SpaceX delays Starlink launch to put manned mission first
Because of time constraints for repositioning its drone landing platform, SpaceX has decided to postpone the Starlink Falcon 9 launch from tomorrow until after its May 27th manned Dragon mission.
This story is not yet confirmed by SpaceX.
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Because of time constraints for repositioning its drone landing platform, SpaceX has decided to postpone the Starlink Falcon 9 launch from tomorrow until after its May 27th manned Dragon mission.
This story is not yet confirmed by SpaceX.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Confirmed by SpaceX:
* https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1262367345185558528
“Standing down from the Starlink mission, due to tropical storm Arthur, until after launch of Crew Demo-2”
I hope there are good conditions at sea on the 27th. I doubt they would postpone DM-2 over booster recover concerns.
OCISLY was actually out at sea waiting to catch, before it was called off, and JRTI was headed out for trials of its new upgraded engines, but alas is not ready for service yet.
Soon, having two barges will demonstrate its utility.
This is the worst named Youtube channel I’ve ever watched, but I can recommend it anyway because “Felix” gives easily accessible and current follow ups on what SpaceX is doing. Now especially about the breathtakingly fast progress with the Starships:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1XvxnHFtWruS9egyFasP1Q
SN6 is almost assembled as SN4 is to be tested next.
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If you like Felix, checkout “The everyday astronaut “, Spacexcentric, and Marcus House.
All on YouTube doing similar work.