Space Stuff and Launch Info

[Flyboy]

This one’s on SpaceX. Quit beating a dead space capsule horse

 

[mfb]

Endurance landed in March, it should be ready to fly again by now. Not sure why they don't use that.

 

[russ_watters]

This one’s on SpaceX. Quit beating a dead space capsule horse

Not sure if that was tongue-in-cheek, but once when skiing in the rockies I saw a sign that warned against going off-trail, saying "Rescue, if possible, will be expensive." You go past that sign 100% at your own risk.

 

[Flyboy]

Not sure if that was tongue-in-cheek, but once when skiing in the rockies I saw a sign that warned against going off-trail, saying "Rescue, if possible, will be expensive." You go past that sign 100% at your own risk.

It was tongue in cheek. I would rather they take their time to make sure they can get the crew home safely than to rush things to keep to an arbitrary schedule. NASA has a bad track record on that, to the tune of 17 lives.

I just don’t see the point in continuing to claim that they’re “not stranded” with an emphasis on the quotes. They’re safe, they’re able to come home at need, and continuing to fixate and beat on Boeing for whatever the faults that are delaying their return further, even if implied, is not helping anyone, not even SpaceX.

 

[mfb]

The maiden flight of New Glenn is now scheduled for January 6 January 8 (6:00 UTC). The landing barge for the booster has left the port, delays are always possible but this is a serious launch date.

The seventh flight of Starship is scheduled for January 10 (22:00 UTC). First launch of a "v2" ship.

 

[mfb]

The race is on, who can delay their launch more?

New Glenn is now scheduled for January 12, 6:00 UTC (latest delay due to landing zone weather)
Starship is now scheduled for January 13, 22:00 UTC (unknown reason)

There is also Blue Ghost (flying on Falcon 9) scheduled for January 15 6:00 UTC, a lunar lander by Firefly.