Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022
#Ukraine From #Bloomberg:
The Pentagon is working with #SpaceX to curtail #Russia unauthorized use of #Starlink satellites.
#SpaceX has confirmed a #Falcon9 #Starlink launch attempt tomorrow from #CCSFS LC-40 targeting 12:36 PM EDT.
Sitting on the pad at nearby LC-41 will the #Boeing #Starliner atop a #ULA Atlas V. It's scheduled to launch its first crewed flight tomorrow night at 10:34 PM EDT.
A decade ago, the Cape couldn't do a launch in less than every three days. The Obama administration got the funding to upgrade the Cape from 1960s-era technology so this would be possible.
#SpaceCoast The new #Tesla supercharger station at 8660 Astronaut Blvd. in Cape Canaveral. There are 12 stations; three cars were charging when I arrived, but two quickly left.
#SpaceX has had superchargers for years in the #KSC Pad 39A admin building parking lot but, unless you're badged for KSC access, they do you no good. This is the first supercharger station on north Merritt Island. I for one am endlessly delighted.
"The 2023 records, newly disclosed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also show that injury rates at some #SpaceX facilities grew worse than those the company had reported in 2022. At its manufacturing-and-launch facility in Brownsville, Texas, for instance, SpaceX reported 5.9 injuries per 100 workers, surpassing its rate of 4.8 injuries in 2022 and topping a space industry average of 0.8."
#NASA #Space #SpaceCoast #Politics
In retrospect, perhaps the most significant event that day was the #Obama visit to #SpaceX at #CCSFS Launch Complex 40. Obama was given a tour by a clearly nervous Elon Musk. Obama committed to reform that would end the government monopoly and open space to competition.
This raw video of the tour was released last year by the Obama Library.
The first #SpaceX #Bandwagon launch is coming up in 30 minutes at 7:16 PM EDT. Watch live on Spaceflight now at the link.
Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022