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  • 2nd Starship test flight Friday?

    From Alain Fournier@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 14 08:21:55 2023
    See
    https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023#


    Alain Fournier

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  • From Alain Fournier@21:1/5 to Alain Fournier on Tue Nov 14 19:30:55 2023
    On 2023-11-14 8:21 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    See
    https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023#


    Alain Fournier



    Dear Elon,


    For the first launch of the Starship stack you told us that excitement
    was guaranteed. I think that if Starship had succeeded to go to Hawaii,
    that would have been exciting. If Starship had went Kaboom shortly after
    take off, that would have been exciting. But blowing up once the rocket
    is out of sight, that is not very exciting. So this time, please provide
    for a success or a RUD shortly after take off. In my opinion, the
    optimal zone for blowing up is 500 m to 1 km from the launch pad. ;-)


    Alain Fournier

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  • From Snidely@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 15 15:21:50 2023
    Alain Fournier formulated the question :
    On 2023-11-14 8:21 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    See
    https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023#


    Alain Fournier



    Dear Elon,


    For the first launch of the Starship stack you told us that excitement was guaranteed. I think that if Starship had succeeded to go to Hawaii, that would have been exciting. If Starship had went Kaboom shortly after take off, that would have been exciting. But blowing up once the rocket is out of sight, that is not very exciting. So this time, please provide for a success or a RUD shortly after take off. In my opinion, the optimal zone for blowing up is 500 m to 1 km from the launch pad. ;-)


    Alain Fournier

    The rocket was certainly in sight for the NSF team's live coverage.
    For Everyday Astronaut, too, but he almost flushed coverage.

    /dps

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  • From Alain Fournier@21:1/5 to Snidely on Thu Nov 16 07:10:06 2023
    On 2023-11-15 6:21 p.m., Snidely wrote:
    Alain Fournier formulated the question :
    On 2023-11-14 8:21 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    See
    https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023#


    Alain Fournier



    Dear Elon,


    For the first launch of the Starship stack you told us that excitement
    was guaranteed. I think that if Starship had succeeded to go to
    Hawaii, that would have been exciting. If Starship had went Kaboom
    shortly after take off, that would have been exciting. But blowing up
    once the rocket is out of sight, that is not very exciting. So this
    time, please provide for a success or a RUD shortly after take off. In
    my opinion, the optimal zone for blowing up is 500 m to 1 km from the
    launch pad. ;-)


    Alain Fournier

    The rocket was certainly in sight for the NSF team's live coverage. For Everyday Astronaut, too, but he almost flushed coverage.

    /dps


    Yes, but seeing it through a telescope isn't the same as seeing it with
    your eyes and hearing the bang.

    Launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday.


    Alain Fournier

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  • From Alain Fournier@21:1/5 to Alain Fournier on Thu Nov 16 08:15:23 2023
    On 2023-11-16 7:10 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    Launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday.

    Sorry about that. I should have specified that is 8 a.m. EST (Montreal
    time) or if you prefer 1 p.m. GMT (Greenwich time) or 7 a.m. in Boca
    Chica, Tx.


    Alain Fournier

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  • From Doctor Who@21:1/5 to alain245@videotron.ca on Thu Nov 16 17:11:50 2023
    On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 08:15:23 -0500, Alain Fournier
    <alain245@videotron.ca> wrote:

    On 2023-11-16 7:10 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    Launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday.

    Sorry about that. I should have specified that is 8 a.m. EST (Montreal
    time) or if you prefer 1 p.m. GMT (Greenwich time) or 7 a.m. in Boca
    Chica, Tx.


    Alain Fournier

    can we have a link to a live cam so that we can watch the bang?

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  • From Alain Fournier@21:1/5 to Alain Fournier on Thu Nov 16 22:07:00 2023
    On 2023-11-16 8:15 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:
    On 2023-11-16 7:10 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    Launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday.

    Sorry about that. I should have specified that is 8 a.m. EST (Montreal
    time) or if you prefer 1 p.m. GMT (Greenwich time) or 7 a.m. in Boca
    Chica, Tx.

    It is delayed 24 hours. Saturday, 1 p.m. GMT.


    Alain Fournier

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  • From Alain Fournier@21:1/5 to Snidely on Fri Nov 17 09:02:51 2023
    On 2023-11-17 8:34 a.m., Snidely wrote:
    After serious thinking Alain Fournier wrote :
    On 2023-11-15 6:21 p.m., Snidely wrote:
    Alain Fournier formulated the question :
    On 2023-11-14 8:21 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    See
    https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023#


    Alain Fournier



    Dear Elon,


    For the first launch of the Starship stack you told us that
    excitement was guaranteed. I think that if Starship had succeeded to
    go to Hawaii, that would have been exciting. If Starship had went
    Kaboom shortly after take off, that would have been exciting. But
    blowing up once the rocket is out of sight, that is not very
    exciting. So this time, please provide for a success or a RUD
    shortly after take off. In my opinion, the optimal zone for blowing
    up is 500 m to 1 km from the launch pad. ;-)


    Alain Fournier

    The rocket was certainly in sight for the NSF team's live coverage.
    For Everyday Astronaut, too, but he almost flushed coverage.

    /dps


    Yes, but seeing it through a telescope isn't the same as seeing it
    with your eyes and hearing the bang.

    You were in Brownsville for the first one?

    No. And in reality I thought the first launch was exciting. But I would
    like the second one to be more exciting.


    Alain Fournier

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  • From Snidely@21:1/5 to After serious thinking Alain Fourni on Fri Nov 17 05:34:35 2023
    After serious thinking Alain Fournier wrote :
    On 2023-11-15 6:21 p.m., Snidely wrote:
    Alain Fournier formulated the question :
    On 2023-11-14 8:21 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    See
    https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023#


    Alain Fournier



    Dear Elon,


    For the first launch of the Starship stack you told us that excitement was >>> guaranteed. I think that if Starship had succeeded to go to Hawaii, that >>> would have been exciting. If Starship had went Kaboom shortly after take >>> off, that would have been exciting. But blowing up once the rocket is out >>> of sight, that is not very exciting. So this time, please provide for a
    success or a RUD shortly after take off. In my opinion, the optimal zone >>> for blowing up is 500 m to 1 km from the launch pad. ;-)


    Alain Fournier

    The rocket was certainly in sight for the NSF team's live coverage. For
    Everyday Astronaut, too, but he almost flushed coverage.

    /dps


    Yes, but seeing it through a telescope isn't the same as seeing it with your eyes and hearing the bang.

    You were in Brownsville for the first one?

    Launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday.

    I see you've seen the update.

    Alain Fournier

    /dps

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  • From Doctor Who@21:1/5 to alain245@videotron.ca on Fri Nov 17 16:11:42 2023
    On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:07:00 -0500, Alain Fournier
    <alain245@videotron.ca> wrote:

    On 2023-11-16 8:15 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:
    On 2023-11-16 7:10 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    Launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday.

    Sorry about that. I should have specified that is 8 a.m. EST (Montreal
    time) or if you prefer 1 p.m. GMT (Greenwich time) or 7 a.m. in Boca
    Chica, Tx.

    It is delayed 24 hours. Saturday, 1 p.m. GMT.


    Alain Fournier


    ROTFL !!!!!!

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  • From Snidely@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 18 06:14:41 2023
    Remember when Alain Fournier bragged outrageously? That was Friday:
    On 2023-11-17 8:34 a.m., Snidely wrote:
    After serious thinking Alain Fournier wrote :
    On 2023-11-15 6:21 p.m., Snidely wrote:
    Alain Fournier formulated the question :
    On 2023-11-14 8:21 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    See
    https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023#


    Alain Fournier



    Dear Elon,


    For the first launch of the Starship stack you told us that excitement >>>>> was guaranteed. I think that if Starship had succeeded to go to Hawaii, >>>>> that would have been exciting. If Starship had went Kaboom shortly after >>>>> take off, that would have been exciting. But blowing up once the rocket >>>>> is out of sight, that is not very exciting. So this time, please provide >>>>> for a success or a RUD shortly after take off. In my opinion, the
    optimal zone for blowing up is 500 m to 1 km from the launch pad. ;-) >>>>>

    Alain Fournier

    The rocket was certainly in sight for the NSF team's live coverage. For >>>> Everyday Astronaut, too, but he almost flushed coverage.

