For those of you not hitting reload on starship news by the minute... https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3
I had hoped to fly in for the party tonight, but alas - I can see them not launching tomorrow as being likely but after a launch (perhaps by the weekend) I am predicting success for all the mission objectives, which are: "The third flight test aims to build on what we’ve learned from previous flights while attempting a number of ambitious objectives, including the successful ascent burn of both stages, opening and closing Starship’s payload door, a propellant transfer demonstration during the upper stage’s coast phase, the first ever re-light of a Raptor engine while in space, and a controlled reentry of Starship. It will also fly a new trajectory, with Starship targeted to splashdown in the Indian Ocean. This new flight path enables us to attempt new techniques like in-space engine burns while maximizing public safety. ok, ok, it´s possible the 2nd stage will burn up on re-entry due to lost tiles, or they will find a truly impressive way to blow up the main stage on re-entry also, but space is hard, and today I am putting faith in luck - third time´s the charm! -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Tmvv5jJKs Epik Mellon Podcast Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos _______________________________________________ Starlink mailing list Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink
