin the hype boooo

[mild aurora]

subcooling, pressurant, purging lines, in place of LCH4 in cryo tests

[main patrol]

thanks

[vapid sable]

https://mechazilla.io/

[oblique osprey]

https://x.com/kathylueders/status/1845095201343230085?

Kathy Lueders (@KathyLueders) on X

Vehicle is stacked and ready to go for tomorrow. Check out the flight information below. Go Flight 5!
https://t.co/reRZff3HVT

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 1:32 PM

[gaunt bramble]

That game is awesome!

[main patrol]

whats lrr https://x.com/Alexphysics13/status/1845095377545961976

Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (Alex) (@Alexphysics13) on X

@KathyLueders Have y'all passed the LRR then? 👀

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 1:33 PM

[oblique osprey]

Launch readiness review

[main patrol]

ah

does passing that require them to have the license

[outer bobcat]

I think so

[main patrol]

👀

[outer bobcat]

I am expecting the license to drop today

[wheat kayak]

so where the license at?!

[dense pagoda]

I guess we getting the funny thing today

[main patrol]

cocky want boing boing

[dense pagoda]

https://tenor.com/view/boinggg-beavis-mike-judge-mike-judges-beavis-and-butt-head-s2-e12-gif-18424888577858587368

[wheat kayak]

are we ready to make some noise?! 🪩

booster crashing into tower type of noise?

[outer bobcat]

boom

[wheat kayak]

imagine when a crewed catch attempt of ship happens

[rugged girder]

No

[wheat kayak]

that would be nerve wracking

is falcon 9 booster landing statistically as safe as, say, fighter jets yet?

that should be an acceptable safety margin for professional astronauts

Since then, Falcon 9 first-stage boosters have been landed and recovered 353 times out of 365 attempts, including synchronized recoveries of the side-boosters of most Falcon Heavy flights.

F-16 lifetime Class A Mishap Rate is 3.55/100,000 flight hours

hmm way not as good. well Falcon 9 booster is not a crew rated vehicle

[outer bobcat]

I dont think so

just think about how many times jets have landed

[oblique osprey]

https://fixupx.com/StarshipGazer/status/1845106302952825327?t=oL0m5Yzzi-VI5WqefYLlLg&s=19

[main patrol]

according to the viral slide from the recent mars presentation by spacex, the plural of starship v2 is starships v2

it also implies that s33 will be powered by raptor 3

[main patrol]

ready to launch with people inside it 💀

[oblique osprey]

Hopefully just final checks

[scenic delta]

how to get notification 1 hour before it actually launches? so that i dont have to check again n again?

In PC, not phone

will this work

[oblique osprey]

https://x.com/spacex/status/1845112864207667648?s=46&t=vjVwmQJOy2gkoeCYWbfakg

SpaceX (@SpaceX) on X

Ready to catch a booster? → https://t.co/Vm3Jd6s8Y4

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 2:42 PM

[bold kelp]

pending regulatory approval

[scenic delta]

cant believe they created a game

[main patrol]

doesnt beat mechazilla.io

[rugged girder]

Not the first game they create

[scenic delta]

yeah , dragan docking simulator

[vernal dirge]

💀

Mistimed it a bit

[scenic delta]

i suppose they will catch booster NOT above the OLM

[oblique osprey]

I don’t work for me

[rare cradle]

NOT A LICENSE
https://www.faa.gov/media/85696

[rugged girder]

Ohhhh

But if that's dropping, we're close

[rare cradle]

Yep

[vapid sable]

Oh em gee

[still hollow]

Died 2016, Reborn 2024

Welcome back Falcon 9 landing game (if anyone remembers that)

[oblique osprey]

How tf was spacex claiming this was a tiny difference

[dense pagoda]

Can anyone send me a direct link plssss

It's not working

Or maybe it's the shear amount of people playing at the same time lmao

[steep lark]

What’s the logic behind 7th attempt? All boosters and 2 ships (including 30) have been attempted right

[dense pagoda]

Either typo or counting the 10km hops?

Either way that number doesn't make sense

[oblique osprey]

Surely this is only the second since the rest were expended anyway

[steep lark]

Yea, so It sure how it’s 7th. Maybe it counts the sn flights

Which shouldn’t count imo

[mild aurora]

implications, implications

[glad basin]

Anyone have a TLDR for that FAA doc

[rare cradle]

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp

[vapid sable]

That was a thing?

