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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
Holy moly. Well, that was unexpected!
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4 years
LAUNCH! Starship SN5 has launched on a 150 meter test hop at SpaceX Boca Chica. Under the power of Raptor SN27, SN5 has conducted what looks like a successful flight! Listen to the SpaceXers cheer! Mary ( @BocaChicaGal ) filming history! Livestream:
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1 year
STATIC FIRE! Booster 7 fires up a record amount of Raptor engines! WOW! Hopefully, @elonmusk will let us know how many and if it looked good!
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LANDED! Chandrayaan-3 touchdown on the Moon.
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4 years
It's coming home.
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2 years
STATIC FIRE and wow! Ship 20 fires up, with thrust this time, for a multi-engine test at SpaceX Starbase. (Ship 20 has three sea-level Raptors and three RVacs. Hopefully, @elonmusk will tweet some info!)
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
STATIC FIRE! Booster 7 fires up multiple engines (the target was for seven). Let's see if @elonmusk confirms all seven, (which would be a new record!) Super cool!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
If you're trying to explain size and capability to friends and family, this BBC infographic really helps (and Starship is evolving capability all the time). From @BBCAmos latest article:
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4 years
RIP Starship SN4 😭
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Chris Bergin - NSF
10 months
WOW! OLM Water Deluge System conducts its first full test! That was super impressive. No more rock tornados, I'd say!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
Raptor V1 vs Raptor V2. Greatly simplified whilst increasing thrust. Costs half as much.
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3 years
HUGE WIN! Ascent was amazing, and the engine outs look like they were intentional. The big win was stable return. Flip was great! Just strong on the landing with a Raptor struggle. Rewind on NSF stream. Mary ( @BocaChicaGal ) tracking was amazing.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
5 years
Look who made it inside the ISS after all! 😂
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
I don't care if I'm tweeting too much! 😅
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Chris Bergin - NSF
5 years
Stunning photos of Dragon 2 docking from Oleg Kononenko! He was monitoring from the Russian section, near the Soyuz, due to Rocosmos contingency procedures. Hires set:
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
Some sweet TVC (Thrust Vector Control) gimbal action from the Center 9 Raptor gang on the Booster. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the Booster steers.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
LAUNCH! This booster's 14th launch!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1060-14 launch attempt with Galaxy 33/34 from SLC-40. Overview - by Sawyer Rosenstein ( @thenasaman ) SpaceX Livestream:
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
STATIC FIRE! Booster 7 fires up in a milestone test. We'll need SpaceX/Elon to confirm how many engines! But that looked super controlled, and everything appears intact (a big win!)
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
RELIGHT! FLIP. Deselecting. TOUCHDOWN! NAILED THE LANDING!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
Wow! What a view of the jellyfish from the drone ship!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
9 months
WOW! Full Starbase OLM Water Deluge System Test. **HEADPHONE WARNING!**
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
Several space flight accounts locked today for showing shots of rockets.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
8 months
Chandrayaan-3 Powered Descent Phase.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
LAUNCH! SLS maiden launch on the Artemis I from KSC 39B! ➡️ #NGPartner
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
(Highly Skilled) Humans for scale. @NicAnsuini views: ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
Oof. SN10 has decided to join SN8 and SN9. Still a great advancement with the landing. ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
They've lost it, going for a spin, but hey, got away from the pad and had some great first stage!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
4 years
Humans for scale! Live with Starship SN5:
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
Mary ( @BocaChicaGal ) spots a new thrust puck for Super Heavy arriving at SpaceX Starbase! Pics: Going to be a lot of Raptors on the aft end of the big booster!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
4 years
Starship SN8 STATIC FIRE!! The first-ever triple Raptor Static Fire! Mary ( @BocaChicaGal ) documenting history again! ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
10 months
STATIC FIRE! Ship 25 fires up what appears to be six Raptors for a decent duration in a key test ahead of the second Starship test flight. Good performance @elonmusk ?
