That launches from Florida. Don’t see how the Iridium Next delay has any relationship.
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The SpaceXNow app shows the launch as “30 Mar”. But Matt Desch is obviously someone who would be in the know.
Maybe I will be able to rearrange my schedule to go see the launch on Saturday the 31st, but if it’s actually Friday the 30th I can’t make it.
The SpaceXNow app shows the launch as “30 Mar”. But Matt Desch is obviously someone who would be in the know.
Maybe I will be able to rearrange my schedule to go see the launch on Saturday the 31st, but if it’s actually Friday the 30th I can’t make it.
Well sorry again. It is the 30th.
Matt Desch update: Positive update to our satellite and launch delay. Just been apprised there has been a technical resolution; satellites and F9 are in great shape and ready to go! Was ground harness test cable issue - now fixed. Launch now pulled back to Friday, 3/30 at 7:14am pdt
I will update the first post with the current information.
Edit: Matt Desch is pretty wordy on Twitter. If you go into his posts he usually banters with other posters for a while. He has a great sense of humor.
MacGreiner
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N5329K
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Good article about Iridium and using SpaceX. At the end of the article, it is mentioned that there will be an attempt at a fairing recovery for this launch.
Iridium boss senses shift in SpaceX rhythm with another launch set for Friday – Spaceflight Now
Iridium boss senses shift in SpaceX rhythm with another launch set for Friday – Spaceflight Now
Nikxice
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The level of difficulty involved with a fairing catch still seems daunting. Elon said after February's PAZ satellite launch that the fairing missed by only a few hundred meters. The Spaceflight Now article describes that attempt as a "near-miss". Seems generous. Elon thinks SpaceX will solve the remaining problems within six months, likely gaining knowledge with each attempt. Hope SpaceX eventually gives us a live shot of a fairing recovery attempt aboard Mr. Steven. (Like, today would be okay!)
NOAA is preventing SpaceX from showing orbital shots?? As soon as I get more information then I'll get us information on who we need to communicate with to get this corrected.
Beautiful weather! Amazing views of the rocket.
Beautiful weather! Amazing views of the rocket.
Everything so far looked nominal all the way orbit. We'll hear about deployment success on Twitter from SpaceX. I expect it will be smooth sailing for the rest.
Elon seem to be doing a play by play on the attempted fairing recovery.
Elon Musk on Twitter
Elon seem to be doing a play by play on the attempted fairing recovery.
Elon Musk on Twitter
BluestarE3
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Yes, that seems odd. It's not as if these are classified military satellites, right?
That statement during the webcast startled me. What is that all about? I don’t get it.
@BluestarE3 this is a commercial mission for Iridium. Nothing to do with the DOD or any US intelligence agency. As far as we know...
N5329K
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Optics. It would look too much like a crash. There'd be lots of experts on You Tube using the images to prove that SpaceX is a fraud. Of course nobody with the sense that god gave geese would believe it. But that leaves an awful lot of people who would.
Robin
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Elon Musk on Twitter
"GPS guided parafoil twisted, so fairing impacted water at high speed. Air wake from fairing messing w parafoil steering. Doing helo drop tests in next few weeks to solve."
"GPS guided parafoil twisted, so fairing impacted water at high speed. Air wake from fairing messing w parafoil steering. Doing helo drop tests in next few weeks to solve."