[vapid sable]

Finally on there

Crane preparing for launch

[rugged girder]

Also saying that the interstage splashdown area was a small difference. Mfers modified it from being 30-400km offshore down to even 1km offshore 💀

[oblique osprey]

Lmao

[still hollow]

Wasn't an offical SpaceX game, but it was quite popular among SpaceX fans back in 2015-2016 https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/76866912/

I remember playing it a lot while goofing-off in middle school

Mostly just a lunar lander clone

[wheat kayak]

highest personal score

[dense pagoda]

What a fun game

I remember playing it during class when I should've been on pear deck

[vapid sable]

LICENSE

AHHHHH

LFG

LFG

LFG

AHHHHHHH

[outer bobcat]

good

now the fun begins tomorrow

[oblique osprey]

Let’s go

[wraith glacier]

AINT NO WAY

[vapid sable]

“Nothing ever happens” mfs when something happens

[wraith glacier]

@mild aurora is it still 90s to nothing

[mild aurora]

yes. committing to the bit. no launch tomorrow

[outer bobcat]

i think something may happen tomorrow

[wraith glacier]

i could see scrub

[outer bobcat]

thats something tho isnt it

[wraith glacier]

how fucked is the tower gonna be in 24hrs

[vapid sable]

I almost said “if it flies in October I’ll eat my hat”

Good thing I didn’t

[oblique osprey]

Never launches on an odd day

[oblique osprey]

Pr campaign complete

[proven jasper]

[oblique osprey]

https://x.com/spacex/status/1845146075574972633?

SpaceX (@SpaceX) on X

Targeting Sunday, October 13 for Starship’s fifth flight test. A 30-minute launch window opens at 7:00 a.m. CT → https://t.co/hibmw2lVv1

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 4:54 PM

[main patrol]

30 minute window 👀

[bold kelp]

nice

[main patrol]

coincidentally the max they can hold at t-40 is also 30 minutes

[outer bobcat]

i really want them to launch tomorrow

because monday and tuesday i cant watch it

[wraith glacier]

well if they get late into fueling it’s a 48hr recycle so

[grizzled raven]

[wraith glacier]

what’s the weather looking like tomorrow

[bold kelp]

weather is great

[outer bobcat]

apparently good

[main patrol]

clear skies and little wind

[lethal frost]

Let's gooooo

[round shuttle]

Well well well, the pressure to get the license did work.

[lethal frost]

Launch license

[wraith glacier]

hell yeah

[lethal frost]

I just lost The Game

[wraith glacier]

there was stuff behind the scenes, the twitter fighting was not the cause

[oblique osprey]

Why 48?

[main patrol]

it takes 2 days to truck in the fuel

[wraith glacier]

fuel

it used to be 72 before they upgraded water apparently

[outer bobcat]

just under 19hrs till window opens

[terse pivot]

fuck I lost the game 😭

[main patrol]

ift6 with the same license lets go https://x.com/BCCarCounters/status/1845147269089116580

Adrian Beil (@BCCarCounters) on X

Statement of the FAA on the license:

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 4:59 PM

[outer bobcat]

this is incredible tho

because i swear the flight 6 vehicles have done most of their ground testing

[main patrol]

https://x.com/Alexphysics13/status/1845146541096325529

Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (Alex) (@Alexphysics13) on X

And for the record, Flight 5's license was signed at 12:21PM EDT the day before launch

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 4:56 PM

[outer bobcat]

so we might (if everything goes well) get a "fast" turnaround between flights 5 and 6

[oblique osprey]

Just booster static fire left

[wraith glacier]

oh it got posted quick quick

[main patrol]

yeah we knew about it like 25 minutes after signing

[outer bobcat]

speedy faa

good job

[oblique osprey]

https://x.com/alexphysics13/status/1844819491211051497? was faster last time

Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (Alex) (@Alexphysics13) on X

@Jacob202001 Going back through my messages I think within 15 minutes of the signature

Twitter · Oct 11, 2024, 7:16 PM

[vapid sable]

30 minutes huh

[main patrol]

is that a threat

[oblique osprey]

Well since flight 1 we haven’t had a scrub yet

[main patrol]

excellent observation

[outer bobcat]

they have done the countdown a fair few times now

[oblique osprey]

Cheers buddy, I meant it as hopefully it won’t scrub this time

[wraith glacier]

okay well now it will scrub

[outer bobcat]

yeah jacob cursed it

[oblique osprey]

Fuck lmao, well tomorrow is the only day I can watch it

[wraith glacier]

i wonder whether they’ll innovate the launch tower tomorrow

[lethal frost]

Same way they innovated the pad on IFT 1?

