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https://x.com/ulalaunch/status/1842059654597083171
The ULA launch team is authorized to begin cryogenic propellant loading operations as today's #VulcanRocket countdown proceeds on schedule. Weather is 80% favorable to launch the #Cert2 mission at 6:00amEDT (1000 UTC).
Time for the second launch of Vulcan! | Scheduled for (UTC) | [2024-10-04 10:00](https://dateful.com/convert/utc?t=1000&d=2024-10-04) | | --- | --- | | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-10-04 06:00 (EST) | | Launch site | **SLC-41**, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida. | | Launch provider | [United Launch Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Launch_Alliance) (ULA) | | Launch vehicle | [Vulcan Centaur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_Centaur) (VC2S configuration*) | | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and deployment of payloads into desired orbit | VC2S [configuration breakdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_Centaur#Versions_and_configurations): - V: Vulcan first stage - C: [Centaur V](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaur_(rocket_stage)#Centaur_V) upper stage - 2: Two [GEM 63XL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite-Epoxy_Motor#GEM_63XL) solid rocket boosters on the first stage - S: Standard size fairing, 15.5 m in length # Livestreams | Stream | Link | | --- | --- | | ULA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUatH8O6Ng | | NASASpaceFlight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPztD5zwgYY | | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_4DHUylEg | | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yTZpKycf-w | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lIdTeAs5As | # Stats ☑️ 2nd Vulcan mission of 2024 ☑️ 2nd Vulcan mission overall ☑️ 5th ULA mission of 2024 ☑️ 163rd ULA mission overall # [Payload info](https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7595) ## Certification Flight 2 > Replacement Vulcan test launch with inert payload, experiments, and demonstrations for certification with the USSF after delays caused by payload testing of the Sierra Space Dreamchaser CRS SNC-1 mission, the original planned payload. | Target orbit | Heliocentric Orbit | | --- | --- | | Payloads | 1 | | Total Mass | 1,500 kg | --- Previous ULA launch: [USSF-51](https://sh.itjust.works/post/22962999) Next ULA launch: [TBD]
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Not entirely unrelated. Solar panels have to be manufactured somewhere, and I'm pretty sure China currently the top producer.
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"Oh yes she did. Only too well. Unfortunately. She kept her illness from me. 'Til all I could do was mourn her."
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Dr. Kim, whose commendable career includes the creation of a plasma thruster design for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is on an ambitious mission.
TIL Falcon 9 uses plasma thrusters. (I'm reasonably confident it does not.)
Did the author mean the hall-effect thrusters used on Starlink?
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Yeah, the headline and article aren't great, and conflates fuel and propellant, but the technology is reasonable.
How is this different from randomly gathering water and producing H2 and O2 with the same energy source?
Hydrogen is actually kind of scarce in the inner solar system, so metal ion thrusters would be be useful for low-thrust applications.
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My condolences. It always hurts to lose a rodent friend.
Rest in peace, Pistache. You will continue to be remembered fondly by those who loved you in life. 🐀
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Wait, is Shatner playing the role of Jabba in the sail barge scene?
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Yeah, seems like maintenance would be more challenging, but hopefully solar doesn't need much?
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Yeah, Ginny filled him in on what happened:
‘The diary,’ said Riddle. ‘My diary. Little Ginny’s been writing in it for months and months, telling me all her pitiful worries and woes: how her brothers tease her, how she had to come to school with second-hand robes and books, how –’ Riddle’s eyes glinted ‘– how she didn’t think famous, good, great Harry Potter would ever like her …’
– CoS, chapter 17
I imagine that once the topic of who this Harry Potter fellow was and why he was famous came up, Tom would have become very interested and pressed Ginny for more details. "He defeated who? When he was only a baby‽"
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Yet another NoSafetySmokingFirst on an oversized pickup truck...
[Source](https://x.com/culpable_mink/status/1841317090546122965) [Context](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/heres-how-to-revive-nasas-artemis-moon-program-with-three-simple-tricks/)
Infographic source: [rykllan](https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1841104752836321744) https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1841104757810770324  - B1061 and B1067 tied for first place at 22 flights. (B1062 reached 23 but failed recovery) - B1063 in second place with 20 flights. - B1069 and B1071 tied for third place at 18 flights. - B1073 in 4th place at 17 flights. https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1841104771760935033  https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1841104762571215069 
> Tesla did not announce the reason behind ending sales of its former base Model 3, which started at US$38,990, but the decision was likely influenced by several key factors. Primarily, the base Model 3 was built with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries sourced from China. While these LFP batteries offer advantages like longer lifespan and lower costs, their Chinese origin ultimately disqualified the Model 3 RWD from the full US$7,500 federal EV tax credit. > > In contrast, the Model 3 Long Range RWD, which now sits as the base model in the Model 3 lineup in the US, features a larger battery with a range of 363 miles (584km), and it qualifies for the full federal incentive.
