I got the news from Italian newsaper la Repubblic, so I did not link it. Not even theregister.co.uk mentioned it.
Tullio

---

I got the news from Italian newsaper la Repubblic, so I did not link it. Not even theregister.co.uk mentioned it.
Tullio

It is a very terrible thing Elon is doing. Such massive pollution.

He is destroying optical astronomy. Someone should stop him.
Tullio

---

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has reached the ISS with scientific loads but given the world situation now this has raised little interest.
Tullio

---

Bob,

That would be my desire. A 300 meter wide double bicycle wheel spinning in the night sky --visible with a good set of binoculars.

[img] [/img]

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites into orbit, misses rocket landing.

Even though 1 engine cut out during the launch the satellites were successfully inserted into orbit, but due to that engine failure the 1st stage landing didn't occur.

Cheers.

I saw a SpaceX Dragon detaching from ISS. It should splash in the Pacific as far as I know.
Tullio

---

NASA to launch 1st manned flight in 10 years from US soil.
SpaceX manned flight - 27/5/20

Well it's about dang time.

---

Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

Another Starlink launch due today 19:30 UTC

[Edit]
Launch was successful, and the 1st stage landing too.

I saw them in a video sailing over Kosovo. a line of bright dots. They don'disturb astronomers, since many observatoriesare not working because of COVID-19, like the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope in Chile, in whose data another planet has been found near Proxima Centauri.
Tullio

---

May 27, 2020 is the scheduled launch date for SpaceX first manned mission to the ISS beating the Boeing entry by more than a year.

---

Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

Two excellent YouTube channels to follow for everything happening at SpaceX in Boca Chicago for the StarShip rapid developments are:

NASASpaceflight

SPadre


There are some extremely dedicated amateurs that are following every move every day. Spectacular stuff for both SpaceX and for those following SpaceX! Well worth supporting their channels.


There are frequent good space news updates given by:

spaceXcentric for enthusiastic comprehensive fast paced space news from Kevin;

What about it! for comprehensive space news from Felix;

Marcus House SpaceX for a steady paced weekly summary.


Enjoy!

All systems go!!!
Martin

---

See new freedom: Mageia Linux
Take a look for yourself: Linux Format
The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3)

I'm breaking my quarantine protocol later today and driving over to Cape Canaveral to watch the SpaceX launch of two astronauts to the ISS. I have done this since 1968 and the launch of the first Apollo missions and several of the most significant Space Shuttle missions.

---

Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

In 1969 I heard the Apollo 11 launch on radio while on a boat in the Cinque Terre sea in Liguria. Back home I watched the Apollo 11 landing on a black and white TV. Then I was asked by Mondadori "Epoca" magazine to translate the 60 pages transcript of Houston-Apollo 11 dialogues. I did it by dictating to three secretaries in 24 hours and was rewarded by Giorgio Mondadori with a letter and a 270000 lire cheque, with which I started paying for my first car, a Fiat 128. Happy days!
Tullio

---

Bon voyage. Safe journey gentlemen.
T-125 minutes

Scrub

Maybe a jinx turned up and put the dampener on it. ;-)

Cheers.

They were watching the weather very closely and the reason given was that the weather had worsened to outside the launch limits.

---

Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Last I heard was that the launch was scrubbed due to the atmospheric electric field strength getting to be too many Volts/metre...

Note that the exhaust trail from a rocket launch acts as a very effective lightning conductor... Watching the launch attempt, there did look to be some thunderous cumulous clouds nearby...


Very good to scrub and launch for a better day!

Here's hoping for success on their next attempt on Saturday.


Fly safe!
Martin

---

See new freedom: Mageia Linux
Take a look for yourself: Linux Format
The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3)