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New Falcon speed record set on Europa Clipper mission (self.spacex)
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https://x.com/edwards345/status/1845887804129292333

And new Falcon speed record: 12680 m/s (earth-centered inertial)

Per Jon Edwards, VP of Falcon Launch Vehicles at SpaceX.

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[–] threelonmusketeers 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Nice to know the number, since NASA didn't display any telemetry during the webcast.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At least their stream is in 4k on YouTube, though

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 2 months ago

True. Wish we could have it all, though.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Damn, that is an absolute shitload of Δv

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And yet it still requires 2 gravity assist flybys to get to Jupiter. Exploring the solar system is really hard.

[–] threelonmusketeers 3 points 2 months ago

I hope Starship's in-orbit refueling capability can make these types of missions slightly easier.