[main patrol]

is that an euphemism

oh no

[wraith glacier]

exactly

[wraith glacier]

yeah

shoutout joe barnard for adding it to my lexicon

they could also have an observation

[main patrol]

"at landing burn startup we had an observation that led to an innovation of the tower"

[wraith glacier]

exactly

[outer bobcat]

observation vs innovation

https://tenor.com/view/bndyz-gif-19737285

[wraith glacier]

observation of innovation

https://vxtwitter.com/tibininin/status/1844904270006714524?s=46

[main patrol]

why is it so low quality

[rare cradle]

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1RDGlyognOgJL

SpaceX

Starship's Fifth Flight Test

Twitter

[wild magnet]

because that’s what the twitter stream will look like

[frosty timber]

https://x.com/BCCarCounters/status/1845153091965833399

Adrian Beil (@BCCarCounters) on X

The @FAANews has confirmed the license includes the same mishap exceptions as flight 4.

@NASASpaceflight

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 5:22 PM

https://x.com/BCCarCounters/status/1845153328210018448

Adrian Beil (@BCCarCounters) on X

The @FAANews confirms the go-ahead for flight 6 as well:

@NASASpaceflight

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 5:23 PM

[vapid sable]

[cosmic nexus]

Just wondering did TCEQ commission ever sign the consent order

[wraith glacier]

for the deluge?

[cosmic nexus]

Yeah

[wraith glacier]

iirc yes? don’t remember where i saw it tho

[wheat kayak]

https://x.com/DJSnM/status/1845118057175478311

Scott Manley (@DJSnM) on X

Well that's enough of this, back to work

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 3:03 PM

wow he got 46,120

[cosmic nexus]

I only saw that the executive signed, not the commission

[cosmic nexus]

fuckin casual

[wheat kayak]

anyway license! yayyyy!!

[wraith glacier]

ah

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1RDGlyognOgJL

SpaceX

Starship's Fifth Flight Test

Twitter

how much do starship scrubs cost

[dense pagoda]

Yooo the funny thing came out

[outer bobcat]

they got a loicens for that

[warped plaza]

More than $2.50

[outer bobcat]

could be more than 3

[mild aurora]

prob ~$10M?

[wraith glacier]

oh my

[main patrol]

flight 6 pending vehicle readiness

watch them nail the catch and request yet another license modification

[bold kelp]

flight 6 is probably a redo of it tbh

at most with in cruise raptor relight

flight 6 as first catch was considered too

flight 5 catch wasn't certain until like july

[main patrol]

we debated the possibility of a flight 4 repeat up until the local notmar

[glad dirge]

Cruise raptor relight can’t come soon enough

[wraith glacier]

https://x.com/lavie154/status/1845148604245147796

Lavie Ohana 🏳️‍⚧️ (@lavie154) on X

good luck, have fun

leave your car windows open a touch if you’re going - 5.5 psf off a sonic boom can crack a window

go get it :)

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 5:04 PM

hol up

they can break windows from that distance??

[verbal fern]

No

[outer bobcat]

oh :(

[verbal fern]

I am on caught

Also yay launch license

I slept 14 hours in preparation for the launch

[glad dirge]

a big block of concrete also can break car windows so keep that in mind

[verbal fern]

What

[outer bobcat]

i could break a car window

[verbal fern]

Anybody can

[idle badger]

I can fit 3 nights into that time interval 💀

[verbal fern]

I wonder if the crew 8 crew will say anything about starship

[verbal fern]

Thats why

Im gonna wake up at 4am for this

[idle badger]

[verbal fern]

East coasters got this one lucky

And euros

[idle badger]

@ 5pm for me

[verbal fern]

:(

[proven jasper]

3 for me lessgo but i won’t be watching it

[verbal fern]

WHY

[outer bobcat]

1pm launch

perfect

[cosmic nexus]

👁️👁️

Yeah so like

[verbal fern]

Well wait olivier curses landings maybe he shouldn't be here for this launch

[cosmic nexus]

The Written Reevaluation puts it at 11 psf near SPI

NOAA specifically lists 5 psf (0.04 psi) as enough overpressure from a sonic boom to crack windows

[outer bobcat]

yeah

but Jacob already cursed it

[wraith glacier]

matthew dominick and don pettit are trying to take photos of it in flight iirc

[verbal fern]

Jacobs curses make it more likely to succeed

[wraith glacier]

holy SHIT

[verbal fern]

No way

[glad dirge]

https://fixupx.com/BobBilsland/status/1649878315019247618/

[verbal fern]

I know

[wraith glacier]

when does it become a danger to eardrums😭😭

[main patrol]

matthew dominicks ride home departs 5 minutes before starships window opens

[cosmic nexus]

Matt might be a touch pre occupied

[verbal fern]

You didnt reply to any message though

[wraith glacier]

oh wait what

[main patrol]

or was it 55 minutes before

[verbal fern]

55

[outer bobcat]

i remember

[wraith glacier]

oh i misremembered it’s just don pettit

[verbal fern]

The ol concrete tornado

[wraith glacier]

duh

https://x.com/PettitFrontiers/status/1842618994529878270

A. Pettit (@PettitFrontiers) on X

Coordinating with @astro_Pettit to photograph both a SpaceX Starship launch and the upcoming maiden flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn from the ISS.

It’s about to get real!

Twitter · Oct 5, 2024, 5:32 PM

[verbal fern]

Lol wut

[outer bobcat]

i love how New Shepard launches during the starship launch

[cosmic nexus]

Yeah Pettit will do his best

[outer bobcat]

also New Glenn lol

[verbal fern]

I have set 25 alarms for 3am-5am

[outer bobcat]

25

[verbal fern]

All with the old alarm iphone noises

I wake up to nothing

[outer bobcat]

T - 15hrs

[verbal fern]

This is to hope someone in my house gets woken up and wakes me up

[main patrol]

someone else wakes up to my alarm -> they wake me up and tell me to turn the alarm off

[verbal fern]

Exactly

[outer bobcat]

i sometimes wake up 5 mins before an alarm

its the worst feeling ever

[verbal fern]

Couldn't be me

[vapid sable]

Yeah we do

[vapid sable]

I’m like the only one excited for NS-27, I love the new paint scheme

[main patrol]

only ift1 and 2 launched within half an hour of window open 😬 they wont have much time to troubleshoot in sundays window

[outer bobcat]

no im interested as well dw

especially cuz its a new booster

and because i kinda like BO

[oblique osprey]

https://x.com/spacex/status/1845210284270682178?

SpaceX (@SpaceX) on X

Watch Starship's fifth flight test https://t.co/LVrCnTv797

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 9:09 PM

Delayed by 5

[outer bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-no-top-gear-jeremy-clarkson-no-one-cares-gif-18925814

[oblique osprey]

Wait no

The website saids the livestream will start 35 minutes before liftoff

So either it’s delayed by 10 or some intern pushed it the wrong way

[dense pagoda]

Bro same ong

[dense pagoda]

Lmfao

[dense pagoda]

Like from space?

[wraith glacier]

presumably

[main patrol]

whence else

[dense pagoda]

oh hell nah'

[proven jasper]

nah mate the lad is going for a quick hike down to starbase to take photographs and then he’ll fly back up rq

[wet forum]

Who here is going to try Isla Blanca for the launch?🚀

[dense pagoda]

Oh bet

[outer bobcat]

right time to get a few hours of sleep

[vapid sable]

I might not be able to sleep at all tonight

[rugged girder]

https://tenor.com/view/12-snow-artitudes-design-gif-16244648850968211945

[vapid sable]

https://www.youtube.com/live/S4XIsqs8YoI?si=LcDDxZEfseoNfwdy

[vapid sable]

Yippee

[unkempt sun]

what score do yall think b12 is gonna get

[rugged girder]

69

[worthy rock]

license yet?

