Spot the Space Station

[beermanpete]

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That was a mistake!

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Starship re-entry



Back to the drawing board...

Beautiful return to earth though!

The booster catch was magnificent but sad about the lost starship. With all they were trying to do with it made it especially disappointing.

In the end it's still an experimental ship. Better things will come from it.

 

[day_trippr]

Starship grounded.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/17/faa...hip-reports-property-damage-in-caribbean.html

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Starship grounded.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/17/faa...hip-reports-property-damage-in-caribbean.html

I hope a clarification gets published whether the debris was in or outside the zone.

Getting grounded isn't the end of the Starship program but I'm sure the media will paint a different picture. I have already read lots of negative press.

 

[day_trippr]

Heck, Starship gets grounded after nearly every "flight". At this point it seems like business as usual...

 

[day_trippr]

Two views of the instant the Starship 'sploded...

 

[Konadog]

I was just looking to see if anyone had any video of when it happened. There's always someone watching if they know when and what to look for.

 

[passedpawn]

That was a mistake!

How about, "we went to earth"

 

[day_trippr]

"I hate this place"

 

[Konadog]

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Isn't it obvious, "Writing’s on the wall"

 

[day_trippr]

One take on what happened...

 

[day_trippr]

'Scope people should be looking at Mars I guess...

 

[balrog]

rain all day where I am in TN, without my scope, so someone else will have to pick up the observational slack for me

 

[Rish]

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Don't eat the sushi.

 

[day_trippr]

Drone cam and various pad cameras captured the launch and return of Flight 7 booster...

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Drone cam and various pad cameras captured the launch and return of Flight 7 booster...

That's incredible footage! Fantastic!!

 

[day_trippr]

Reportedly "Blue Ghost" left earth orbit today on its way to the moon...

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/update...ported-by-rocket-lab-software-and-components/

https://fireflyspace.com/missions/blue-ghost-mission-1/

Cheers!

 

[day_trippr]

I imagine someone was mortified

https://www.yahoo.com/news/newly-discovered-asteroid-turns-tesla-021240543.html

 

[Konadog]

They seem to be launching every week or two again. Tonight's was just after sunset so it lit up nicely.

 

[day_trippr]

Cool!
But you need to take that tree down

 

[Konadog]

It's the neighbors tree and I wish they would trim it. I'm going to try the front yard next time.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

They seem to be launching every week or two again. Tonight's was just after sunset so it lit up nicely.

Beautiful footage!

I'm in Florida several times a year and sometimes I get to see two launches in a week. Never gets old and the evening ones are super exciting to see!

I wonder when the sky will be full.

Looking forward to the next Starship launch!

 

[Konadog]

I always wanted to see a Space Shuttle launch. They were just to finicky on launch days to make the trip.

Maybe a Starship launch when they start launching every month.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

I always wanted to see a Space Shuttle launch. They were just to finicky on launch days to make the trip.

Maybe a Starship launch when they start launching every month.

Same here, I recently had a trip to Florida, for a completely different reason and stayed in Titusville across from Kennedy space center, hoped there would be a launch but no such luck. Maybe someday.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

I always wanted to see a Space Shuttle launch. They were just to finicky on launch days to make the trip.

Maybe a Starship launch when they start launching every month.

I went for a Shuttle launch too, it was delayed several times and we extended our stay to try and see it. It finally lifted off, the day we had to leave. No launch for us!

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Hard to keep up with all of the space news, but . .

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/...-blue-stoke-space-fires-a-short-over-the-bow/

 

[day_trippr]

Potential moon landing ahead!

https://www.space.com/space-explora...rbit-to-fly-closer-to-the-lunar-surface-video

 

[day_trippr]

Another lunar lander launch tomorrow!

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/moon-lander-launch-south-pole-intuitive-machines-rcna193482

And SpaceX will fire up Starship 8 on Friday.

https://www.space.com/space-explora...ng-feb-28-for-flight-8-of-starship-megarocket

 

[day_trippr]

Starship 8 launch moved to Monday...

 

[day_trippr]

Blue Ghost lunar landing Sunday...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-ghost-moon-landing-touchdown/