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https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1926060089649054181

Deployment of 27 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

Edit: No SECO callout, but it was visible on the video stream.

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Liftoff!

Launch date pushed to May 23rd.

Starbase activities (2025-05-22):

• May 21st cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• May 21st addenda: Two new shackles are delivered. (ViX)
• Twenty tankers of water are delivered for the Pad A deluge system. (ViX)
• Starship Gazer 4k video of S35 rollout to Massey's.
• Launch site: Pad B chopsticks testing continues. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2, ViX)
• Drilling begins for piles on either end of the Pad B flame trench. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2)
• Build site: Highbay demolition continues. (NSF, ViX)
• A B18 LOX barrel section moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1. (ViX)
• Massey's: S35 performs a spin prime test. (LabPadre, ViX 1, ViX 2, Starship Gazer, NSF livestream 1, NSF livestream 2)
• 2-hour road delay is posted for between May 22nd between 20:00 and May 23 04:00 for transport from Massey's to factory. (S35 rollback?)
• 2-hour road delay is posted for May 28th between 00:00 and 04:00 for transport from factory to Massey's. (S36 rollout?)

Flight 9:

• FAA publish the determination that SpaceX have "satisfactorily addressed the causes" of the Flight 8 mishap, and Flight 9 is authorized for launch. (Foust, NSF, Caton, FAA (archived))
• Size of hazard areas has been expanded. (Beil)
• Flight 8 mishap investigation remains open. (Beil 1, Beil 2)
• Temporary flight restriction for May 27th. (Caton / NeedPizza42 / FAA)

nemesis? Nemesises? Nemesi?

Nemeses.

orbital velocity

They still want to make sure they could reliably deorbit it from orbital velocity before going for an actual orbital insertion. Maybe they'll go for orbit on Flight 10 if all goes well on Flight 9?

Your artificer woke up that day and chose violence.

Salacious Crumb: A Star Wars Story

Starbase activities (2025-05-21):

• May 20th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• Build site: Overnight, R-vac #509 and R-vac #524 are delivered to Megabay 2. (ViX 1, ViX 2, SpaceRhin0)
• The new ship lifting jig is raised in Megabay 2 and moves towards the left side. (ViX)
• Static fire stand arrives at Megabay 2. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• S35 heads back out to Massey's for a third round of testing. (NSF 1, NSF 2, NSF 3, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer, Pike (4k drone), Gisler 1, Gisler 2, cnunez 1, cnunez 2, cnunez 3, cnunez 4, NSF full livestream)
• An orange high explosives placard confirms that the flight termination system is already installed on S35. (Starship Gazer)
• Additional tiles have been removed. (Beyer, Anderson 1, Anderson 2, Anderson 3)
• Highbay demolition continues. (ViX, Gisler, Anderson)
• Hold-down arm spotted at Sanchez. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Probable engine transport trailer. (Gisler)
• Launch site: Tower B cladding installation is underway. (Anderson)

McGregor:

• The south Raptor test stand is engulfed in a brief but spectacular fireball. (NSF, Golden)

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1925045393307627815

Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Starbase activities (2025-05-20):

• May 19th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
• May 19th addendum: Highbay demolition continues. (Hammer)
• 2-hour road delays are posted for May 21st between 12:00 and 16:00 or between May 21st 22:00 and May 22nd 04:00 for transport from factory to Massey’s.
• Build site: A new part moves from Starfactory to Sanchez, possibly for a new booster or launch mount lifting jig. (ViX, Chen_Tianfei)
• Orange sign spotted on Megabay 2, possibly the explosives warning sign, suggesting that installation of the flight termination system on S35 is imminent or already completed. (Planatus666)
• S38 LOX barrel section (A3:4) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2. (ViX)
• Cladding is removed from the new outer wall of Starfactory, a single ring section is taken for scrapping, and Highbay demolition continues. (ViX)
• Cladding is replaced with taller panels. (ViX)
• RGV Aerial post a flyover photo of S36 and S37 aft flaps near Starfactory.
• Launch site: Pad B chopsticks load testing continues. Partial fill on the bags, but twisted cords seem to have ended the test prematurely. (ViX, NSF, Anderson, unrelated Wikipedia article)
• Starship Gazer posts a recent photo (May 19th) of Pad B launch mount support structure progress.

KSC:

• Mid-May photos from GEOSAT of Roberts Road and LC-39A. (Stranger)

Stage 1 landing confirmed! B1095 has completed its first landing!

Edit: And SECO.

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Liftoff!

NSF are live for tonight's launch attempt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuKRsw56NL0

https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3lplbj2553s2a

Starlink 33775, launched as part of Group 6-93 on May 7, failed to raise orbit and reentered on May 17 over the Pacific. Starlink failures-at-birth like this have become increasingly rare.

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Ol'Quiggy totally banged Shmi

I thought Darth Plagueis did that, no?