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I only had good experiences there, but I agree, the focus on solely using the app for communication can be frustrating at times. One time, when I needed to talk to a human in service, I went into the show room, and they ended up getting me connected with a tech in person. (This was not in...

I thought it was a RUD when it happened, but there were cheers shortly after, so not sure.

Try setting the trigger location to be farther in front of your house, combined with smaller radius.

Someone asked about it on the live stream, and that's basically what they said (I am not an optical engineer). They also mentioned the support struts for the secondary mirror as a contributing factor. It was also stated that they had achieved "diffraction-limited" focus, so can't really do any...

They connect Starlink to the rest of the Internet. A Starlink satellite with no laser interlink will be a single hop between an end user with a dish and a ground station. Satellites with laser interlinks can send traffic along a satellite chain to find a better (less congested, faster) ground...

Permitting Dashboard for SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas. Shows 2 of 5 processes completed. Estimated completion date 2022-03-28.

Looks like it's now bumped to tomorrow, Feb 3 at either 1:13 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. EST.

Bumped to Feb. 2 at 2151 GMT (4:51 p.m. EST), so it will be about 90 minutes after NROL-87 (from Vandenberg). Busy afternoon for SpaceX!

New feed for tomorrow:

Spaceflight Now reports February 2 launch at 2018 GMT (3:18 p.m. EST; 12:18 p.m. PST).

Looks like this will launch tomorrow, January 30 at either 2:39pm EST or 5:56pm EST per Spaceflight Now.

New webcast for today.

Delayed 24 hours.

Webb Begins Its Months-Long Mirror Alignment

Today, SpaceX seemed to do a test of full stacking with the chopsticks on the Starship launch/catch tower.