News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

[Urwumpe]

Thanks for the heads-up.
Now....how to do "hot-staging" in my simulation?
Does this mean they won't do the little flip-up pitching manoeuvre for staging?
Cheers,
BrianJ

I really don't know. Maybe ask SpaceX.

But I can imagine, that the staging attitude stays similar for hot staging and that this could also be just needed for the test flight profile.

 

[steph]

How does what is basically a suborbital test flight have a launch window? They don't need to meet up with anything

 

[GLS]

How does what is basically a suborbital test flight have a launch window? They don't need to meet up with anything

Probably so the NOTAMs can be limited in time, so disruptions to boats and planes can be also be limited.

 

[diogom]

Tomorrow is off, they're preparing to destack and from a local:


So maybe 18th. Dunno what the weekend rules are anymore.

 

[GLS]

Tomorrow is off, they're preparing to destack and from a local:
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So maybe 18th. Dunno what the weekend rules are anymore.

Looks like Saturday indeed:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1725231694645461403

 

[GLS]

Less than 90 minutes away!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1725837690065834250

Official live stream (not up yet): https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-2
"Non-official" live streams (on youtube)

 

[GLS]

T-10 minutes.

 

[Urwumpe]

How is the SpaceX stream?

 

[Gargantua2024]

How is the SpaceX stream?

 

[GLS]

Will hold a T-40 seconds.

 

[GLS]

Starship's Second Flight Test

SpaceX is targeting for the second flight of Starship. Booster 9 will attempt a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, while Ship 25 will attempt to fly arou...

www.youtube.com

Oh, so they are on youtube....
Same link, but embeded:

 

[GLS]

Seems that they are not aiming for the end of the window... no margin left.

 

[Urwumpe]

Still T-10 minutes on SpaceX stream.

 

[GLS]

Still T-10 minutes on SpaceX stream.

Yeah, the visuals don't seem to match the EverydayAstronaut stream....

 

[GLS]

30 seconds on the EverydayAstronaut stream

 

[GLS]

LIftoff... all engines seem to be working this time

 

[GLS]

Staging and ignition, booster flip back!

 

[GLS]

Big explosion on the booster.... everybody cheering

 

[Urwumpe]

Better than the N1, which exploded second before staging.

 

[GLS]

Starship still going up: 140km at 10000km/h