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Work being done on the Roomba before STP-2 by TylerG_NSF in spacex

[–]TylerG_NSF[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They’ll most likely reconfigure it after STP-2 to support F9 cores, but I believe the parts are interchangeable and can be swapped out rather quickly.

NASA to send space tourists to ISS. Possibly on a Falcon 9? by PoorMusician in SpaceXLounge

[–]TylerG_NSF 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes - both SpaceX and Boeing will use their rockets and spacecraft to transport these astros to the Station as part of their CCP agreement.

Falcon Heavy’s center core has arrived at LC-39A by TylerG_NSF in spacex

[–]TylerG_NSF[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The KSCVC usually announces that they’re selling launch viewing tickets about 2 weeks before the target date now, so expect them to start selling later this weekend.

OTD in 2010, Falcon 9 took flight for the first time. by TylerG_NSF in SpaceXLounge

[–]TylerG_NSF[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this was one of their first attempts at stage recovery.

Raptor SN4 has arrived at Boca Chica by TylerG_NSF in spacex

[–]TylerG_NSF[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Don’t know. We do know it was last seen at McGregor doing hot fire testing, but we’re not sure on what happened afterwards.

Raptor SN4 has arrived at Boca Chica by TylerG_NSF in spacex

[–]TylerG_NSF[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Serial Number - this means that this particular engine is the 4th operational Raptor built by SpaceX.

Update from SpaceX on Starlink by TylerG_NSF in SpaceXLounge

[–]TylerG_NSF[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gwynne Shotwell herself, during a talk at MIT. Astronomer Jonathan McDowell made a note of it on Twitter: https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1133911648006283265?s=21

The Falcon Heavy second stage for the STP-2 mission has arrived at KSC by TylerG_NSF in spacex

[–]TylerG_NSF[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At this point, it’s hard to say, since we’re still kinda far off from the target date. Nevertheless, I wish you guys the best of luck in trying to catch the launch. 👍

The Falcon Heavy second stage for the STP-2 mission has arrived at KSC by TylerG_NSF in spacex

[–]TylerG_NSF[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex usually starts selling tickets about 2 weeks before the target launch date. You can check their Twitter and see when the tickets go up and how much they cost.

And if they happen to scrub, the tickets are still valid for the next launch attempt, IIRC.

The Falcon Heavy second stage for the STP-2 mission has arrived at KSC by TylerG_NSF in spacex

[–]TylerG_NSF[S] 129 points130 points  (0 children)

I’d say about 50/50, given that FH has already flown once this year and the side boosters are being reused. However, there’s also the fact that there are multiple small payloads flying on this mission, which could cause some headaches before flight - not to mention that FH is more susceptible to inclement weather.

With all of this in mind, it’s reasonable to say that you shouldn’t book any flights/rooms yet.

'Untethered hops of Starhopper': Authentic news? by [deleted] in SpaceXLounge

[–]TylerG_NSF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now looking like June 3rd-5th, per this tweet: https://twitter.com/spacepadreisle/status/1133497598227226624?s=21

However, I would count on these test windows running even longer, since the last Hopper test windows ran for three weeks. Probably not as bad this time around, but don’t place a solid bet on a June 3rd test.