Those folks post a lot of information, much of it good, but that is not the actual company. This is, and currently still say Sunday late afternoon--early evening Cape time.
I reckon they are testing the max throw they can get but still retrieve.
Or quite possibly a bit beyond. Somewhere they have said rather specifically that they don't expect to make it this time.
Aha. So the extra density of the fuel is to ensure payload delivery to specification and maybe a retrieval. Worth a shot for (a) not a 1st stage throw-away and (b) exploration of this mode. Sounds like someone has a post separation flight path which is awfully close to landing on the last litre ....
Not yet an abort, though the clock now shows T -10:42, where it froze at T - 1:33 a few seconds after "hold, hold, hold" was called near 1:42.
As I type, the talking head on the "technical" channel has just reaffirmed they have not yet cancelled.
But physics says the LOX is getting warmer by the minute, and I don't think they can unload, chill, and upload within the window, so performance is going down as we wait, and I think with it, the probability of successful landing is going down.
Talking head says the foul was by a ship--but does not know where.
This is the page I get. Still
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This is the page I get. Still confused as to when the next launch will actually be .....
https://spacexstats.com/#NextLaunch
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
RE: This is the page I get.
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Those folks post a lot of information, much of it good, but that is not the actual company.
This is, and currently still say Sunday late afternoon--early evening Cape time.
RE: This is the page I get.
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LOL, that countdown is counting UP beyond the time several days ago when it didn't launch.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Next launch: Feb 28 @ 1846
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Next launch: Feb 28 @ 1846 Eastern Time - ~ 9 hours from now.
This page always seems to have accurate information as well as a live feed of the launch
RE: Next launch: Feb 28 @
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This link goes live about 10 minutes before launch.
RE: RE: I reckon they
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Aha. So the extra density of the fuel is to ensure payload delivery to specification and maybe a retrieval. Worth a shot for (a) not a 1st stage throw-away and (b) exploration of this mode. Sounds like someone has a post separation flight path which is awfully close to landing on the last litre ....
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) live now at http://www.spacex.com/webcast
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Aborted on a range safety
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Aborted on a range safety issue. Err .... a hold ? recycle ?
..... some ship downrange ....
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Not yet an abort, though the
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Not yet an abort, though the clock now shows T -10:42, where it froze at T - 1:33 a few seconds after "hold, hold, hold" was called near 1:42.
As I type, the talking head on the "technical" channel has just reaffirmed they have not yet cancelled.
But physics says the LOX is getting warmer by the minute, and I don't think they can unload, chill, and upload within the window, so performance is going down as we wait, and I think with it, the probability of successful landing is going down.
Talking head says the foul was by a ship--but does not know where.
00:21:00 UTC is new
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00:21:00 UTC is new designated liftoff. a bit over ten minutes from now.
Basically this is a success-oriented count toward the latest they could launch, hoping the range will be declared clear in time to actually launch.
Range cleared, they lit the
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Range cleared, they lit the fire on time, then aborted with the clamps still holding.
I'm very sure that is all for today. Maybe tomorrow.