Starbase activities (2024-05-18):
- Overnight, tower segment 2 of 5 moves from Brownsville to Starbase. (Sean Doherty)
- GSEC-5 (cover of GSE-1) is removed. In the evening, a section is cut off the bottom and scrapped.
- Suborbital site dismantling continues: One of the three large black vertical tanks is dropped while being lifted by the GMK 7550 crane (slo-mo), and then loaded onto transport, slower-mo). No signs of injury. The tank leaves the launch site later that morning. The second tank is lifted in the late morning, and transported away in the afternoon. The third tank is lifted in the mid-afternoon, then dragged away and scrapped soon after. The large horizontal methane tank leaves leaves the launch site (right edge of video clip).
- Cryo tanker convoy continues, including one with a Space Shuttle painting. Potential full stack WDR on Monday.
Starbase activities (2024-05-19):
- Build site video tour: Parking garage construction continues. Tower segments are accumulating at Sanchez. Starfactory roof is completed.
- GSEC-5 (cover of GSE-1) scrapping continues: Sections 2 and 3, section 4.
- Tank removal from suborbital site continues.
- S26 is still sitting on the new flame trench at Massey's.
- Tower segment 3 of 5 prepares to move from Brownsville to Sanchez. (Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, cnunez).
So where should it go? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Have you tried any of the other politics subs?
Chewy -> Lion
Leia -> Dorothy
C3PO -> Tin man
That leaves Luke as... the Scarecrow?
Edit: I can't believe I missed Mouse Droid as Toto!
I’m very confident they don’t want someone who’s not NASA killing their very expensive instrument prematurely. They probably would feel better about a NASA astronaut accidentally killing the telescope
I wonder if Polaris II would ever become a joint mission with NASA? Perhaps with a pair of NASA astronauts and a pair of private ones?
Wow, I didn't realize they'd launched almost 20 of them over the years...
Self-proclaimed "environmentalists" protesting against electric vehicle production. What a strange timeline.
Aren't the events depicted here alluded to in a later comic as the reason they "have not been to the museum for a while, at the museum's request"?
"Could"
Until a working prototype is built, I will be treating the field of warp drives (even sublight warp) with a healthy dose of skepticism. Glad people are working on it though.
Starbase activities (2024-05-17):
- Build site video tour: Parking garage construction continues, Starfactory cladding now looks complete.
- Remaining section of GSE-2 outer tank is removed. This is followed by the lift of a small excavator.
- Suborbital site deconstruction: Small methane tank is removed from the suborbital tank farm. This is followed a few hours later by the removal of a large methane tank, which is pending transport. NSF 5-day timelapse of deconstruction.
- New road closures posted for May 20th through 22nd, 5:00 to 17:00, amended from an original 8:00 to 20:00 closure.
Interesting statement by the FAA to NSF regarding IFT-3 mishap investigation:
https://x.com/BCCarCounters/status/1791600893151821827
Statement of FAA provided to @NASASpaceflight about SpaceX led investigation:
"If the FAA agrees no public safety issues were involved in the mishap, the operator may return to flight while the mishap investigation remains open, provided all other license requirements are met."
https://x.com/BCCarCounters/status/1791611426991157438
NSF followed up with the question if this would mean that a positive outcome of this investigation would mean the launch license will be modified before the mishab is closed?
The FAA answered: "Yes, provided all other license requirements are met."
Norminal launch and landing. B1062 lands for the 21st time!
Edit, Starlink deploy confirmed: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1791644360918102053
Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1791223235507355727
Targeting Friday, May 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida
Starlink Group 6-59 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-05-18 00:32 UTC, or 2024-05-17 20:32 local time (EDT). Booster 1062-21 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
B1062 will be the first booster to fly for the 21st time.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbAwHi67ZyM
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BigxImsLGVk
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGhp7jjfdc
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn95LmUNah8
- SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1791626565861900547
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_d3ZOsZZTo
If you have a good heat exchanger, don't you get most of that energy back when expanding the gas?
This thread is no longer being updated, and has been replaced by:
Starship Development Thread #56
This thread probably, next thread perhaps less likely?
Starbase activities (2024-05-16):
- LR11000 crane is hooked up to remove a remaining portion of GSE-2 outer tank.
- Build site video tour: Parking garage construction continues, Starfactory cladding is nearly complete.
- S29 & B11 partial tanking test: NSF livestream. GSE venting (ship methane subcooler), B11 CO2 tank venting, LOX subcoolers venting, tower venting, (alternate angle), frost on ship and booster, depress vent, and road open. NSF timelapse.
- Cryo deliveries continue.
- Tower segment 2 of 5 preps for rollout from Brownsville to Starbase. Additional photos: Doherty, LabPadre, Gomez
Portions of this thread copied from a Starship Dev thread on r/SpaceX.
