Cool reflection.

Eastport, Maine

Seconding Enhancer For YouTube. Great browser extension.

it dings the collision warning and hits the brakes, I just throttle up and ignore the lights

I think that’s standard practice for using FSD Supervised as well.

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1858403880540971282

Deployment of 20 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Yeah, definitely nice to see the electrification of cargo transport. I imagine it is a decent fraction of the CO2 emissions from the transportation sector.

Starbase activities (2024-11-17):

• Nov 14th addendum: Doherty timelapse of S31 stacking on B13.
• Nov 16th cryo delivery tally.
• Launch site: Overnight, the launch mount work platform is moved away from Pad A. (ViX)
• The detonation suppression system is tested. (ViX)
• Road is closed. (LabPadre)
• B13 and S31 conduct a wet dress rehearsal. (NSF livestream)
• Tower and launch mount venting. (LabPadre, ViX, NSF)
• Partial propellant load on methane and LOX tanks on both B13 and S31. (LabPadre, ViX, NSF, Beyer)
• Propellant loading stops. (LabPadre, NSF)
• Propellant is detanked. (NSF)
• Testing is concluded. (LabPadre, Starship Gazer)
• Timelapses of the day’s testing. (ViX, Priel)
• SpaceX confirm completion of propellant load test and preflight checkouts.
• Road is opened and cryo deliveries resume. (ViX)
• SpaceX’s private 737 overflies Starbase. (ViX, Priel, Evans, NSF 1, NSF 2, Beyer, GroundTruth (John Cargile))
• Build site: Starkitty is sighted :)
• Office building externals look complete. (GIsler)
• Construction on passageway between Starfactory and offices continues. (Gisler)

IFT-6:

• Starbase range security assets begin to appear on tracking maps. (Cornwell)
• Two ships depart from Australia and head towards the splashdown location, potentially to deploy buoys. (Cornwell 1, Cornwell 2)

Nominal orbit insertion.

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Liftoff!

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1858378899635441922

Falcon 9 is ready, the weather is looking good, and propellant load is about to begin for tonight’s launch of 20 @Starlink satellites from pad 4E in California

SECO, nominal parking orbit.

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Liftoff!

Stage 2 LOX load is complete.

Stage 1 LOX load is complete.

Fairing halves are flying for their 20th and 10th times.

Stage 1 RP-1 load is complete.

Hosted webcast has started. Chris Gebhardt is hosting!