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SpaceX releases flight path for first Starship Orbital Launch
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:04 am
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:04 am
Starship Orbital Launch Attempt details per FCC exhibit:
- Staging 170 seconds into flight
- Booster will splashdown in the Gulf 20 miles downrange
- Starship will perform a soft landing 62 miles northwest of Kauai
My body is ready. LFG
Details of flight path
- Staging 170 seconds into flight
- Booster will splashdown in the Gulf 20 miles downrange
- Starship will perform a soft landing 62 miles northwest of Kauai
My body is ready. LFG
Details of flight path
This post was edited on 5/14/21 at 11:12 am
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Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:08 am to crazyLSUstudent
twitter link 
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:12 am to DVinBR
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Twitter link
You satisfied now?
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:23 am to crazyLSUstudent
Just curious, what’s the reasoning for not wanting attempt landing on land? Or is this just a step in the process and that’s coming in the near future?
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:42 am to crazyLSUstudent
Wonder if the integration tower must be finished first? That’s the biggest constraint I think. Also, wonder if they will fly a booster by itself first or go straight to stacked flight. Realistically I feel like it will be late summer before this happens. However, I’ve learned to never doubt SpaceX and Elon.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:44 am to The Pirate King
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Just curious, what’s the reasoning for not wanting attempt landing on land? Or is this just a step in the process and that’s coming in the near future?
They just want the data ASAP. Will take longer to package together plans for putting it all together. Plus, less risk to people by doing orbital reentry over ocean and not Mexico/Texas.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:56 am to crazyLSUstudent
The booster event timeline says touchdown instead of splashdown. Are they trying to land it on a drone ship?
This post was edited on 5/14/21 at 11:57 am
Posted on 5/14/21 at 11:59 am to jcaz
Yep, plus they will likely replicate what they did with the Falcon 9. They will simulate or attempt a soft landing on the water, i.e., practice a landing.
Too much risk having orbital speed rocket go kaboom on the tank farm or over populated area. Lots of math that I don't understand makes other options unfeasible.
Too much risk having orbital speed rocket go kaboom on the tank farm or over populated area. Lots of math that I don't understand makes other options unfeasible.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 12:03 pm to crazyLSUstudent
Elon better not drop a rocket on a drill ship or production platform.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 12:04 pm to crazyLSUstudent
What time today is this happening?
Posted on 5/14/21 at 1:12 pm to crazyLSUstudent
Texas to Hawaii in 90 minutes.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 2:51 pm to wallowinit
Sometime in late June or July
Posted on 5/14/21 at 3:16 pm to waiting4saturday
This reminds me that there is a SpaceX truck at Bollinger Fourchon. Wonder if they are retrofitting another oilfield boat
Posted on 5/14/21 at 3:38 pm to CM Tiger83
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The booster event timeline says touchdown instead of splashdown. Are they trying to land it on a drone ship?
People have directly asked this to Elon on Twitter and he hasn’t responded. But most likely no. Their oil platforms mods are no where close to being ready.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 3:40 pm to Captain Crackysack
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This reminds me that there is a SpaceX truck at Bollinger Fourchon. Wonder if they are retrofitting another oilfield boat
Might be in support of their third drone ship under construction “A shortfall of gravitas.”
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