November 11, 20232 yr Friday looking possible for Starship launch. NOTAM's have been issued. Might not stick of course.
November 11, 20232 yr Administrators Have they listed a possible time yet, Martin? Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
November 11, 20232 yr Author Mon Tues and Wed there are Road closures for testing. The NOTAM runs from Monday to Saturday. But SpaceX posted on X that they were aiming for no sooner than Friday. There are times but just for the start and finish of the road closures and NOTAM's. The flight termination system explosives have been installed. So Mr Charlie will be assured of a huge bang if it all goes wrong. 🙂
November 11, 20232 yr Administrators It will either be a big roman candle or a huge firecracker! 🚀 Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
November 15, 20232 yr Author According to Mr. Elon, 90% chance of a launch on Friday. Edited November 15, 20232 yr by martin-w
November 15, 20232 yr Administrators SpaceX confirmed it’s now targeting November 17th for the test, with a two-hour launch window starting at 8AM ET. That will be just fine! Starting at 5 am my time! Perfect timing! Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
November 15, 20232 yr Author Re-stacking now. Licence granted. 1.00 pm. So perfect for me too. Edited November 15, 20232 yr by martin-w
November 16, 20232 yr I'm fortunate enough that if the weather's clear I can see all launches from my back yard. Thank you. Rick $Silver Donor EAA 1317610 I7-7700K @ 4.5ghz, MSI Z270 Gaming MB, 32gb 3200, Geforce RTX2080 Super O/C, 28" Samsung 4k Monitor, Various SSD, HD, and peripherals
November 16, 20232 yr Author 5 hours ago, 188AHC said: I'm fortunate enough that if the weather's clear I can see all launches from my back yard. 😀 You lucky boy. Could you get closer if you went for a drive? I would guess so. NSF for the launch. They are usually covering the launch well before SpaceX. Edited November 16, 20232 yr by martin-w
November 16, 20232 yr Author It's now being destacked. Grid fin actuator needed replacing. So looking like Saturday now. 😩 Edited November 16, 20232 yr by martin-w
November 17, 20232 yr Back in October I was in Cocoa Beach and was less than 8 miles from the launchpad. The evening launch was spectacular. We felt the sound and sonic booms from the condo balcony. Thank you. Rick $Silver Donor EAA 1317610 I7-7700K @ 4.5ghz, MSI Z270 Gaming MB, 32gb 3200, Geforce RTX2080 Super O/C, 28" Samsung 4k Monitor, Various SSD, HD, and peripherals
November 17, 20232 yr Author 9 hours ago, 188AHC said: Back in October I was in Cocoa Beach and was less than 8 miles from the launchpad. The evening launch was spectacular. We felt the sound and sonic booms from the condo balcony. I'm envious, you lucky devil. Starship is now unstacked and rescheduled for Saturday, so you wont see it today.
November 18, 20232 yr T-1.5 hours to launch! Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
November 18, 20232 yr Author Propellant loading has started. I have a good feeling about this launch. But even if it all goes disastrously wrong, much will be learnt.
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