Look what just got moved to it's launch stand:


Good luck SN9! I'm guessing it's getting launched in early January.

and SN10 just got moved to the high bay to get it's nosecone mated:

SpaceX is has a scheduled launch window for Starship SN9 sometime this afternoon from now until 7pm EST. This follows last year's successful launch and "difficult" landing of Starship SN8.

People are guessing the launch will be towards the later part of the afternoon.

The plan is to repeat the SN8 flight profile by sending the rocket on a flight to a 12.5 km (41,000 ft) height. At this point, the rocket will do a belly flop and "skydive" with it's fins to the landing pad. As it gets closer to the ground, it will reignite it's engines and rotate to a vertical position and use retro-propulsion to land vertically.

Links to watch the flight
Twitch Space/science guy I follow that will be covering the launch:
www.twitch.com/ej_sa

NASASpaceFlight (Not affiliated with NASA) youtube channel with multiple camera's around the launch area:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPRfJxz-ECE

SpaceX official video broadcast (begins about 2 min before launch):
https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/[/QUOTE]

Flight scrubbed due to high winds. Maybe tomorrow but there is rain in the forecast.

Tomorrow's (Tuesday) window opens at 9am EST.

What's the reason for turning upright at the last second?

To use aero drag to keep it at terminal velocity I think. They will have gas thrusters in future to make turn easier but will still be late. I think that means less fuel is needed with not as much reentry burn like falcon 9.

Awesome

yep that is what I say every time I learn a little more about it. Watching the full thing take off eventually will be worth a trip down there I think. Then seeing the giant bottom part land.

It appears that SpaceX will make another attempt to launch SN9 tomorrow (Thursday). They haven't released any times but based on past schedules, it'll probably be sometime in the afternoon.

They are evacuating the Boca Chica residents starting at 9am EST.

https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/

A launch of Starship SN9 is looking good for today! They activated the flight termination system and were just testing the flaps. There are still people at the launch pad and so I'm guessing the flight is still 3+ hours away. Since this is a testing operation, SpaceX doesn't release launch time information.

Links to watch the flight
Twitch Space/science guy I follow that will be covering the launch:
www.twitch.com/ej_sa

NASASpaceFlight (Not affiliated with NASA) youtube channel with multiple camera's around the launch area:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5kVZlnHZ3o

SpaceX official video broadcast (begins about 2 min before launch):
https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/

Thanks for putting this out for us.

FAA didn't give SpaceX clearance to launch. Elon is pissed.



Another try as soon as tomorrow.

I imagine that is why he bought the 2 oil rigs to turn into ocean launch platforms. Way less(none?) hoops to jump through to launch multiple ships in a day.

poor billionaire throwing a tantrum cuz he couldn't launch his private space ship paid for by labor and resources he steals

That sounds better than the alternative of "poor government space programs, that end up spending taxpayer dollars to build giant job-programs that come out over-budget, over-schedule and under-delivered. Programs designed to maximize red tape and waste."

No flight today. FAA has still not approved the flight.

It must be frustrating knowing you're the rightful emperor of the universe and having to deal with this ****.

Elon's respond to the whole situation? He is currently moving SN10 out to the launch pad.
There will be *two* starships, SN9 and SN10 sitting on the pads.



SN11 is mostly complete in the production highbay.

FAA is a **** show

Now there are two Starships on the launch pads! SN10 is on the left, SN9 is on the right.



Launch of Starship SN9 is currently scheduled for Tuesday but SpaceX still doesn't yet have FAA approval.

Does SpaceX or another company have any future plans for launching probes to planets or do the costs not make it feasible? I'd love to get to a place where planet/comet/asteroid probes are being sent up every year.

Maybe/Hopefully? Astrobotic is trying to be the first private company to put a lander on the moon.

Epic Rocket Motor Test Prepares For Private Moon Landing In 2021

just saying thanks for the updates Mark ....cool stuff this is

No problem. I find it all really interesting.

I also love how SpaceX is turning the Aerospace industry upside down.

probably just me but that pic of SN9 and S10 look retro as fk already ...like Airstream retro...

OMG, The FAA just gave SpaceX SN9 flight approval. Possible flight tomorrow (Tuesday)!

The local residents have been told to evacuate.