SpaceX And/Or Rocketry In General

Mike Hewson
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What's the weather like ?

What's the weather like ?

Cheers, Mike.

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I haven't "heard" anything;

I haven't "heard" anything; but the counter on the Vid Stream now shows tomorrow as the launch time. :-(

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Quoth Elon RE: There

Quoth Elon

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There was a tiny glitch in the motion of an upper stage engine actuator. Probably not a flight risk, but still worth investigating.

So currently pushed out to a similarly timed window tomorrow.

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Yup, SpaceX's web feed shows

Yup, SpaceX's web feed shows a bump til 'tomorrow' ie. May 27 21:40 UTC

Cheers, Mike.

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RE: Quoth Elon RE: There

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Quoth Elon
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There was a tiny glitch in the motion of an upper stage engine actuator. Probably not a flight risk, but still worth investigating.

IIRC I think this has happened before.

Cheers, Mike.

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RE: What's the weather like

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What's the weather like ?

Cheers, Mike.

the weather here today at launch time was perfect with surface winds around 15mph. Not sure about the upper level winds. Tomorrow's forecast and the weekend is cloudy with a 10% chance of rain. Wait and see I suppose.

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RE: RE: Quoth Elon

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Quoth Elon
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There was a tiny glitch in the motion of an upper stage engine actuator. Probably not a flight risk, but still worth investigating.

IIRC I think this has happened before.

Yup, January last year. Tiny glitch is potentially a huge understatement. If you can't point the rocket right, it won't go where you want it.

Cheers, Mike.

( edit ) There has been a spot of bother with the Bigelow.

( edit ) By the by, this event would be worth a visit.

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We'll see, but my guess at

We'll see, but my guess at the general heuristic that is developing here is :

(A) ensure close but safe margin for return of booster in re-usable condition, while

(B) giving the client's payload the best kick to GSTO available with whatever grunt remains after ensuring A.

IMHO this is the optimum long term strategy that will benefit both provider and customers.

Cheers, Mike.

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Anonymous

low ceiling. solid overcast.

low ceiling. solid overcast. waiting for the rain. surfacee winds ~ 15mph

heavy rain has arrived.

Anonymous

partly cloudy, sunny. should

partly cloudy, sunny. should be a go

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