    /dps


    Yes, but seeing it through a telescope isn't the same as seeing it with
    your eyes and hearing the bang.

    You were in Brownsville for the first one?

    No. And in reality I thought the first launch was exciting. But I would like the second one to be more exciting.


    Alain Fournier

    How did this rate on the excitement level? No explosions until after
    stage separation, so not close to the viewer.

    /dps

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  • From Alain Fournier@21:1/5 to Snidely on Sat Nov 18 09:50:30 2023
    The bangs were far away and thus not as impressive as a low altitude
    bang. But at least we got two bangs for the price of one. :-)


    Alain Fournier


    On 2023-11-18 9:14 a.m., Snidely wrote:
    Remember when Alain Fournier bragged outrageously?  That was Friday:
    On 2023-11-17 8:34 a.m., Snidely wrote:
    After serious thinking Alain Fournier wrote :
    On 2023-11-15 6:21 p.m., Snidely wrote:
    Alain Fournier formulated the question :
    On 2023-11-14 8:21 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:

    See
    https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023# >>>>>>>

    Alain Fournier



    Dear Elon,


    For the first launch of the Starship stack you told us that
    excitement was guaranteed. I think that if Starship had succeeded
    to go to Hawaii, that would have been exciting. If Starship had
    went Kaboom shortly after take off, that would have been exciting. >>>>>> But blowing up once the rocket is out of sight, that is not very
    exciting. So this time, please provide for a success or a RUD
    shortly after take off. In my opinion, the optimal zone for
    blowing up is 500 m to 1 km from the launch pad. ;-)


    Alain Fournier

    The rocket was certainly in sight for the NSF team's live coverage.
    For Everyday Astronaut, too, but he almost flushed coverage.

    /dps


    Yes, but seeing it through a telescope isn't the same as seeing it
    with your eyes and hearing the bang.

    You were in Brownsville for the first one?

    No. And in reality I thought the first launch was exciting. But I
    would like the second one to be more exciting.


    Alain Fournier

    How did this rate on the excitement level?  No explosions until after
    stage separation, so not close to the viewer.

    /dps


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  • From Alain Fournier@21:1/5 to Alain Fournier on Sat Nov 18 10:20:28 2023
    On 2023-11-18 9:50 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:
    The bangs were far away and thus not as impressive as a low altitude
    bang. But at least we got two bangs for the price of one. :-)

    For a while, after the booster went kaboom and the second stage seemed
    to be doing fine, I thought we were going to have the best of both
    worlds. An explosion and a success with the second stage going to Hawaii.

    It seems that there was not much damage from flying pieces of concrete
    and other such debris. Also, flight termination seemed to work fine.
    That probably means that the next launch attempt could happen soon. My understanding is that the delay for the launch licence were because of
    those two problems with the first launch.


    Alain Fournier

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  • From Snidely@21:1/5 to Alain Fournier on Sat Nov 18 08:46:17 2023
    Alain Fournier wrote on 11/18/2023 :
    On 2023-11-18 9:50 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:
    The bangs were far away and thus not as impressive as a low altitude bang. >> But at least we got two bangs for the price of one. :-)

    For a while, after the booster went kaboom and the second stage seemed to be doing fine, I thought we were going to have the best of both worlds. An explosion and a success with the second stage going to Hawaii.

    It was like we were cruising!

    It seems that there was not much damage from flying pieces of concrete and other such debris. Also, flight termination seemed to work fine. That probably means that the next launch attempt could happen soon.

    Many of the NSF team expect late Q1 of 2024.

    My
    understanding is that the delay for the launch licence were because of those two problems with the first launch.

    Sixty-two items

    Alain Fournier

    /dps

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