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Not much activity in this community, and I'm not sure if the mod is still around.

[email protected] currently has more activity, and a Starship Dev Thread.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8579060

Timestamps:

  • 00:00 - Pad Cam
  • 00:39 - Pad Cam [Slow Mo]
  • 01:50 - Pad Cam Tight
  • 02:05 - Pad Cam Tight [Slow Mo]
  • 02:22 - North Remote
  • 02:49 - North Remote [Slow Mo]
  • 03:16 - Jetty Remote Wide
  • 03:50 - Jetty Remote Tight
  • 04:05 - Jetty Remote Tight [Slow Mo]
  • 04:46 - Planetary Society Cam
  • 05:25 - Tim and MaryLiz BTS
  • 06:17 - Rotor Visual BTS
  • 07:04 - Drone Tracker
  • 08:26 - Nick BTS
  • 09:11 - Nick Tracker
  • 11:51 - Nick Tracker [Slow Mo]
  • 13:02 - Ryan Tracker
  • 14:26 - Ryan Tracker [Slow Mo]
  • 16:56 - John Tracker
  • 20:25 - John Tracker [Slow Mo]
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Everything appears to be “go” for launch Friday of the tallest rocket ever built.

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Notice how the initial seal-level Raptors create a triangle-shaped plume. Then when the RVacs light, the triangle changes direction. What a nice demonstration of the engine geometry, I've never seen something like this on any other rocket.

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It seems that Starship is going further into N1 territory with proposed hot staging. Thus, the second stage will light without the Falcon-9 style pusher piston nor ullage motors.