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There was a Tweet posted by Jeff Foust about the next Starlink mission.
He said “At Satellite 2021, SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen says the first Starlink polar launch
is coming up in the ‘next couple of days.’”
In relation to that Tweet I wanted to share the launch information for the next Starlink
launch.
As you can see on TheSpaceXFans website, the launch is actually Monday 13th, so by a couple
of days, I guess he meant a few more days.
There were also further Tweets from Jeff Foust with information from Bret Johnsen.
This one says “We’re producing 5,000 Starlink dishes a week, and will have ‘multiples
of that’ in coming months.
New, lower cost unit coming out later this fall.”
Then in another Tweet he said “Johnsen on SpaceX’s acquisition of Swarm Technologies:
found a company that had interesting IP and a team we can leverage.
We have not done acquisitions in the past, but would consider something in future if
it met right requirements.”
There was also another which said “We think Starlink will look and feel like a public
company in a few years; will be easy for people to understand the business model and cash
flows will be predictable.”
For those who don’t know, Netflix have created a limited series of the Inspiration4 mission
called, Countdown: Mission to Space.
They posted this Tweet about it.
They said “On September 6th, you’ll meet the four civilians going into space.
On September 13th, you’ll see them prepare.
On September 15th, you’ll watch the live launch.
On September 30th, you’ll be in space alongside them.
Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission To Space takes off next week.”
On the talk of crewed missions, Michael Sheetz posted a couple of Tweets.
The first says “NASA and SpaceX are targeting April 15, 2022 for the launch of the Crew-4
mission: Crew-4 will carry NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines, ESA astronaut
Samantha Cristoforetti, and a fourth crew member yet to be named.”
Then, in response to that, he also posted “SpaceX & NASA crew rotation schedule: Crew-3
launch – Oct 31.
Crew-2 return – Nov 1 to Nov 15.
Crew-4 launch – April 15.
Crew-3 return – April 22 to April 30.”
You’ll likely know about the Amazon and Starlink Gen2 fiasco in which we saw a response
from SpaceX last episode.
Michael Sheetz posted a Tweet saying “Amazon fires back in the dispute over the Starlink
Gen2 amendment request to the FCC: ‘The conduct of SpaceX and other Musk-led companies
makes their view plain: rules are for other people.’”
Heading over to Boca Chica, here’s a great view of the launch site.
The Mechazilla catching arms, or chopsticks are continuing construction.
Foundation work continues at the production site for the new wider High Bay.
There was this article posted which says “Environmental campaigners have issued several warnings about
the SpaceX launch site in south Texas, which reportedly threatens the surrounding landscape
and wildlife.”
I don’t know too much about this but will add that Kennedy Space Centre is a thriving
wildlife refuge.
The upper stack for the ground support equipment tank, GSE-8 was stacked in the Mid Bay.
As we saw last episode, these 3 Raptors were transported to the launch site for Ship 20
installation.
Then, the Raptors were also installed underneath Starship as they prepare for testing.
Crews continue to work on replacing the Starship 20 thermal protection tiles.
The tiles are looking very close to completion.
Work on Booster 4 has continued recently inside the High Bay.
Then yesterday, the Super Heavy Booster 4 prototype once again rolled out to the launch
site with the 29 Raptors installed.
Chris Bergin has also posted a Tweet today of the Super Heavy Booster 4 prototype being
put back on the orbital launch mount.
To finish today’s video I have to say thanks to Stephen Marr for filming some of the Boca
Chica content.
Also, thanks to Nic Ansuini who has also been out filming the Boca Chica content as well.
Then, as always, thanks to the NASASpaceflight team working behind the scenes on their videos,
livestreams and other space content.
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