FAQ
- When next launch? Wen IFT-4? IFT-4 is now NET June 1st. "Objective is for the ship to get past max heating or at least further than last time."
- When previous launch? (IFT-3)? Booster 10 and Ship 28 launched on 2024-03-14.
- What was the result? Booster makes it to the landing burn, but loses control and insufficient engines relight. RUD occurs at 462 m in altitude. S28 makes it to reentry but fails to face the heat shield in the correct direction, followed shortly by RUD. Payload door test and propellant transfer demo "complete".
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Quick Links
RAPTOR ROOST | LAB CAM | SAPPHIRE CAM | SENTINEL CAM | ROVER CAM | ROVER 2.0 CAM | PLEX CAM | NSF STARBASE
Starship Dev 55 | IFT-3 launch thread | Starship Dev 54 | Starship Dev 53 | Starship Dev 52 | Starship Dev 51
Official SpaceX Starship Update Video (2024-04-06)
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Status
Road Closures - @bocaroad Mastodon bot
|Type | Start (CDT) | End (CDT) | Status| |---|---|----|----| | Primary Date | 2024-05-17 08:00 | 2024-05-17 20:00 | Possible Closure.
Up to date as of 2024-05-17
Vehicle Status
As of 2024-05-17
Follow Ring Watchers on Twitter and Discord for more.
Ship | Location | Status | Comment ---|---|----|---- S24 | Gulf of Mexico | Destroyed | IFT-1 launched on 2023-04-20. Destroyed by flight termination system after successful launch. S25 | Atlantic Ocean | Destroyed | IFT-2 launched on 2023-11-18. Mostly successful launch and stage separation S26 | Massey's | On new test stand | Static fire Oct. 20. No fins or heat shield, multiple mysterious changes. Completed 3 cryo tests, latest on Oct 10. Rolls to Massey's May 8th, likely to test the new flame trench. S28 | Indian Ocean | Destroyed | IFT-3 launched on 2024-03-14. Ship destroyed on reentry due to heat shield facing the wrong way. S29 | Launch site | Pending full WDR | Spin prime Mar 11th, Static fire Mar 25th (6 engines) and 27th (1 engine), partial WDR May 16th S30 | Highbay 1 | Static fire completed | 2x cryo: Jan 3rd and Jan 5th. Engines installed ~Apr 9th. Static fired May 8th. S31 | Build site | Under repair | Cryo tested May 12th, suffers small electrical fire. S32 | Rocket Garden | Resting | Fully stacked, fore flaps installed but not aft flaps S33-34 | Build Site | Parts spotted | To be scrapped in preparation for Starship V2
Booster | Location | Status | Comment ---|---|----|---- B7 | Gulf of Mexico | Destroyed | Destroyed by flight termination system after successful launch. B9 | Gulf of Mexico | Destroyed | Successfully launched, destroyed during Boost back attempt. B10 | Gulf of Mexico | Destroyed | IFT-3 launched on 2024-03-14. Booster destroyed shortly after failed landing burn attempt. B11 | Launch Mount | Pending full WDR | Completed 2 Cryo tests. Static fired Apr 5th, hot stage ring installed ~May 3rd, partial WDR May 16th. B12 | Megabay 1 | Finalizing | Cryo x2 B13 | Megabay 1 | Testing | Cryo tests Apr 26th (methane tank) and Apr 29th (LOX tank) B14 | Megabay 1 | Partially stacked | Stacking in progress B15 | Build Site | Assembly | Potential aft end spotted Jan 5th
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Resources
- LabPadre Channel | NASASpaceFlight.com Channel
- NSF: Booster 7 + Ship X (likely 24) Updates Thread | Most Recent
- NSF: Boca Chica Production Updates Thread | Most recent
- NSF: Elon Starship tweet compilation | Most Recent
- SpaceX: Website Starship page | Starship Users Guide (2020, PDF)
- FAA: SpaceX Starship Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
- FAA: Temporary Flight Restrictions NOTAM list
- FCC: Starship Orbital Demo detailed Exhibit - 0748-EX-ST-2021 application June 20 through December 20
- NASA: Starship Reentry Observation (Technical Report)
- Hwy 4 & Boca Chica Beach Closures (May not be available outside US)
- Production Progress Infographics by @RingWatchers
- Raptor 2 Tracker by @SpaceRhin0
- Acronym definitions by Decronym
- Everyday Astronaut: Starbase Tour with Elon Musk, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
- Everyday Astronaut: 2022 Elon Musk Interviews, Starbase/Ship Updates | Launch Tower | Merlin Engine | Raptor Engine
Infographic source: rykllan
https://x.com/_rykllan/status/1790817098328924339
B1061 has joined B1062 in the "20 flights" club. B1063 and B1067 catching up at 18 and 19 flights respectively.
B1062 slated to be the first booster to launch for the 21st time.
Starbase activities (2024-05-16):
- LR11000 is hooked up to remove a remaining portion of GSE-2 outer tank.
