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Anger in Taiwan over reports SpaceX asked suppliers to move abroad (www.theguardian.com)
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The next Starship launch may occur in less than two weeks (arstechnica.com)
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Starlink 6-77 launch bulletin, take 2 (and take 3) (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 6-77 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-11-07 20:19 UTC, or 2024-11-07 15:19 local time (EST). Booster 1085-3 to land on Just Read The Instructions.

The first launch attempt for this mission was conducted on Nov 3rd but aborted at T-2:40 due to a helium issue on Stage 1.

The second launch attempt was scheduled for Nov 6th, but was scrubbed at T-29 minutes for undisclosed reasons.

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New IFT5 footage from SpaceX (youtu.be)
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NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites (arstechnica.com)
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After 31 cargo missions, NASA finds Dragon still has some new tricks (arstechnica.com)
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SpaceX launches 31st cargo resupply mission to the space station for NASA – Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com)
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CRS SpX-31 Launch Thread! (self.spacex)
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Another six months, another Cargo Dragon resupply to the ISS!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-11-05 02:29 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-11-04, 21:29 (EST) | | Launch Window | Instantaneous | | Docking scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-11-05 15:15 | | Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA | | Payload | Dragon SpX-30 | | Booster | B1083-5 | | Landing | LZ-1 | | Dragon | C208-5 | | Customer | NASA | | Mission success criteria | Successful transportation of cargo to and from ISS |

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | NASA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q27yY-W1cr8 | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETTvygOAL2I | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gxKyhlAsCs | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqcXNwl2kHg | Everyday Astronaut | | The Launch Pad | | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1853620836663718179 | The Space Devs |

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 19th launch from LC-39A this year

☑️ 21 days, 10:23:30 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 46th landing on LZ-1

☑️ 37th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)

☑️ 364th Falcon family booster landing, 374th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 104th Falcon 9 launch this year, 390th overall

☑️ 106th SpaceX mission this year, 406th overall (excluding Starship flight tests)

☑️ 109th SpaceX launch this year, 420th overall (including Starship flight tests)

Mission Details 🚀

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China’s long-term lunar plans now depend on developing its own Starship (arstechnica.com)
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Starlink 6-77 launch bulletin (take 1, scrubbed) (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 6-77 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-11-03 21:57 UTC, or 2024-11-03 21:57 local time (EST). Booster 1085-3 to land on Just Read The Instructions.

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[rykllan] 2024-11-01 Falcon and Superheavy flightworthy boosters overview (pbs.twimg.com)
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Infographic source: rykllan

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1852442260530761902

  • B1067 in first place at 22 flights. (B1061 and B1062 each reached 23 but failed recovery or were intentionally expended)
  • B1063 in second place with 21 flights.
  • B1069 and B1071 tied for third place at 19 flights.
  • B1073 in fourth place at 18 flights.
  • B1076 in fifth place at 17 flights.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1852442265274208559

  • IFT-5 featured the first Superheavy booster recovery attempt, and B12 successfully returned to the launch site and was caught by the chopsticks.

https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1852442278234603753

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Starship Development Thread November 2024 (self.spacex)
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SpaceX Starship page

Portions of this thread copied from a Starship Dev thread on r/SpaceX.

FAQ

  1. When next launch? (Flight 7) NET Jan 11th according to recent documentation NASA filed with the FAA. (Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera 1, Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera 2)
  2. When previous launch? (Flight 6)? Booster 13 and Ship 31 launched on 2024-11-19.
  3. What was the result? Booster catch attempt aborted, performed soft splashdown in the Gulf. Ship performs in-space raptor relight, survives reentry, and makes an on-target splashdown.

Quick Links

Nerdle Cam | Lab Cam | Sapphire Cam | Sentinel Cam | Rover Cam | Rover 2.0 Cam | Rocket Ranch Cam | Plex Cam | NSF Starbase Live

Starship Dev October | IFT-5 launch thread | Starship Dev 57 | Starship Dev 56 | IFT-4 launch thread | Starship Dev 55

Official SpaceX Starship Update Video (2024-04-06)

Road closures

Cameron County website - @bocaroad Mastodon bot

*As of 2024-11-30

  • 2-hour road delays are posted for Nov 1st (01:00 to 04:00) and 2nd (00:00 and 03:00) for transport from Massey’s to factory. (Presumably S33 rollback)
  • 1-hour road delays are posted for Nov 11th (19:00 to 22:00) and 12th (10:00 to 13:00) for transport from factory to pad, likely B13 rollout.
  • 1-hour road delays are posted for Nov 13th (00:00 to 03:00 or 12:00 to 15:00) and 14th (00:00 to 03:00) for transport from factory to pad, either backups for B13 rollout or for S31 rollout.
  • 8-hour road closure is scheduled for Nov 17th (08:00 to 16:00) for non-flight testing activities.
  • 14-hour road closures are posted for Nov 18th, 19th, and 20th (all 08:00 to 22:00), for flight testing activities, presumably IFT-6.
  • Nov 20th road closure is revoked.
  • 1-hour road delay was posted for Nov 21st (00:00 to 03:00) for transport from factory to pad, but then revoked.