[blazing jackal]

🐢

[blazing jackal]

The license came about 8 hours ago lol

[worthy rock]

I've been asleep for 12 hours lol

[blazing jackal]

Ah fair

That's a really long sleep actually, nice

[dense pagoda]

Anyone know why "MECO" and staging is 8s apart?

Wouldn't it be closer, actually wasn't it less time for flight 4?

[unkempt sun]

damn good question

[dense pagoda]

Yeah cause that time delay imo defeats the purpose of hit staging

[cosmic nexus]

Hot staging is nearly never about performance

Despite the SX pr (which is true… if you compare to the flip) you hot stage for ullage reasons

There is also probably some case to be made for avoiding various re-contact scenarios

[rugged girder]

Also avoiding having to build internal structures on the methane tank to keep the methane in place

cough cough Falcon 9 cough cough

[proven jasper]

that flip baffle stuff?

[dense pagoda]

Oh

Yeah that makes sense

[verbal fern]

ending this at 12am tonight

pst

make your bets

[grizzled raven]

J7

[worthy rock]

you can't go somewhere someone else has gone

[small roost]

Me

Does the park open at a certain time?

[pastel leaf]

Also me

I think it opens around 3am

[verbal fern]

cant go there

[grizzled raven]

ah, ok

h8 then

[vapid sable]

this sounds like a threat https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1845210284270682178

SpaceX (@SpaceX) on X

Watch Starship's fifth flight test https://t.co/LVrCnTv797

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 9:09 PM

"do it"

[unkempt sun]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1013160418019131503/1293772948418592808/image0.jpg?ex=670c8bf4&is=670b3a74&hm=eff80eb360426066189d678f126a83fb1dd89df911fabd9d50627c7c5141f59c&

[verbal fern]

Man im so glad this is happening on a sunday

anyway time to sleep

will be back at 3am pst

hopefully

[vapid sable]

8 hours and 10 minutes

It has just set in what will happen

This will be wild

[glad vortex]

https://x.com/_DylanSmall_/status/1845242559196692789
Well hopefully future Starships don't need week long 12 hours shifts to integrate on pad

Dylan Small (@_DylanSmall_) on X

A significant portion of the night shift booster integration team. They work tirelessly, putting in 5-6 days 12-hour shifts to make this a reality. They are some of the hardest working individuals I've ever met and truly deserve recognition. This team takes all the engineering

Twitter · Oct 12, 2024, 11:18 PM

[unkempt coyote]

can someone send the twitter live once it happens?

very appreciated

[glad vortex]

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1RDGlyognOgJL

SpaceX

Starship's Fifth Flight Test

Twitter

[unkempt coyote]

Thank you <3

[glad vortex]

https://x.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1845266041657565544

RGV Aerial Photography (@RGVaerialphotos) on X

😭 Private property, no trespassing... and 🚫 FAA!

*not our sticker

Twitter · Oct 13, 2024, 12:51 AM

💀

☠️

[unkempt coyote]

WHA

[vapid sable]

Probably not SpaceX that put that there 💀💀💀

I would hope

[wet forum]

Heard reports that they cleared out all the cars from island Blanca park that weren’t campers, and also cleared out the 1/4 mile line of cars all lined up to get into the park.

Probably not a good idea to show up before 3am (opening) at Isla Blanca Park in that case.

[wraith glacier]

do we have the vlc link yet

[frosty timber]

No, SpaceX has to start the stream for that one

[wraith glacier]

gotcha

[vapid sable]

thats why im not sleeping https://x.com/MichaelBaylor_/status/1845320749961379847

Michael Baylor (@MichaelBaylor_) on X

Nothing harder than trying to sleep before a Starship flight.

Twitter · Oct 13, 2024, 4:28 AM

[wraith glacier]

this is gonna be fun

[unkempt coyote]

What you watching?

[wraith glacier]

flight 5

(flight 4)

[unkempt coyote]

Jeez you made me panic

I hope none of the booster dies on this one

[wraith glacier]

true!

[vapid sable]

pulling an all nighter so im gonna watch all launches from sn8 to flight 4

[young totem]

Could you ping me whenever we get one?

[wraith glacier]

yeah

[young totem]

Thanks

[wraith glacier]

ofc

[mild aurora]

I actually did manage to get a couple hours lol

luckily I woke up on my own because this would not have been fun

[gaunt bramble]

Yeah they don’t let you wait early. Unless you drive in circles. Haha

[vapid sable]

camera stuff probably https://x.com/joeyigw/status/1845335827234132352

Joey Leal (@joeyigw) on X

Be advised of a developing situation. We'll know more in a few hours. Hope for the best

Twitter · Oct 13, 2024, 5:28 AM

FWS is turning off cameras in the dunes

but sure hope your banner doesn't come true miranda

[mild aurora]

me when "we came to a compromise"

[oblique osprey]

How you know

[vapid sable]

then a little later we got the tweet

[oblique osprey]

Ah ffs

[mild aurora]

I wouldn't jump to this

[oblique osprey]

He’s gotta make everything sound so secretive lmao

[vapid sable]

t-5 hours

[unkempt coyote]

5 HOURS!!!

[worthy rock]

the hype bubble inflates...

[vapid sable]

the hype is the only thing keeping me awake

[worthy rock]

it launches at 22:00 for me so I'm awake anyway

[unkempt coyote]

4pm for me

[sage surge]

I might end up having to listen to it in the car while driving home from taking my mom to the airport

[short fjord]

https://x.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1845361159597146132?t=5g3TTkdvTjDy8LNYsPZ6tw&s=19

John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) on X

Starship promises to enable a rapidly reusable future, significant cargo capabilities, and human space exploration beyond Earth orbit — including to the Moon and Mars

Twitter · Oct 13, 2024, 7:09 AM

[outer bobcat]

morning people

[vapid sable]

moin

[outer bobcat]

hopefully we get a spectacular return to launch site today

and a perfect re entry for the ship

[wraith glacier]

what💀💀

[unkempt coyote]

Bro I don't think you can contain the hype while she's with you

[proven jasper]

this is all ITAR now nobody can know that flight 5 happens

[sage surge]

Well she does know this is happening and is well aware of my rocket-propelled autism

[proven jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/haaaank-meme-funny-gif-14511381047437346346

[outer bobcat]

[glad dirge]

Seriously though what the fuck is wrong with them did musk threaten to come into their houses or something https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1eaKbalrgyXxX

(supposedly exclusive cameras to Twitter, from nsf)

[unkempt coyote]

What the fuck

[vapid sable]

yeah im not into that at all

[unkempt coyote]

Am watching their stream and looked away for my presentation and huh??

[outer bobcat]

that's just one of their normal views tho

[glad dirge]

Dunno why it’s labelled as such if so

[twin magnet]

Everything still fine?

[vapid sable]

seems so

[outer bobcat]

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1845368770182721569

Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on X

Currently still go for launch, with flight window opening in just over 4 hours at 7am CT

Twitter · Oct 13, 2024, 7:39 AM

[mild aurora]

joeing

[rugged girder]

Hurt

[vapid sable]

why hurt

[rugged girder]

My body hurts

[vapid sable]

are you sick?

or just tired

[outer bobcat]

have u not slept alex?

[rugged girder]

I tried sleeping but all the snacks I had earlier kept my tummy all rumbly

So I didn't sleep well 😦

[outer bobcat]

rip

[unkempt coyote]

F'

[rugged girder]

Bottom line: don't snack when waiting for the launch of a fully reusable rocket

[outer bobcat]

4 hours ladies and gents

[vapid sable]

T-4

lets goooo

[unkempt coyote]

WO

WE ALMOST THERE

[outer bobcat]

i wanna snack tho

[rugged girder]

Time for pope vent

[vapid sable]

oh that sucks, sorry

[unkempt coyote]

They better not play with us with the timer like flight 3

I was so hyped when flight 4 just went for it

[outer bobcat]

i reckon it might launch a bit later after the start of the window

like 10 mins or something like that

[unkempt coyote]

Grrr

[proven jasper]

shit bruh you gonna be really troubled when starship starts launching every day

[outer bobcat]

pope vent

[unkempt coyote]

Better start emptying that stomach before flight starts

[outer bobcat]

i cant see it but i trust the nsf lot

ok i see it now

good

its starship launch day so time to continue my tradition of playing minecraft on launch day

[unkempt coyote]

The fucking pope vent

[outer bobcat]

The Pope Vent

[unkempt coyote]

It's funny out of context PFF

I really wanna say CHOO CHOO in the chat

I don't have subscription

[small roost]

Ahhh i see the tower this js so vool

[outer bobcat]

wait r u there?

