Comments on: An ordinary person’s view of the Starship/Superheavy countdown https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408866 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:10:08 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408866 In reply to Blackwing1.

Refresh Behind the Black. I have a report on the flight.

]]> By: Blackwing1 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408865 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:08:02 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408865 Mr. Ross:

Yeah, it sure looked like the booster never separated from the payload before it started its flip maneuver. That, or they lost control of the booster/payload combination.

Do we know yet if it blew up inadvertently, or if ground control sent the self-destruct signal?

As it is, at least it got off the ground in one piece. I’m sure the post-mortem will be interesting.

]]> By: David Ross https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408860 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:43:04 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408860 D’oh!
Well, at least they reached the point where they could attempt a stage-separation…

]]> By: David Ross https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408858 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:18:49 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408858 okay THIS is worth waking up for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1wcilQ58hI

]]> By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408847 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:24:28 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408847 “…who wishes to go by (h)is nickname…”

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408835 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 04:02:26 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408835 In reply to wayne.

wayne: Thank you. Typo fixed.

]]> By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408832 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:18:43 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408832 Typo Alert:
2nd paragraph
“He send me some pictures of that experience,”

I can’t resist:

Dark Side of the Moon
Synced with the eclipse in Australia
https://youtu.be/FhD3mZPi_fE

]]> By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408824 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 02:49:22 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408824 Doubting Thomas:
Great Stuff!

Pivoting– Who is aware of the solar eclipse??
I’ll drop this in here:

Total Solar Eclipse
Perth Observatory / timeanddate.com
https://youtu.be/ifILl7GeZpE

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408814 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 01:50:54 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408814 In reply to Doubting Thomas.

Doubting Thomas: Thank you for the clarification in connection to the beach sign.

]]> By: Doubting Thomas https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-ordinary-persons-view-of-the-starship-superheavy-countdown/#comment-1408809 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 01:37:46 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94406#comment-1408809 Robert – Gratified that my pictures help your readers see what an amazing thing is going on in my home state of Texas. One minor correction that I am sure my communications to you was unclear on.

The beach sign picture is right on the road that goes by the launch pad and empties out on the beach. If you stood the way the sign picture was taken and right faced plus a bit you would be looking up the dunes at the stacked Starship about 1,000 feet away. The Cameron County sheriffs clear the beach all the way to the Mexico border (about 3 miles miles south on the beach) and about 4 1/2 miles in the other direction (north). But when roadblocks are not established, you could (and I have had) beachside cookouts in sight of the Orbital Launch Mount. Many people there predict that the opportunity to walk down the road that close to a spaceship will eventually go away. I did not want to miss the rare historical opportunity.

The next closest beach is Isla Blanca Park on the southern tip of South Padre Island that is about 11 miles away almost due north. To enter, they charge $12 cash, exact change not necessary. It gets pretty crowded.

I’m not an investor in Rocket Ranch but their Outpost I think is the closest site to view from. It’ll cost you $100 to $200 per person. I bought the Mesosphere experience which is the aluminum tower on top of the conex box labeled “Don’t Panic”.

I’m bummed I can’t be there tomorrow. But I plan to come back when SpaceX starts catching boosters and ships with the chopstick arms.

Thanks for your great site and thanks to many of the people who comment here, I learn much from them too.

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