Author Topic: FAILURE: SpaceX Starship 1st Flight : Starbase TX : 20 April 2023 UPDATES (Read 283877 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #20 on:** 04/20/2023 07:06 am »

OLM fireX test!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #21 on:** 04/20/2023 07:15 am »

Current weather and forecast at about the start of the launch window

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #22 on:** 04/20/2023 07:28 am »

T-6 hours (edit: and the NSF live stream has already been going for nearly 2 hours ...)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #23 on:** 04/20/2023 08:01 am »

Some of the trials and tribulations of Booster 7 to get to today’s launch attempt

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #24 on:** 04/20/2023 08:07 am »

Some early activity at the tank farm

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #25 on:** 04/20/2023 08:18 am »

Chopsticks moving into launch position

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #26 on:** 04/20/2023 08:29 am »

T-5 hours

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #27 on:** 04/20/2023 08:38 am »

Condensation now coming from the sub-coolers, indicating they now have LN flowing in them too

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #28 on:** 04/20/2023 08:44 am »

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1648970548624457728

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The chopsticks are now in the launch position as a layer of fog passes through Starbase.

Watch live: youtube.com/live/uouujjgkR…

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #29 on:** 04/20/2023 08:49 am »

Roadblock appears to be moving back

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #30 on:** 04/20/2023 09:00 am »

https://twitter.com/watchstarbase/status/1648974272692645888

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🚀Starbase Orbital Flight Tank Farm Spin Up🚀

The liquid methane (lch4) section of the #SpaceX #Starbase Orbital Tank Farm (OTF) has begun pre-processing lch4, prepping it for the OTF to later conduct lch4 super-chill and prop load lch4 pumping to the rocket!

🎥EpicSpaceFlight

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #31 on:** 04/20/2023 09:17 am »

Tank farm much more active

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #32 on:** 04/20/2023 09:27 am »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1648981560182407171

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Starbase Tank Farm spooling up for Starship

➡️youtube.com/watch?v=uouujj…

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #33 on:** 04/20/2023 09:29 am »

T-4 hours

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #34 on:** 04/20/2023 09:34 am »

Annotated launch site

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #35 on:** 04/20/2023 10:29 am »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1648997136292274178

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Orbital Launch Mount (OLM) is venting! Chilldown of the lines. They are ahead of schedule (creating margin in the count).

youtube.com/watch?v=uouujj…

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #36 on:** 04/20/2023 10:31 am »

T-3 hours

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #37 on:** 04/20/2023 10:55 am »

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1649003660460916736

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Fast boat Gladys S departed from Port Isabel this morning to support the SpaceX launch.

Still not exactly sure what role the vessel is playing but it's confirmed to be involved based on its AIS designation of 'Texas Launch' and the fact it has two Starlink dishes mounted...

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #38 on:** 04/20/2023 10:59 am »

20+ mins ago:

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1648998913087610882

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And there's the Tower vent.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #39 on:** 04/20/2023 11:06 am »

NASA's WB-57 due to take-off in about 35mins