Did they attach a PDF of an envelope?
Robomekk
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I think this is the correct link for the SpaceX official feed on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1LyxBnOvzvOxN
Looks like it's scheduled to start at 6:56 CDT now that launch is targeting 7:30 AM CDT.
Looks like some sort of fuelling is underway. Or at least chilling lines in the OLM and tower in preparation for filling.
Countdown and Flight Test Timeline (from SpaceX Site)
Countdown All times approximate Hr/Min/Sec Event
- 01:15:00 SpaceX Flight Director conducts poll and verifies GO for propellant load
- 00:53:00 Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway
- 00:51:00 Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway
- 00:42:00 Booster LOX load underway
- 00:41:00 Booster fuel load underway
- 00:19:40 Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship
- 00:03:30 Booster propellant load complete
- 00:02:50 Ship propellant load complete
- 00:00:30 SpaceX flight director verifies GO for launch
- 00:00:10 Flame deflector activation
- 00:00:03 Raptor ignition sequence begins
- 00:00:00 Excitement guaranteed
Flight Test Timeline All times are approximate Hr/Min/Sec Event
- 00:00:02 Liftoff
- 00:00:52 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
- 00:02:42 Booster MECO (most engines cut off)
- 00:02:44 Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation)
- 00:02:55 Booster boostback burn startup
- 00:03:50 Booster boostback burn shutdown
- 00:06:36 Booster is transonic
- 00:06:46 Booster landing burn startup
- 00:07:04 Booster landing burn shutdown
- 00:08:35 Starship engine cutoff
- 00:11:56 Payload door open
- 00:24:31 Propellant transfer demo
- 00:28:21 Payload door close
- 00:40:46 Raptor in-space relight demo
- 00:49:05 Starship entry
- 01:02:16 Starship is transonic
- 01:03:04 Starship is subsonic
- 01:04:39 An exciting landing!
Blackjack and hooters?
That was one of the things that excited me most from the iFixit video; the (LGA?) pins are a separate part that can be replaced as well. Simplifies the motherboard because then there are just flat pads on there, which means they don't need to include the whole array of fancy pins for a second module if it doesn't ship with one.
Timestamped video link: https://youtu.be/K3zB9EFntmA?t=178