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
Problem with Soyuz MS-22 on the ISS right now!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
5 months
Farewell shot of Booster 9, which performed amazingly with all 33 engines smiling all the way up. Went out with a bang. Via Jack Beyer ( @thejackbeyer ) for NSF.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
The Test Nosecone for Starship, via Mary ( @BocaChicaGal ). Starship operational flights will initially be focused on cargo missions, and you can imagine how many Starlinks they'd be able to push uphill inside this!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
27 Merlin 1D engines to improve your Saturday!
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Falcon Heavy in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A in Florida
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
This is real-time! Raptor 2 wiggling like a champ via its electric TVC (Thrust Vector Control) at SpaceX McGregor. While the Rocket Cows didn't show much interest, this is important progress for Starship per fast response steering control during flight.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
Nice try, SN9! But didn't hit SN10 or the Tank Farm. You're next, SN10! ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
This is a tricky one given that I believe said helium pressurization was added to the CH4 header tank to mitigate what happened with SN8. That's why it's a test program, of course.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
STATIC FIRE! Booster 7 with a long-duration Static Fire test. "~20 sec firing with max oxygen fill to test autogenous pressurization" - was what @elonmusk preempted. Not sure how many Raptors, but looked great! ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
STATIC FIRE! Ship 24 fires up (maybe all six?) engines!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
@elonmusk Does this sound about right, Elon? Cryotest today, then WDR next week. Destack for 33 engine Static Fire. Final TPS work on Ship 24. Re-stack. Launch License. Possible end of Feb/Early March if all goes well (per your previous timeline)?
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Chris Bergin - NSF
5 months
Ship 25 FTS triggered. But what a win! Amazing performance from the Booster - firing all 33 going uphill. Hotstaging worked. All six engines on Ship 25 firing for a long duration. And all our cams around the pad are OK. No rock tornados this time! Thanks Water Deluge System!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
@elonmusk Oooooh! 😅
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Chris Bergin - NSF
9 months
STATIC FIRE! Booster 9 fires up its engines ahead of the next test launch of Starship.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
For those worried about birds getting spooked by Static Fires, I present Shuttle Discovery vs. Turkey Vultures.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
FTS abort. Well done Booster 7 (and Ship 24)! That was still a big win. Launch site is fine and got a lot of first stage data! Next up, Booster 9!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
Best job at SpaceX, confirmed.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
4 years
IGNITION! Starship SN6 Hop Test! Under the power of Raptor SN29, SN6 has completed a near-mirror test of SN5's hop! SUCCESS Again!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 months
Impressive meteor caught on one of our Starbase cams last night:
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Chris Bergin - NSF
8 months
STATIC FIRE! Booster 9 fires up 33 engines (pending confirmation). Potentially for the final time before launch day! Super smooth count and that looked great! Full duration confirmed by SpaceX.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
Raptor Relight - three engines. Flip complete. Landing burn, looks like two engines. SUCCESS! Now for post landing safing.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
An amazing shot of Starship SN10's post-landing Rapid Unplanned Disassembly (RUD) after Wednesday's test flight. ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
5 months
LAUNCH! Starship sets sail for the second time, as Booster 9 and Ship 25 depart Starbase.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
10 months
Wow, @hazegrayart does it again, with an imagining of Starship hot staging. Even has the SpaceXers and crowd reacting on the audio. Multiview full vid:
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy is now vertical on 39A ahead of the launch of EchoStar 24 (Jupiter 3) tonight. This will be the heaviest satellite launched to a geostationary transfer orbit, massing 9.2 tonnes.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
Larry knows the traditional way to greet a SpaceX pad ninja!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
STATIC FIRE! Booster 7 fires up multiple engines (maybe 3 - and for a decent number of seconds!). Wow! ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
And the launch site is still standing!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
Booster 7 Static Fire! Single Raptor 2. Looked great!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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SpaceX's Starhopper conducts 150 meter test hop under the power of the SN6 Raptor! THAT WAS AMAZING!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
Booster 3 didn't even flinch! From➡️
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@elonmusk We just got a step closer to a city on Mars!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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FAA closes Starship mishap investigation from Booster 7/Ship 24's test flight. Following was emailed out by the FAA: "The FAA has closed the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy mishap investigation. "The final report cites multiple root causes of the April 20, 2023, mishap and 63…
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
This is the correct way to set expectations for tomorrow and how to react if expectations are exceeded! 😅
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STATIC FIRE! Booster 11 fires up its Raptors ahead of the fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship! ➡️
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Mary ( @BocaChicaGal ) spots a Super Heavy Grid Fin at SpaceX Starbase!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
Full Chopstick lift of Booster 7. The first time a Super Heavy has been lifted by Mechazilla. 33 Raptor 2s:
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STATIC FIRE! Ship 29 fires up ahead of flying on the IFT-4 mission.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
1 year
LAUNCH! Starship takes flight, the world's most powerful rocket in history! Launch from Starbase, Texas.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
29 Raptors rolling down Highway 4. Booster 4 making progress en route to the launch site.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
2 years
USA has two monster rockets out in the open!
