** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

[Diddums]

Lol

 

[Psycho Ned]

I imagine the Boeing execs backsides will be twitching like a rabbits nose whenever this eventually actually happens!

 

[Grim5]

SpaceX loses Dearmoon mission after delays and SpaceX being unable to provide a firm launch date

SpaceX Starship Faces Setback After Billionaire Cancels Private Moon Mission

SpaceX's first private crewed lunar mission has been canceled Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced on social media.

wccftech.com

 

[Penfold101]

SpaceX loses Dearmoon mission after delays and SpaceX being unable to provide a firm launch date

SpaceX Starship Faces Setback After Billionaire Cancels Private Moon Mission

SpaceX's first private crewed lunar mission has been canceled Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced on social media.

wccftech.com

Colour me surprised. I wonder if Everyday Astronaut will get out from under Elon’s desk now he can’t go to the moon…

 

[drakulton]

China lands Chang'e-6 spacecraft on far side of moon in mission to bring back samples for first time​

 

[drakulton]

Chang e 6 soil sample recovery and lunar liftoff

 

[JRS]

They're back for another attempt at getting Starliner up. 1hr42 to launch as I type this.

 

[Flibster]

Giving Starleaker another try? It's very Boeing. Can't fix it, send it anyway.

 

[Penfold101]

Giving Starleaker another try? It's very Boeing. Can't fix it, send it anyway.

Starliner wasn’t the problem the other day - it was the launch vehicle that did an auto-abort.

 

[VaderDSL]

Currently seems to be on schedule, although they are conferring on a temperature sensor approaching or at one of its limits on the Centaur upper stage.

Update : They conferred and with their knowledge/experience they have chosen to proceed with disabling that specific sensor/warning and proceeding with the countdown.

 

[JRS]

Less than 8 mins to launch

 

[darkgen]

I truly hope this goes to plan. Confidence is quite tempered considering the history of getting this vehicle to this point.

 

[JRS]

I truly hope this goes to plan. Confidence is quite tempered considering the history of getting this vehicle to this point.

Indeed.

T minus 5:00

 

[JRS]

One minute!

***Edit***

Liftoff!!!

 

[wolfie138]

"it's an atlas vee rocket". well done BBC

 

[JRS]

Looks good at SRB SEP. Still flying nice and true.

***Edit***

Staging, and Centaur ignition. Looks good.

***Edit 2***

MECO

 

[darkgen]

Lack of video telemetry is somewhat annoying. I suppose SpaceX really do spoil us.

 

[Flibster]

One way that SpaceX has significantly raised the level of these broadcasts, cameras on the ship itself. Don't have to rely on 2005 level animations.

 

[JRS]

Lack of video telemetry is somewhat annoying. I suppose SpaceX really do spoil us.

With all the trouble they had just getting this thing off the pad I'm fine with them not putting too much effort into the TV show aspects

 

[darkgen]

One presumes this "lack of transparency" is a hang-up of NASA/Boeing 20th century corporate mentality. You have to presume they do have cameras decked out all over the vehicle.