Starship prototype #11 launch attempt today-SCRUBBED
Screen capture from LabPadre Nerdle camera live stream,
taken at 8:30 am (Pacific).
UPDATE: The test flight has been scrubbed for today, March 26th. They have not yet indicated why they scrubbed, or when they will try again.
Original post:
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Though SpaceX has not yet announced whether it will live stream the event, the company is going to attempt a six-mile flight of its eleventh Starship prototype today.
The following live streams are presently available if you wish to watch:
- Labpadre’s 24/7 live stream, with eight other cameras also available
- NASASpaceFlight’s live stream
I will add other live streams as they become available. And if If SpaceX adds its own live stream I will embed it below.
UPDATE: SpaceX has now announced that it will live feed today’s Starship test flight. I will embed that broadcast below, when it goes live.
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Screen capture from LabPadre Nerdle camera live stream,
taken at 8:30 am (Pacific).
UPDATE: The test flight has been scrubbed for today, March 26th. They have not yet indicated why they scrubbed, or when they will try again.
Original post:
——————
Though SpaceX has not yet announced whether it will live stream the event, the company is going to attempt a six-mile flight of its eleventh Starship prototype today.
The following live streams are presently available if you wish to watch:
- Labpadre’s 24/7 live stream, with eight other cameras also available
- NASASpaceFlight’s live stream
I will add other live streams as they become available. And if If SpaceX adds its own live stream I will embed it below.
UPDATE: SpaceX has now announced that it will live feed today’s Starship test flight. I will embed that broadcast below, when it goes live.
Readers!
My annual February birthday fund-raising drive for Behind the Black is now over. Thank you to everyone who donated or subscribed. While not a record-setter, the donations were more than sufficient and slightly above average.
As I have said many times before, I can’t express what it means to me to get such support, especially as no one is required to pay anything to read my work. Thank you all again!
For those readers who like my work here at Behind the Black and haven't contributed so far, please consider donating or subscribing. My analysis of space, politics, and culture, taken from the perspective of an historian, is almost always on the money and ahead of the game. For example, in 2020 I correctly predicted that the COVID panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Every one of those 2020 conclusions has turned out right.
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Other live streams:
Marcus House – https://youtu.be/Uzf2RDEC49g
What About It – https://youtu.be/PgOxxS_jJRE (he’s playing with a giant 3D-printed model of a Raptor right now, keen!)
Surprised that Everyday Astronaut is not online…
V-Man: It appears these two live streams are simply using the LabPadre feed.
Just to be sure I understand, Starship is not really intended to launch itself into orbit, right? It’s meant be the payload on a Falcon Heavy.
This is basically testing a super-big crew capsule. Nominally, if it flies on its own on the way up, it’s the launch abort system. It is intended to land – and then get put on top of another (or even the same!) Falcon Heavy for the next trip up.
This is also the Raptor engine test-bed, which means the Falcon Heavy should (hopefully) have a short test cycle because any Raptor problems are being worked out here/now.
Thanks,
-Mark
mrsizer: Starship is the upper stage, yes. However, its lower stage is not Falcon Heavy, but Super Heavy, which is being developed also at Boca Chica.
Super-Heavy, not Starship is what is aimed at SLS.
It is hard to tell a rocket’s size due to them always being framed up well. Having someone in a rocket garden, and having same person at Boca might help. Starship is about as tall and wider than the entire Soyuz/R-7 launch vehicle stack!
It appears the wings (fins?) on the upper stage are more closely folded against the body than previous versions. Would appreciated commentary from the experts.
Thanks.