Vehicle Status

*As of 2024-11-30

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Ship Location Status Comment
S20 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping?
S26 Scrap yard Scrapped Static fire Oct. 20. No fins or heat shield, multiple mysterious changes. Completed 3 cryo tests, latest on Oct 10. Rolls to Massey's May 8th, cryo test May 24th, static fired Jun 3rd, rolls to rocket garden Jun 12th. Moves to Megabay 2 Aug 13th, raptors removed Aug 14th. Scrapping began Nov 20th, and finished around Nov 27th.
S30 Indian Ocean Successful splashdown 2x cryo: Jan 3rd and Jan 5th. Engines installed ~Apr 9th. Static fired May 8th. Heatshield replacement completed by Jul 20. Static fired Jul 26th. Raptor replacement Aug 3rd. Spin prime Aug 6th. Full stack cryo tests Sep 23rd and Oct 7th. FTS installed Oct 9th. Launched Oct 13th, with on-target splashdown in Indian Ocean.
S31 Indian Ocean Successful splashdown Cryo tested May 12th, suffers small electrical fire. Underwent repairs in the Highbay, rolls back to Massey's Jul 1. Cryo tested Jul 2nd and 3rd. Engines installed by Jul 26th. Rolls to Massey's Sep 6th. Partial (aborted) cryo test Sep 8th. Static fired Sep 18th. Preflight checkouts completed Nov 17th. Launched as IFT-6 on Nov 19th. In-space raptor relight was successful, ship survived reentry and performed soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
S32 Rocket Garden Pending scrapping? Fully stacked, fore flaps installed but not aft flaps
S33 Megabay 2 Pending engine install First V2 Starship. Nosecone spotted Jul 14th. Forward section spotted Jul 27th. Stacking completed Aug 23. Cryo tested Oct 29th (partial), 30th (full), and 31st (full). Raptor installation begins Nov 9th.
S34 Starfactory Stacking Methane header tank spotted Aug 14th. Nosecone stacked on payload bay Sep 20th.
S35 Starfactory Parts spotted Parts spotted Sep 20th.
Booster Location Status Comment
B12 Megabay 1 Post-flight inspection Cryo x2, Static fire Jul 15th. Full stack cryo tests Sep 23rd and Oct 7th. FTS installed Oct 9th. Launched as IFT-5 on Oct 13, returned to launch site for successful chopstick catch. Moved to Megabay 1 Oct 15th.
B13 Gulf of Mexico Successful splashdown Cryo tests Apr 26th (methane tank) and Apr 29th (LOX tank). Static fired Oct 24th. Preflight checkouts completed Nov 17th. Launched as IFT-6 on Nov 19th. Chopsticks catch attempt was aborted, performed soft splashdown in the Gulf.
B14 Megabay 1 Pending gridfin install Stacked Apr 26th, Cryo tested Oct 4th and 5th.
B14.1 Sanchez Resting Multiple catch simulation "slap tests" performed on Jun 26th and 27th.
B15 Build Site Assembly Potential aft end, common dome section, aft tank section, and forward dome spotted.
B16 Build Site Assembly Parts spotted
B17 Build Site Assembly Parts spotted

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Starship booster catch brings NASA, SpaceX closer to Artemis 3 Moon landing (spaceflightnow.com)
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Chojnacki said SpaceX is looking at March 2025 to begin that fueling campaign and “hoping (the) first half of ’25 to be able to see that work.” He said two launch towers at the Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach will be needed to do that work.

In order to make this work long-term, Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will need to come into the picture. Chojnacki added that the pace of launch will have to greatly increase, potentially to a bi-weekly cadence.

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Starship preparations to return to the Roberts Road facility (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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NASA panel calls on SpaceX to “maintain focus” on Dragon safety after recent anomalies (spacenews.com)
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NASA updates list of Artemis 3 landing sites (spacenews.com)
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/27445874

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B1090 completes static fire at McGregor (video.twimg.com)
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https://x.com/jswartzphoto/status/1851806714485490059

Static fire for B1090 just occurred at SpaceX McGregor. 77 seconds in length which is normal for the past few boosters. In all 12 tests for over 11 mins of engine testing and all live on http://nsf.live/mcgregor 🔥

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Starlink 10-13 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 10-13 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-10-30 21:10 UTC, or 2024-10-30 17:10 local time (EDT). Booster 1078-14 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

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Starlink 9-9 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 9-9 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-10-30 12:07 UTC, or 2024-10-30 05:07 local time (PDT). B1075-14 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

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SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next? (arstechnica.com)
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Starship Super Heavy booster came within one second of aborting first “catch” landing (spacenews.com)
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SpaceX success with Flight 5, Flight 6 already tested - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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Crew-8 returns to Earth (spacenews.com)
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[Eric Berger] Why is Elon Musk talking to Vladimir Putin, and what does it mean for SpaceX? (arstechnica.com)
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Starlink 10-8 launch bulletin (self.spacex)
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Starlink Group 10-8 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-10-26 21:47 UTC, or 2024-10-26 17:47 local time (EDT). Booster 1069-19 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

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