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With sunshine, this is exceedingly easy.
Sunshine yes, manufacturing less so.
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Starbase activities (2024-10-02):
- Oct 1st cryo delivery update.
- Build site: Overnight, booster “puck shucker” test/transport stand moves into Megabay 1 and B14 is lifted onto it, likely in preparation for transport to Massey's. (ViX, LabPadre, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, NSF, Gisler)
- Sanchez: Gisler posts a photo. Chopsticks carriage is still surrounded by scaffolding.
- Pad A: Chopstick wiggle tests performed in the early morning and afternoon.
- Tank farm active in the evening, chopsticks rise, and drones are spotted. (Anderson)
- Pad B: The CC8800-1 crane is laid down, and dismantling begins (ViX, NSF).
- Load spreader for chopsticks testing moves to the launch site. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
Maritime:
- Two more cryo tanks en route to Brownsville port. (Cornwell)
McGregor:
- Possible HLS thruster test spotted. (NSF/Nerdplysgames)
Other:
- NOTAMS for "rocket launching activities near Boca Chica" are spotted for Oct 12th through 19th. These are likely just placeholders, as the official word from the FAA is still NET November. Berger has heard rumours to the contrary, but nothing is finalized. A NASA WB-57 is listed for imagery support in mid-October, but those are also just placeholder dates.
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Also a pitbull appreciation community: !pitbulls@lemmy.world
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The One Million Checkboxes story was unexpectedly heartwarming.
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Apart from the 'don't dead open inside'
A "NoSafetySmokingFirst" is actually subtly different from a "DontDeadOpenInside".
In a "NoSafetySmokingFirst", the text reads correctly left to right, but visual cues (like colouration, vertical proximity, or horizontal separation) lead you to try to read it top to bottom.
This is similar to, but distinct from, the more widely known "DontDeadOpenInside" format. In that case, the text reads correctly top to bottom, but visual cues (like colouration, horizontal proximity, or vertical separation) lead you to try to read it left to right.
But yes, format aside, it seems like a nice initiative :)
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How do they clean under them?
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Gateway's primary purpose is to prevent the Artemis program from getting cancelled, and for better or for worse, it has succeeded so far.
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Link without site tracking: https://youtube.com/watch?v=H_qPWZbxFl8
[SpaceX Starship page](https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/) Portions of this thread copied from a [Starship Dev thread on r/SpaceX](https://old.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/18e4lh5/starship_development_thread_52/). ## FAQ 1. **When next launch? (IFT-5)** [Booster catch](https://x.com/DimaZeniuk/status/1801978297183531432) is now NET late November, [per SpaceX](https://web.archive.org/web/20240910162523/https://www.spacex.com/updates/). 1. **When previous launch? (IFT-4)?** Booster 11 and Ship 29 [launched](https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-4) on 2024-06-06. 1. **What was the result?** Both [booster](https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798701489097183286) and [ship](https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798715759193096245) make it to landing burn and splashdown. Ship flaps [took a beating on reentry](https://x.com/VickiCocks15/status/1798770060531540226), but remained in control of the vehicle. --- ## Quick Links [Nerdle Cam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c212qMUTnEs) | [Lab Cam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCh3wmKtak) | [Sapphire Cam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP3m2L_hkA4) | [Sentinel Cam](https://www.youtube.com/live/IQV0DlS1Ew0) | [Rover Cam](https://www.youtube.com/live/Rg7kw-KLDL8) | [Rover 2.0 Cam](https://www.youtube.com/live/tS2PHJmvJzo) | [Rocket Ranch Cam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw3uaLRrYNY) | [Plex Cam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiKm0TgbVdg) | [NSF Starbase Live](https://youtu.be/mhJRzQsLZGg) [Starship Dev 57](https://sh.itjust.works/post/22098032) | [Starship Dev 56](https://sh.itjust.works/post/19412071) | [IFT-4 launch thread](https://sh.itjust.works/post/20425838) | [Starship Dev 55](https://sh.itjust.works/post/17253379) | [IFT-3 launch thread](https://sh.itjust.works/post/16189287) | [Starship Dev 54](https://sh.itjust.works/post/15524801) | [Starship Dev 53](https://sh.itjust.works/post/12420510) | **[Official SpaceX Starship Update Video](https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1776669097490776563) (2024-04-06)** --- ## Status ### [Road Closures](https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/spacex/) - [@bocaroad Mastodon bot](https://botsin.space/@bocaroad) *As of 2024-10-01 - 2-hour road delays [posted](https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/temporary-and-intermittent-road-delay-of-a-portion-of-state-hwy-4-october-2-2024-from-12-a-m-to-3-a-m-or-october-3-2024-from-12-a-m-to-3-a-m/) for Oct 2nd and 3rd between 00:00 and 03:00 for transport from factory to Massey's. ### Vehicle Status *As of 2024-10-01* Follow Ring Watchers on [Twitter](https://x.com/RingWatchers) and [Discord](https://discord.gg/wbz2MssN6Q) for more. Ship | Location | Status | Comment ---|---|----|---- S20 | Rocket Garden | Pending scrapping? | S26 | Rocket Garden | Pending scrapping? | [Static fire Oct. 20](https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1715467258628071751). No fins or heat shield, [multiple mysterious changes](https://x.com/Ringwatchers/status/1737522753605980527#m). Completed 3 cryo tests, latest on Oct 10. Rolls to Massey's May 8th, cryo test May 24th, static fired Jun 3rd, rolls to rocket garden Jun 12th. Moves to Megabay 2 Aug 13th, raptors removed Aug 14th. S30 | Launch site | Static fired Jul 26th | 2x cryo: Jan 3rd and Jan 5th. Engines installed ~Apr 9th. Static fired May 8th. Heatshield replacement completed by Jul 20. Static fired Jul 26th. Raptor replacement Aug 3rd. Spin prime Aug 6th. S31 | Highbay | Resting | Cryo tested May 12th, suffers small electrical fire. Underwent repairs in the Highbay, rolls back to Massey's Jul 1. Cryo tested Jul 2nd and 3rd. Engines installed by Jul 26th. Rolls to Massey's Sep 6th. Partial (aborted) cryo test Sep 8th. Static fired Sep 18th. S32 | Rocket Garden | On the move | Fully stacked, fore flaps installed but not aft flaps S33 | Megabay 2 | Pending flaps install | First V2 Starship. Nosecone spotted Jul 14th. Forward section spotted Jul 27th. Stacking completed Aug 23. S34 | Starfactory | Stacking | Methane header tank spotted Aug 14th. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Sep 20th. S35 | Starfactory | Parts spotted | Parts spotted Sep 20th. Booster | Location | Status | Comment ---|---|----|---- B12 | Launch Mount A | Pending hot stage ring install | Cryo x2, Static fire Jul 15th. B13 | Megabay 1 | Testing | Cryo tests Apr 26th (methane tank) and Apr 29th (LOX tank) B14 | Megabay 1 | Pending cryo | Stacked Apr 26th B14.1 | Sanchez | Resting | Multiple catch simulation "slap tests" performed on Jun 26th and 27th. B15 | Build Site | Assembly | Potential aft end, common dome section, aft tank section, and forward dome spotted. B16 | Build Site | Assembly | Parts spotted B17 | Build Site | Assembly | Parts spotted --- ## Resources + [LabPadre Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFwMITSkc1Fms6PoJoh1OUQ) | [NASASpaceFlight.com Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSUu1lih2RifWkKtDOJdsBA) + [NSF: Booster 7 + Ship X (likely 24) Updates Thread](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=56074.0) | [Most Recent](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=56074.10000#lastPost) + [NSF: Boca Chica Production Updates Thread](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=54984.0) | [Most recent](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=54984.10000#lastPost) + [NSF: Elon Starship tweet compilation](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47352.0) | [Most Recent](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47352.10000#lastPost) + [SpaceX: Website Starship page](https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/) | [Starship Users Guide (2020, PDF)](https://www.spacex.com/media/starship_users_guide_v1.pdf) + [FAA: SpaceX Starship Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site](https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship/) + [FAA: Temporary Flight Restrictions NOTAM list](https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.jsp) + [FCC: Starship Orbital Demo detailed Exhibit](https://apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html?id=273481&x=.) - [0748-EX-ST-2021 application](https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=107476&RequestTimeout=1000) June 20 through December 20 + [NASA: Starship Reentry Observation (Technical Report)](https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210020835) + [Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures](https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/) (May not be available outside US) + [Production Progress Infographics](https://twitter.com/RingWatchers) by @RingWatchers + [Raptor 2 Tracker](https://twitter.com/SpaceRhin0) by @SpaceRhin0 + [Acronym definitions by Decronym](http://decronym.xyz/acronyms/SpaceX) + [Everyday Astronaut: Starbase Tour with Elon Musk, Part 1](https://youtu.be/t705r8ICkRw) | [Part 2](https://youtu.be/SA8ZBJWo73E) | [Part 3](https://youtu.be/9Zlnbs-NBUI) + [Everyday Astronaut: 2022 Elon Musk Interviews, Starbase/Ship Updates](https://youtu.be/3Ux6B3bvO0w) | [Launch Tower](https://youtu.be/XP5k3ZzPf_0) | [Merlin Engine](https://youtu.be/hIPLmZK3C1Y) | [Raptor Engine](https://youtu.be/E7MQb9Y4FAE) + Everyday Astronaut 2024 Elon Musk Interviews: [Starfactory tour](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFqjoCbZ4ik) | [Pad tour and post-IFT-4 interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InJOlT6WdHc)>>
