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SpaceX were very close to liftoff of CSG-2 on Sunday but had to scrub due to a cruise
ship that violated the hazard area.
Emre Kelly posted a Tweet saying “Port Canaveral and Coast Guard confirm the cruise ship that
violated yesterday’s SpaceX launch hazard area was Harmony of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean
ship.
Investigation underway.”
After delays due to weather and a cruise ship entering the hazard area, SpaceX finally launched
the CSG-2 mission on Monday.
[SpaceX Commentator: “Zero.
Ignition.
And liftoff!
Go Falcon, go COSMO!”
I also wanted to share this incredible view of stage separation, probably one of the best
views of separation to date.
[SpaceX Commentator: ”MVac ignition.
Stage 1 boost back startup.”]
The booster which launched this mission, B1052, was previously a Falcon Heavy side booster
and the first to be converted to Falcon 9 configuration.
After launching the payload, the booster successfully landed for the 3rd time on the landing pad
at LZ-1.
[SpaceX Commentator: “And what an incredible sight to see, we have touchdown of Falcon
9 at Landing Zone 1.”]
Elon Musk posted a Tweet about stage separation saying “16 story tall rocket, travelling
several times faster than a bullet, backflips & fires engines to return to launch site.”
We were expecting to see 2 launches in the span of an hour and a half today until the
Starlink mission was moved.
As you can see on TheSpaceXFans website, NROL-87 is expected to lift off today at 8:18pm UTC
or 3:18pm Eastern Time.
Also on TheSpaceXFans website, you can see that the launch of Starlink 4-7 is expected
to lift off tomorrow at 6:13pm UTC or 1:13pm Eastern Time.
Musk posted a link to the Starlink page on SpaceX’s website with the caption “Starlink
high performance antenna.”
He also posted another Tweet saying “This is twice the area of our standard phased array
with broader scan angle.”
Musk posted another Tweet related to this new, high performance version of the Starlink
antenna.
He said “SpaceX standard antenna production rises rapidly this year, so those with orders
shouldn’t have to wait long.
Note, Starlink can only support a limited number of users in an area, so best to order
early.”
NASA posted an article about the first private astronaut mission to the ISS, AX-1.
It says “NASA and its international partners approved crew members for Axiom Space’s
first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
The flight, called Axiom Mission 1 or Ax-1, is targeted to launch Wednesday, March 30,
from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a flight-proven
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.”
There was some news about another slight parachute issue with the most recent cargo Dragon return.
This article says “NASA and SpaceX are investigating the delayed opening of a parachute on a cargo
Dragon spacecraft that recently returned to Earth, an incident similar to one that took
place on a Crew Dragon spacecraft last year.
NASA confirmed Feb. 2 that the cargo Dragon spacecraft that splashed down off the Florida
coast Jan. 24, concluding the CRS-24 space station resupply mission, suffered a delayed
opening of one of its four main parachutes but still allowed the capsule to safely land.”
Heading over to Boca Chica, here’s the orbital launch site where there’s been a lot of
rain.
The water ballast bags have once again been hooked up to the chopsticks.
The bags were then filled with water and the catching arms tested.
The bags were then removed the next day.
The work on the Wide Bay in the production yard is continuing.
Another prefabricated section was lifted and installed.
Marcus House recently posted a Tweet about a flyover that was partially organised by
him of SpaceX’s Roberts Road facility.
He said “This is SpaceX at Roberts Road at the cape in Florida.
I pointed out the pads below and as expertly explained by CSI Starbase, you may find these
very familiar.
See the similarity!?
Bring on some Orbital Launch Integration Tower madness!”
Musk posted a Tweet in response to some chamber pressure Tweets he posted about Raptor in
2019.
He said “320 bar is achievable, maybe even 330.”
There’s a page related to the Environmental Assessment of Boca Chica that I wanted to
share.
It currently says that 2 of the 5 permitting processes have been completed as they get
closer to full completion.
This Starship leg skirt has been put onto a stand.
Here you can see a Ship aft section that was recently sleeved.
Here’s a look at the cargo door prototype section sitting outside.
This new nosecone seen in the tent already has a forward flap mounting point attached.
Starship 20 is still waiting near the orbital launch pad area.
Taking a look at the road and beach closures on the Cameron County website, SpaceX cancelled
Monday and Tuesday due to really bad weather.
There was a closure scheduled for today but that has been cancelled too.
As of now, there are closures scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th and next
week, Monday 7th.
Starship 22 continues to be worked on in the Mid Bay with body flap attachments now installed.
Ship 22’s raceway was seen lifted and moved into the Mid Bay.
Super Heavy Booster 4’s grid fins were seen being unstrapped.
The Booster 7 methane stack is still being worked on in the High Bay.
As always, thanks to both Mary, known as BocaChicaGal, and Nic Ansuini for being out there filming
the Boca Chica content.
Also, thanks to the NASASpaceflight team working behind the scenes on their videos, livestreams
and other space content.
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