Author: DougM

Retired USAF LtCol ('70-'92, satellites eng/ops Air/Joint Staffs &c.) — MS, AFIT, Systems Eng / Astronautical Guidance & Control — BSE, UMich, Aerospace Engineering — Diploma, MCCC, Gunsmithing — NC Concealed-Carry Instructor — USCG Master's License, 50T Coastal — Now, just a sarcastic, lazy ol' slacker lookin' out on a NC fairway

Doltsplaining

Sounds like an 8-yo bragging about something they just learned.
I gotta reckon she was recently given a long briefing about this,
complete with Venn diagram

Stuff That’s Hard to Do (misc SpaceX)

Initial orbital test flight expected within a couple of months
Definitely watch it a couple’a times, full-screen.
This stacking is probably temporary,
since the lifting brackets seem to still be there
(i.e. without heat shielding)

First Falcon9 launch this evening (OneWeb) is from the Cape
Nice night-launch video

Best vid of a satellite deploying is at T+1h20m30s

UPDATE:
UPDATE:
Second scheduled Falcon9 launch (Vandenberg) delayed for WX until Tues Wed night
I’ll post it here