Great launch. Complete success so far - launch, meco, booster landing, seco, coast, seco 2.0, satellite deploy 1, deploy 2, then hopefully the Starlinks deploy properly. I'm going to bed before Starlink deploy. Word is they missed the fairings but probably recovered them from the drink.
Yes, that was a helpful comment by the host; weather is a big factor in determining whether or not to attemp fairing recoveries because it effects how controllable the fairings are as they descend under chute control. Nice launch, great landing, glad to see this mission finally happened after “weather and payload” issues delayed it twice before.
I agree with the overall goal to transition from fossil fuels to renewables as well as making internet access more accessible in general, but people have to be aware that tens of thousands of these satellites (from Starlink and competitors) are planned to be launched in the coming years and they are ruining the night sky. It is becoming a huge problem for astronomy and astrophotography. The night sky is increasingly dystopian
Pretty sure everyone who is active in this forum is aware of that, and it has been discussed extensively in the Starlink thread. See SpaceX Internet Satellite Network: Starlink
If you watch the Starlink deployment, in this area you will see what appears to be visual confirmation that they do bump into each other (as designed):