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Here's the TV link on YouTube to watch tonight's commercial crew launch to . The broadcast begins at 7:15 PM EST. (A four-hour pre-game show. Take that, Super Bowl!) Launch time, weather permitting, is 11:16 PM EST.

youtube.com/watch?v=VgQKipH2g9

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is targeting 11:16 PM EST for the commercial crew launch from Pad 39A. The will come back to land at about eight minutes later.

I'm sure NASA TV on YouTube will stream it live. I'll post a link tonight before bedtime. 😴

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For those of you with Facebook access ... This afternoon's launch as seen from north Merritt Island, amateur smartphone footage.

facebook.com/100000747763996/v

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about to launch at 5:06 PM EST. Watch live on Spaceflight Now.

youtube.com/watch?v=UjPGONm5bN

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has a popup launch targeting 5:06 PM EST from L-40. Spaceflight Now is streaming the countdown live at the link.

youtube.com/watch?v=UjPGONm5bN

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launched on February 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM EST from Launch Complex 39A, atop a .

This is the launch video, indexed to T-1 minute. If the link doesn't take you there, T-1:00 is at the 54:18 mark.

youtube.com/live/CvdgoX-3WOM?s

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rolls out its "New Glenn" pathfinder to Launch Complex 36. Owned by Jeff Bezos, Blue is anticipated to be a competitor to .

blueorigin.com/news/blue-origi

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Elon is a douchenozzle, but the reality for now is that no on else on Earth offers what can do. The company has an unmatched talent base.

Hopefully someone else comes along to rival and surpass SpaceX, but today is not that day.

If launches this weapon, real or dummy, I suspect the USAF will send the to cozy up to it for surveillance. If Russia launches the weapon, I expect an X-37B launch shortly thereafter.

Fin. (6/6)

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The U.S. military is relying more and more on , including an offshoot called (see link below). is already considered a critical U.S. asset because its Falcon provides reliable and affordable rapid launch of military payloads. The military is looking at using as a means of rapid delivery of payloads (cargo or soldiers) in the future ... (5/x)

airandspaceforces.com/space-fo

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Buried in this article about Elon Musk and :

"It’s estimated Musk owns 42% of the company while private investors own the rest."

floridatoday.com/story/news/lo

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We're still go for a launch at 3:11 PM EST. The payload is a communications satellite for the Indonesian company Telkomsat. The weather is 95% go. Watch live on Spaceflight Now at the link.

youtube.com/watch?v=t3lEbob3eO

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We have a launch this afternoon. The payload is a communications satellite for Indonesia company Telkomsat. The two-hour launch window opens at 3:11 PM EST from LC-40. The booster will land on a drone ship at sea.

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April 15, 2010 ... Elon Musk gave President a tour of Launch Complex 40. Obama committed and the White House to support the NewSpace era of commercial space flight.

One of our old buses is in the background ... I always thought of those as my mobile classroom. I didn't drive; the bus had a jump seat facing the audience, from which I lectured.

Anyway, visual evidence that Elon wasn't always a douchebag.

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The web site for the environmental impact statement process is now active.

spaceforcestarshipeis.com/

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From : is looking at soon-to-be retired Launch Complex 37 for future launches. Another possibility is a future Launch Complex 50 just north of LC-37.

(I find this a bit odd, because SpaceX had invested a lot of money into upgrading KC-39A for Starship.)

floridatoday.com/story/tech/sc

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From :

ramps up for first flight later this year at . Blue is expected to become a major competitor for .

floridatoday.com/story/tech/sc

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I should have noted that the article says there will also be a virtual hearing online March 12 at 6 PM EST. I've made a note on my calendar to post that link here the day of the hearing so any of you can participate, local or not.

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If you live in the Cape Canaveral area, you may wish to attend one of the three public hearings the Air Force will hold March 5-7 regarding future launches from here. There should be lots of good information available.

floridatoday.com/story/tech/sc

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Last night's launch of from Pad 39A. T-0 is at the 55:18 mark.

Launch was at 1:05 AM EST, so I was 😴 but it woke me up.

youtube.com/watch?v=CvdgoX-3WO

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We have a launch targeting 5:30 PM EST, with a classified military payload. The F9 will come back to land at Landing Zone 2 about eight minutes later.

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