SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates

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Like watching paint dry, then peel ...

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The County Judge has issued a new Boca Chica road closing order for

 

August 16, 1509-0100 Eastern. Alternate dates are the 17th & 18th, same times.

 

and,

 

August 19, 1500-0100 Eastern. Alternate dates are the 20th & 21st, same times. 

 

The previous ones had been recinded.

 

From the look of this crane, stacking the Starship Mk-1  propulsion and payload modules is soon.

 

Edited August 9, 2019 by DocM

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August 19, 20, 21 recinded.

 

August 16, 17, 18 are live.

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Starhopper NOTAM 

 

Cleared to 8,000 feet 

 

https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_9_9032.html

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The astronauts are watching. Ex,

 

 

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Hop & road closures rescheduled

August 19-21 (Monday-Wednesday)

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And they just started before Christmas....

 

 

 

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And they just started before Christmas....

 

 

Given the above ⬆️

 

Boca Chica,

 

They've brought down the upper few meters of Starship Mk-1's nose cone.

 

Perhaps it's also getting control fins & related hardware, or a new cone has been built with them attached?

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Finally!

 

 

 

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https://www.clickorlando.com/news/investigators/how-spacex-plans-to-move-starship-from-cocoa-site-to-kennedy-space-center

 

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How SpaceX plans to move Starship from Cocoa site to Kennedy Space Center

Starship prototype to be moved to Kennedy Space Center in September

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Long before SpaceX can fly Starship to the moon or Mars, a prototype of the spacecraft must be moved from its construction site in Cocoa to the Kennedy Space Center for testing.
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Edited August 19, 2019 by DocM

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FAA NOTAM posted for StarHopper

 

https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_9_5281.html

 

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Issue Date: August 21, 2019 at 1704 UTC
Location: BROWNSVILLE, Texas near BROWNSVILLE VORTAC (BRO)
Beginning Date and Time: August 21, 2019 at 1900 UTC
Ending Date and Time: August 24, 2019 at 0500 UTC

 

Also,

 

 

 

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StarHopper: updated dates

 

Dates: August 26, 27, 28

Times: 1500 - 0100 Eastern

 

http://www.co.cameron.tx.us/wp/space-x/

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Woo-Hoo!!

 

 

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StarHopper's final flight tomorrow.

This would be Central time. Adding 1 hour for Eastern; 

 

Date: Monday, August 26
Window: 1700-1715 Eastern

 

Brownsville Herald...

 

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Cameron County's Office of Emergency Management has sent out a notice alerting residents of Boca Chica Village that SpaceX plans to do some testing on Monday that could possibly break windows at their homes.

According to the alert, SpaceX will conduct flight activities from 4 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. and "there is a risk that a malfunction of the SpaceX vehicle during flight will create an overpressure event that can break windows."
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Officials are recommending that residents leave their homes at that time during the SpaceX flight activities. They say, "at a minimum, you must exit your home or structure and be outside of any building on your property....to avoid or minimize the risk of injury."
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Everyday Astronaut stream

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2019 by DocM

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T-6 min!!

 

 

 

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Abort at T+00.8

Evaluating 

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Electric igniter issue

 

 

 

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Resetting

 

T-06:55 hours

 

See 'ya at about 0200

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Scrub!

 

Backup dates are Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Today's Starhopper attempt

 

Window: 1600-1900 Central, 1700-2000 Eastern, 2100-0000 UTC 

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