[unkempt coyote]

The chicken crossed the road

Holy shit

[small roost]

Yes

Driving theiugh fog on the wya was cool

[worthy rock]

what did you do this time miranda

because that isn't exactly unusual

[outer bobcat]

probably said that nothing is gonna happen today

[vapid sable]

[mild aurora]

it's not what I've done

waiting on someone else to wake up sucks

[vapid sable]

it is the worst feeling waiting for someone like that

especially when you need to tell/ask them something urgent

[wraith glacier]

only now..?

[unkempt coyote]

Oh?

[outer bobcat]

its been closed for ages

[unkempt coyote]

Yeah that's what I know aswell

[vapid sable]

thats a little late lol

[proven jasper]

you can always just

[mild aurora]

just what

[proven jasper]

discord gifs don’t fucking work, hold hold hold

[unkempt coyote]

NSF talking about diamonds holy shit

[proven jasper]

yeah nah i give up

[unkempt coyote]

I love diamonds

[proven jasper]

fuck you discord

[unkempt coyote]

Their so fucking good

[proven jasper]

you win this time

[unkempt coyote]

Why is there no gif of shock diamonds

[outer bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/0962143toland-challenger-launch-tolandhero-gif-2911315257720485802

https://tenor.com/view/starship-ship-30-spacex-static-fire-starship-static-fire-gif-4262438814152618731

https://tenor.com/view/starship-superheavy-raptor-rocket-engine-gif-4998992407163842179

theres a few

[scenic delta]

i love diamonds

[mild aurora]

why mach diamonds when you can have mach diamond. singular.

[scenic delta]

hi miranda good morning

[lethal frost]

Superheavy diamonds are best

[scenic delta]

yeah true

[lethal frost]

Actual diamond shape, not kite shaped

[outer bobcat]

yet to see anything major happen

[wet forum]

Traffic was easy getting g in around 3. It’s filling up though.

[lethal frost]

How long till first major event?

[oblique osprey]

Evac happened yet?

[outer bobcat]

i dont know

[scenic delta]

someone send NSF livestream please

i would keep it in miniplayer

[wet forum]

https://www.youtube.com/live/BVUji1BLLjw?si=xrD5nvYYwqwpZQIB

[scenic delta]

my youtube is blocked haha

[scenic delta]

thanks

[outer bobcat]

spacex drone near the booster

[oblique osprey]

Tank farm still ain’t online

Kinda stressing me out

[outer bobcat]

yeah

maybe the activity will pick up at t-3hrs

[worthy rock]

dude I'm SO excited

starship flights make me absevvdvfgbbtbtht4v4g3v

[vapid sable]

real

[outer bobcat]

so am i but this lack of tank farm activity is worrying me

[oblique osprey]

Same

[vapid sable]

maybe the timeline has changed

[outer bobcat]

maybe

[oblique osprey]

Pope vent takes a certain amount of time though

[worthy rock]

pope vent?

[oblique osprey]

Ye

[outer bobcat]

little vent that im not sure what it does

probably relieves pressure from some parts of the tank farm

[worthy rock]

when does tank farm activity usually pick up?

[outer bobcat]

i cant remember

t - 3hrs maybe?

[oblique osprey]

Pope vent should’ve started like 20 minutes ago

[outer bobcat]

i did vent

[worthy rock]

maybe they're targeting the end of the window now

[outer bobcat]

actually yeah

no cars have come back

3 hours till the window

nows the time tank farm

[oblique osprey]

It picked up slightly actually but not much

[worthy rock]

I wonder if they're seeing how fast the tank farm can spool up to test rapid reuse or something

[oblique osprey]

Risky thing to do on launch day lmao

[outer bobcat]

yeah why wouldnt u do that during a WDR

[worthy rock]

yeah that would be more a WDR thing

[outer bobcat]

or a partial fuel test

[small roost]

Im here

This is sureal

[unkempt coyote]

