Starbase activities (2024-12-03):

• Dec 2nd cryo delivery tally.
• A single ring section emerges from Starfactory and moves directly to the scrapyard. (ViX)
• Ship lifting jig stand arrives at Megabay 2, and the ship lifting jig is placed upon it. (ViX)
• S34 closeups in Megabay 2. (NSF)
• S35 forward flaps are being installed. (NSF)
• Booster transport stand is sighted. (ViX)
• A humourous sign at Sanchez advertises launch mount B as “penthouse apartments”. (Starship Gazer, Mary)

KSC:

• Expansion of the Roberts Road facility has begun. (Harry Stranger / Sentinel-2B)

“Wait, that’s not Alan, that’s Steve. Steve!”

Tatooine and Jakku would fit as well.

Fuel tank on the side? Absolutely bonkers.

And not just on the side, but the heatshield side. In retrospect, it’s possible that designing it so the heat shield faced outward (further from any falling insulation) might have been safer.

And yet it totally worked.

Well, it mostly worked. 133/135 ain’t bad, but statistics hit different for crewed vehicles.

Starbase activities (2024-12-02):

• Dec 1st cryo delivery tally.
• Two 16-axle SPMTs move to Massey’s. (ViX)
• Gisler posts photos of Sanchez: Photo 1, photo 2, photo 3 (includes S26 scrap)
• S34 raceway segments are raised to vertical inside Megabay 2. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Work on the passageway between Starfactory and offices continues. (Gisler)

Happy cake day!

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Starbase activities (2024-12-01):

• Nov 30th cryo delivery tally.
• The long weekend of low activity continues with a quiet Sunday.
• cnunez posts recent photos of the yellow LR11000 at Pad B, and a nosecone with orange dots in Starfactory.
• Pad A launch mount work continues. (StarbasePulse / NSF)

Other:

• BocasBrain posts a photo of the interior of a vehicle propellant tank. I think it’s a ship, not sure which one.

8kW/cm is quite the power draw…

Username kinda checks out.

“We found aliens! Wait no, it’s actually just us again…”

Yeah, I’m optimistic that we’ll get there eventually. But the sooner we play our cards right as a civilization, the sooner we’ll be able to enjoy the benefits.

it’ll hurt the whole time you’re dying

Not necessarily. If it’s a slow leak, you can go from fully functioning, to slightly lightheaded, to dead from hypoxia without any pain or even awareness of your situation.

Destin of SmarterEveryDay demonstrated this under controlled circumstances a few years back. (hypoxia demo starts around 4:30)

I don’t think they’ve shared any videos of it navigating uneven terrain yet.

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1862788510291485044

Deployment of 20 @Starlink satellites confirmed

I guess we now know part of what was on this mission…

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1862913184015024327

Falcon 9 launches the @NatReconOfc’s NROL-126 mission and 20 Starlink satellites to orbit, completing our 100th successful launch from pad 4E in California

Either the NRO’s payload is really light, or some of these “Starlink” sats are actually Starshield sats.

Starbase activities (2024-11-30):

• Nov 29th cryo delivery tally.
• The long weekend of low activity continues.
• cnunez posts a current wide shot of Tower A and a closeup of Tower B.
• Labelled map of build site from RGV Aerial and BingoBoca.

KSC:

• Launch Mount parts have arrived at the Roberts Road facility. (GregScott 1, GregScott 2)

This could be good in the long term. To best benefit from this technology, we will likely need to implement some form of universal income.

!ubi@leminal.space

Relevant Futurama

infernal pressure vessels

I suspect you meant a different word, but it’s honestly better this way.

Stage 1 landing confirmed!