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Stuff That’s Hard to Do (17-23 Nov)

November 23, 2024
US Orbital Launches this Week
As of 23 NOV 0230 (times Eastern)

• SUN Falcon9 Optus-X FL
• MON Falcon9 Starlink CA
• MON Falcon9 GSAT FL
• TUE STARSHIP TX
• THU Falcon9 Starlink FL

Ahhh, that explains it

SpaceX’s pace is mind-boggling,
and Gwynne Shotwell is a goddess-tier exec

6 THOUGHTS ON “Stuff That’s Hard to Do (17-23 Nov)”

  • blake says:
    November 17, 2024 at 12:29 pm

    I wonder what the pace of launch for SpaceX will be next year, what with a new administration and all?

    Still very cool.

  • Igor says:
    November 18, 2024 at 8:12 pm

    Shotwell is the Hero behind the scene, without her expertise and moderating influence (on Elon) SpaceX would not have gotten far.

    A toast to Shotwell, a genius in her own right!

  • blake says:
    November 19, 2024 at 2:51 pm

    Too bad about the no catch but, I’m willing to bet SpaceX takes a long hard look at catching the booster on a barge. Seems a bit more prudent than the launch pad. More room for error, also.

    • DougM says:
      November 19, 2024 at 3:16 pm

      Still need land-tower catch for the quick turnaround requirement.
      I’d build dedicated catch-towers on swamp islands with causeways back to the launch site.

      • blake says:
        November 19, 2024 at 3:29 pm

        Speaking of turnaround, did you see the post on X where Musk laid out the cost of putting enough equipment on Mars to build a sustainable colony? And why lowering launch costs were so important for this endeavor? It was incredible how much Elon was able to explain in such a short and relatively concise manner.

  • blake says:
    November 20, 2024 at 6:21 am

    The update video is great. Sounds like SpaceX purposely tried to see if they could get Starship to fail and couldn’t do it. Seems an amazingly rugged design.

    That kind of “test to failure failure” should give astronauts comfort, knowing the ship has can withstand some pretty serious faults and still get home.

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