From the “Ask Me
How I Know” file
Note:
Forgive the lack of cartoons this week,
but all the good jokes have been done to death elsewhere.
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (11-17 May)
Launches of Interest this Week: • MON VSFS Falcon9 / Starlink • TUE Cape Falcon9 / Starlink (28th flight for this Stg-1) • WED Cape Falcon9 / Starlink • FRI VSFB Falcon9 / Starlink - SAT NewZ Electron/ iQPS L2 On-orbit prOn:Starlink payload deployment (go full-screen) ______ • Last week • Updated: 17 MAY / 0430 (times US Eastern)— Kekius Maximus (@elonmusk) May 17, 0430
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (4 – 10 May)
Major US Launches this Week: • SUN Cape Falcon9 / Starlink • TUE Cape Falcon9 / Starlink • FRI VSFB Falcon9 / Starlink (best vid yet) • SAT Cape Falcon9 / Starlink ______ • Last week • Updated: 10 MAY / 0300 (times US Eastern)
On-Orbit PrOn: 4hrs of views from polar orbit
Watch the extended, ~4-hour cut with additional views from the Dragon spacecraft flying over Earth’s polar regions during the Fram2 mission pic.twitter.com/WjK3ismJfK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 4, 2025
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (27 Apr – 3 May)
Major US Launches this Week: • SUN Cape Falcon9 / Starlink (Starlink launch #250) • MON VSFB Falcon9 / Starlink (nice vid, esp. fairing drop-away) - MON Cape Atlas V / Kuiper (cool vid of SRB sep'n and fairing drop-away) • MON Cape Falcon9 / Starlink (routine night launch) - TUE VSFB Firefly Alpha (Stg-2 failed) • THU Cape Falcon9 / Starlink (Nice night-launch vid) ______ • Last week • Updated: 03 MAY / 1200 (times US Eastern)
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (20-26 APR)
Major US Launches this Week: ★ SUN Falcon9 / NROL Vindanfog SFB (nice landing vid) ★ MON Falcon9 / Cargo Dragon Cape RTLS (great vid sep'n/boostback) ★ MON Falcon9 / Ride-share Cape RTLS • THU Falcon9 / Starlink Cape______ • Last week • Updated: 24 APR / 2200 (times Eastern)
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (Didneylan’ Version)
Couldn’t help piling-on, here.
Whole thing makes me giggle.
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (13-19 Apr)
Major US Launches this Week: • MON Falcon9 / Starlink Cape (record 27 missions for this Stg-1) - WED Minotaur/ NROL VSFB ______ • Last week • Updated: 19 APR / 1200 (times Eastern)
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (6-12 Apr)
Major US Launches this Week: • MON Falcon9 / Starlink ★ SAT Falcon9 / NROL • SAT Falcon9 / Starlink ______ • Last week • Updated: 12 APR
