Category: Fun & Curios

This week:
Falcon9 Starlink from the Cape
Dragon undock from ISS
Firefly Alpha from Vandenberg
Falcon9 Starlink from the Cape
Falcon9 SARah from Vandenberg

Everybody’s launchin’ this week!
(all times Eastern)

Per the Launch Handbook: Scrub, Reschedule, Rinse, Repeat
I expect this-week’s schedules to bounce around like a pool break.
Check back daily for the latest schedule guesses.

• Thu night Electron SARsat from NZ (previous mission had failed)
• Sun night 11pm Falcon9 Starlink from the Cape

 

• Dec 28 Falcon Heavy, USSF Spaceplane X-37B from the Cape
• Dec 28 Falcon9 Starlink from Vandenberg

I’ll add the video links when they’re available

Twofer!

Thu early-am Falcon9 Starlink launch from the Cape

Fri early-am Falcon9 Starlink launch from Vandenberg SFB
Problem with the launch-phase video, but here’s the landing

PLANNED
Sunday night (8:14pm EST) Falcon Heavy USSF X-37B Spaceplane launch from the Cape
Sunday night (11pm EST) Falcon9 Starlink launch from the Cape

Falcon9 Starlink Monday night launch from the Cape (same-ol’)

Falcon9 25 Korean Spacecraft Friday mid-day launch from Vandenberg (great vid)
250th Falcon9 recovery, 17th for this booster

Falcon9 Starlink Saturday night from the Cape

EXTRA: (Caution: actual science and engineering involved)
Simulation of Starship booster propellant slosh after separation
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• Operational ref

For all of you out there
suffering from ’23 PTSD and
media-induced anxiety,
here’s proof that it’ll be okay in ’24

I’ve watched this dozens of times over months,
and it makes me laugh and cry,
but I always go away relieved that
I may be a danged-fool jackass,
but this ain’t my life
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• Extended saga

…even this second one I’m on

Starship Launch #2

• Quick post-op #1
• Quick post-op #2
• Quick post-op #3

• Detailed post-op analysis #4

Two Falcon9 Starlink Launches
for a weekend threefer!

• Friday midnight launch from the Cape
• Sunday night launch from Vandenberg

Okay, another one

Falcon9 Starlink night launch from the Cape