- Build site video tour: Parking garage construction continues, Starfactory cladding is nearly complete.
- S29 & B11 partial tanking test: NSF livestream. GSE venting (ship methane subcooler), B11 CO2 tank venting, LOX subcoolers venting, tower venting, (alternate angle), frost on ship and booster, depress vent, and road open. NSF timelapse.
- Cryo deliveries continue.
- Tower segment 2 of 5 preps for rollout from Brownsville to Starbase. Additional photos: Doherty, LabPadre, Gomez
What’s the challenge with extracting from the url?
One problem with the first approach is that ytp-cued-thumbnail-overlay-image does not seem to exist in all cases, so it seems (to me, at least) like an unreliable method.
For the second approach, I'm not sure how one would go about locating the adVideoId text.
- Should I be trying to automatically search the page HTML for it?
- Should I be trying to figure out where it is ahead of time, and navigate to it via the DOM tree?
- Something else entirely?
Source: Starship Gazer: https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1790832190898753769
I can do this manually using the following: Right-click on the video player, copy debug info, paste into text editor, and Ctrl+F for "addocid".
What is the best way to do this automatically?
By modifying an ad accelerator I found, I can reliably detect when a pre-roll ad is playing:
``` function handleVideoAd() { const video = document.querySelector('video'); const adElement = document.querySelector('.video-ads.ytp-ad-module'); if (video && adElement && adElement.children.length > 0) { alert('advertisement found!') } }
function initializeAdHandling() { handleVideoAd(); const observer = new MutationObserver(handleVideoAd); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); } initializeAdHandling() ```
If I had the video ID, I could then open the video in a new tab using something like:
window.open('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adVideoID');
However, I am at a bit of a loss as to how to extract the ad video ID itself.
In the browser inspector, the only places I can find the ad video ID are:
- Within the URL for
ytp-cued-thumbnail-overlay-image - As
adVideoIdwithinvar ytInitialPlayerResponse, which itself is within<script nonce="rwc3vYf3vRLEyNQKsJOgig">, whererwc3vYf3vRLEyNQKsJOgigchanges with every video.
What would be the best way to extract the advertisement video ID?
Apologies for if I'm going about this the wrong way. I am (very!) new to JavaScript, but interested in learning. Please let me know if I've broken any community rules, or committed any other sort of faux pas. Thanks! :)
Gilbarco Veeder-Root (GVR) has launched a DC fast charging system that can be seamlessly integrated into its retailers' gas stations.
Komatsu launched its first-ever electric underground drilling and bolting rigs, a new beginning for the Japanese construction giant.
Industrial EVs!
Electric and autonomous freight specialist Einride is expanding on previous plans to deploy more commercial vehicle technology and infrastructure in...
Autonomous trucks!
Isuzu was so excited to announce the development of all-new, zero-emission Isuzu F series MD trucks that it couldn't wait for pictures!
More trucks!
Matt Bahner has (cheekily but impressively) beaten Grégoire Pfennig's 33x33 record by just one layer.
Starlink Group 8-7 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-05-14 18:39 UTC, or 2024-04-14 11:39 local time (PDT). Booster 1063-18 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxIvZI0z_kA
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw5SYFZVxmY
- NASASpaceflight:
- The Launch Pad:
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1790450577501233539
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU_ZllW71Bc
VW just revealed that the 2025 ID. Buzz, its electric "reincarnation" of the Microbus, will be offered in three trims in the US.
Instead of just taxing the competition, America must prepare for the future by committing to rapid electrification of the auto industry.
Prof. Meghan Gray explains some of the physics behind building a liquid mirror telescope, such as the ILMT in India.
Starlink Group 6-58 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-05-13 00:53 UTC, or 2024-05-12 20:53 local time (EDT). Booster 1073-15 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dytbHKQlUI
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77lYUQpcsNM
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX6KeBEuVU8
- The Launch Pad:
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1789819605944574006
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41tBnJAIDN8
https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1789061498288889861
>Bob departed Port Canaveral on Thursday evening towing Just Read the Instructions droneship. Bob is reporting its destination as Freeport, The Bahamas. > >Curious to see what this trip is for - JRTI just had a major month-long overhaul back in January. > >!
https://twitter.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/1789098132950692158
>Nothing major, but JRTI needs a quick dry dock stop for some additional preventative maintenance. It’s important the vessels are ready to sustain a fast recovery cadence as launch rate increases.
TurkeyBeaver is VP of launch at SpaceX.
https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1789363807879323907
>JRTI droneship has arrived at Freeport in The Bahamas and looks to be heading straight into a floating drydock if the satellite imagery matches up 😅 > >!
Source: https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1789353664663994756
So far disruptions from the geomagnetic storm appear to be manageable.
Using advanced computers, he went from M.I.T. professor to multibillionaire. His Medallion fund had 66 percent average annual returns for decades.