It's gonna be so beautiful once the sun is rising

[vapid sable]

hype

[outer bobcat]

[oblique osprey]

Some pipes are frosty now

[unkempt coyote]

Why did you bring us

[outer bobcat]

honestly as long as cars dont go to the pad im not worried

yeah frosty pipes

[wraith glacier]

i wish we had countdown net

[worthy rock]

I wish SpaceX was more transparent about the process
even simple updates like "tank farm spooling up" would be great

[small roost]

Thwres people olaying the nsf stream outloud

This is so weird

[vapid sable]

It kinda annoys me when people do that at launches, like people can keep it quiet

[outer bobcat]

they sometimes do that on launch day

[vapid sable]

But no it’s gotta be full volume

[outer bobcat]

like tweet "prop load for booster/ship underway"

[vapid sable]

I think they do that

[outer bobcat]

i know

[worthy rock]

did EC get pushed a day

[vapid sable]

https://tenor.com/view/app-for-that-theres-an-app-for-that-app-for-it-neil-degrass-tyson-ndgt-gif-15622446

yes

to monday

[worthy rock]

116?????? HOLY SHIT lmao

[vapid sable]

hey thats me

[worthy rock]

it is I didn't even notice

[wraith glacier]

it’s extra funny when it’s delayed like a minute and the vehicle is in flight during terminal count

[vapid sable]

yeah 💀

[wraith glacier]

idk if it’s a red flag but i call out T- times and major flight events

mostly max q and meco

or a simple “she’s up” before she goes over the hill

[vapid sable]

yeah theres nothing wrong with that

[worthy rock]

"I dunno if this is a red flag but I express my excitement for the thing I'm interested in"

[scenic delta]

@wraith glacier why has nsf stream ended? today launch is there right?

[frosty timber]

They've started a new one

[vapid sable]

tank farm is up

[frosty timber]

Previous one was a stakeout stream

[vapid sable]

we're going

[scenic delta]

pls send the link buddy

[frosty timber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC87WmFN_As

[oblique osprey]

Is it?

[vapid sable]

its doing things

[frosty timber]

Yeah there's venting

[vapid sable]

its awake

alex on stream

hi 👋

i have not heard marcus house talk in like at least a year

never watch him much

[worthy rock]

is it true that IGW got cucked by the FWS?

[oblique osprey]

https://x.com/danhuot/status/1845394493819994349?

Dan Huot (@danhuot) on X

What day is today, it's Starship launch day

Twitter · Oct 13, 2024, 9:21 AM

[wraith glacier]

💀💀

[wraith glacier]

🙏🙏

[worthy rock]

(it's a green flag if anything)

[oblique osprey]

Car to pad

[wraith glacier]

oh also @vapid sable it took me 5hrs

[wraith glacier]

yeah true

oh hi @rugged girder

[worthy rock]

what

[vapid sable]

niceee

[wraith glacier]

who are the other 2 people

[outer bobcat]

oh theres cars

[vapid sable]

looks good with that

[outer bobcat]

just there

[wraith glacier]

thank you🙏🙏

[outer bobcat]

not really doing anything

[small roost]

Erm

[worthy rock]

that's concerning

[wraith glacier]

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1845395193484153287

Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on X

Flight 5

Twitter · Oct 13, 2024, 9:24 AM

[small roost]

Yes

[outer bobcat]

Flight 5

[vapid sable]

wise words

good quote

[worthy rock]

he's so true

god I wish elon musk was bearable

[wraith glacier]

elon would rock if he just stuck to space

[frosty timber]

Pope vent

[worthy rock]

it would be so ccool if there was a way to follow elon musk without seeing all his non space tweets

[vapid sable]

he cool right now bc hes in starship mode

[vapid sable]

real

[wraith glacier]

i’m so ootl because what the fuck is a pope vent

[outer bobcat]

lets go new pope

[oblique osprey]

This is so strange

[outer bobcat]

good sign

[worthy rock]

does that mean they're targeting the end of the window?

[outer bobcat]

probably

[frosty timber]

This big white vent which indicates some form of tank farm activity

[wraith glacier]

do i get in a sleep attempt

[outer bobcat]

idk if they can go from this to launch ready in just over 2.5 hrs

[wraith glacier]

huh