Space X Starship Test Flight

[robin h 25]

Though i wish NASA called there new space station something else,
There playing on my Aliens fandom with that name...

Aliens Gateway Station...

 

[robin h 25]

Artemis 1 is now ready and sat out at the launch pad,
The launch countdown clock is now ticking down, Artemis 1 will launch on Wendnesday at 1:04am EST with a 2 hour launch window, for us in the UK, that's at 6:04am, if everything goes ok🤞.


Space X Starship launch time line seem to have dropped back a bit, looking like it could be December or after the new year for it to launch,
the recent rumor is Space X will soon attempt a 20 - 22 engine static fire of the Super Heavy Booster.

 

[robin h 25]

the recent rumor is Space X will soon attempt a 20 - 22 engine static fire of the Super Heavy Booster.

Low and behold,
Super Heavy Booster 7, A 14 engine static fire just happened...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1592228907595579392

 

[robin h 25]

Artemis 1 is a go for launch, T-Minus 10 minutes...
live steam of the launch...

EDIT: Artemis has lift off, Artemis is on it way to the Moon🥳

 

[robin h 25]

Artemis 1's, Orion space capsule going around the Moon for it's first pass earlier today, it will get as close to the Moon surface by around 80 miles and swing out to around a distance of 40,000 miles before coming back in for a second pass to around 80 miles off the Moon surface then heading back to Earth,
Orion should splashdown back on Earth on the 11th December.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Artemis 1's, Orion space capsule going around the Moon for it's first pass earlier today, it will get as close to the Moon surface by around 80 miles and swing out to around a distance of 40,000 miles before coming back in for a second pass to around 80 miles off the Moon surface then heading back to Earth,
Orion should splashdown back on Earth on the 11th December.

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That's an incredible shot!

 

[SimonPeters116]

Only 80 miles up ? 😲

That seems like a near miss type distance, at the speed they'll be doing.

 

[robin h 25]

That's an incredible shot!

Despite how big we see are planet/ are home, that shot just show how small we really are, and it the only home we have, but someday in the future, beyond all of are lifetimes, Mars will become humanity's second home, Artemis 1 kick starts the era of space travel to get humans out among the stars.

 

[robin h 25]

Only 80 miles up ? 😲

That seems like a near miss type distance, at the speed they'll be doing.

Apollo 10's capsule flew by at around a distance of only 10 miles above the Moon surface, before the very first Moon landing of Apollo 11.

 

[AgentCooper]

Apollo 10's capsule flew by at around a distance of only 10 miles above the Moon surface, before the very first Moon landing of Apollo 11.

That’s nothing, I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than two meters.

Sorry, I think I’ve got my universes mixed up.

 

[robin h 25]

Just some short highlight video of Artemis journey from NASA.

Artemis 1 mission will be a success if Orion makes it back, The last big test is the heat shield on Orion as Orion is about to make it way home.

 

[robin h 25]

Just a little over an hour to go before Orion enters Earth atmosphere to splashdown,
NASA is live streaming the event right now...

 

[robin h 25]

Orion has had a successful re-entry and splashdown, bringing a successful end to Artemis 1's mission🥳,

Next up will be Artemis 2, which is due to launch in mid 2024 and will follow the same parameters as Artemis 1 but with a crew of astronauts on board🚀🌕.

 

[robin h 25]

News on Space X Starship,

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1613568779216359424

Elon has stated that Starship is due to have it's first orbital launch as early as late February / March,
Right now, Starship 24 and Super Heavy Booster 7 have been fully stacked for a 4th time and is now running through wet dress rehearsals,

Starship 24 is flight ready and passed all it's tests,
Super Heavy Booster 7 needs to do one more test after the wet dress rehearsals have completed, The last test for Booster 7 is to static fire all 33 engines which could only be weeks away from happening,
When the 33 engine static fire is due, Space X will destack Starship 24 from the Booster 7 and move it back to a safe place just in case anything bad happens during the Booster 33 engine static fire test,

If everything goes ok with the 33 engine static fire of the Booster, We could see this monster rocket launch in late February🤞.

 

[robin h 25]

A timelapse Youtube short of Starship's Wet Dress Rehearsal,
First time a fully stacked and fully fueled Starship & Booster.

 

[robin h 25]

Space X is breaking records with the 33 engine static fire of booster 7 that just happened,
Space X now holds the record of the most rocket engines fired on a single vehicle and is now the most powerful rocket,

https://www.youtube.com/live/6ghTUwwgZPE?feature=share&t=548

Only 31 of the 33 engines fired from elon's tweet

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1623793909959901184

An insane drone shot of this static fire

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1623812763415093249

 

[SimonPeters116]

Only 31 of the 33 engines fired from elon's tweet

As someone else tweeted, "O-Oh, a 6% failure, that'll be enough for 'The Media' to headline this as a total failure".

That isn't a direct quote of the tweet btw

 

[robin h 25]

Starship update...

Been a long time coming..
Hopefully, not long now before the countdown clock starts ticking and Starship takes it's first orbital flight,
Starship is looking to launch within the next 2 weeks, and we'll witness the world biggest and most powerful rocket take flight,

Tweet coming straight from Elon and SpaceX that Starship is ready...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644095821753856002

 

[robin h 25]

Starship update..

Starship countdown for launch is now on🥳🥳🥳...
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-test

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1646996041978507264

Monday 17th April at 7am CT for 150 minutes is the first launch window for Starship first orbital launch attempt, That's 1pm for us in the UK,
T-Minus 2 Days🚀.


SpaceX Live stream will go live 45 minutes before launch,

 

[robin h 25]

Starship T-Minus 3 Hours to launch...

Putting up some multiple live stream of the event...

SpaceX Live stream

Everyday Astronaut Live stream

NASASpaceflight Live stream

The Launch Pad Live stream

LabPadre Live stream