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3 years
STATIC FIRE! Starship SN11 has fired up her three engines ahead of a test flight (as early as Tuesday), pending good test data (looked/sounded good!) Status: Live:
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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Some interesting notes: Flight 4 in a month or so. Aim to get through the high heating regime. Into the ocean at a controlled spot - a virtual tower (soft water landing technique). If that works, "Flight 5 will land on the Tower" (catch the booster with the chopsticks). 99…
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At Starbase, @ElonMusk provided an update on the company’s plans to send humanity to Mars, the best destination to begin making life multiplanetary
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Chris Bergin - NSF
3 years
And the Launch Table is almost down onto the mount! A Super Heavy booster will park its aft on here in the near future! ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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STATIC FIRE! Ship 28 conducts its Static Fire test at Starbase ahead of flight three of Starship.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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RIP Starship Mk1. @LabPadre stream:
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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The next private mission, SpaceX Inspiration4, on a Crew Dragon....to orbit!
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STATIC FIRE! Ship 20 fires up, this time with feeling (thrust). Very smooth countdown per the milestone flow to ignition.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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You really get to see the Grid Fins in action when the booster returned through a cloud layer.
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Behold! SpaceX Super Heavy Booster 4 and 29 Raptor engines. ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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To the uninitiated and casual followers. IN THE LAST TWO DAYS SpaceX concluded the mission that returned US domestic crew launch and return capability, then test hopped a prototype rocket that is destined to be the first vehicle to land humans on Mars. THAT'S why we're excited!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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Booster 10 Static Fire!
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@elonmusk Still at 39A?
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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Scrub called.
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ABORT! T-30 seconds hold.
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Booster 7 Static Fire! Long duration firing!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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Booster 9 Spin Prime test. Looked like a lot of engines. Next up should be a Static Fire test in the coming days.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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SpaceX Hawthorne Mission Control (MCC-X) has been upgraded Before and after!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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That's the record! Falcon 9 B1051 lands for the 12th time! Landed on SpaceX Drone Ship "Just Read The Instructions".
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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@elonmusk What is the trick to human interstellar travel in your eyes? Wormholes, Warp Speed, or something else? Yes, I watch way too much sci-fi. 😅
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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Heck! Love the mega mach diamonds, but the whole thing is beautiful - including the sunrise!
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View from atop the tower at liftoff
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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The most important payload Ariane 5 will ever launch.
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What a special treat, to visit the “BIL” (Launcher Integration Building) at @EuropeSpacePort , and to see the @ariane5 that will launch @ESA_Webb @NASAWebb ! #VA256 #WebbFliesAriane #Webb #JWST
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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Major Starship Milestone! Ship 20 and Booster 4 - now an integrated stack. The tallest, most powerful, rocket humanity has ever built.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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Ship 24 Spin Prime (and no fire), which is good!
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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STATIC FIRE! Starship SN10 fires up her three engines after a record Raptor swap turnaround. The big question is if it was a good test. If so, the launch could be just days away. Mary ( @BocaChicaGal ) and the bots views: ➡️
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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Amazing sign off by Katie here. The emotions of all of us!
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Meanwhile, in Boca Chica.... The nose cones were back outside for another team talk. Mary ( @BocaChicaGal ) photo. More here:
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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As Ship 28 heads to the launch site, all three snowmen are back in action.
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Chris Bergin - NSF
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When the laser display folks like that we're enjoying their show, pop into chat, say "watch this,"- and put NSF on the Megabay for a few seconds..... 😎
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