We booked a rental last night that is in Port Isabel. Turns out it is down the street from Everyday Astronaut's broadcast studio with basically the same view.
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Who?mikejones! said:
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I mean this one looks ideal
Long Island Village 790 W Oyster Drive Bungalow
The one we booked is on Scallop facing southwest. Launch should be visible from the porch looking to the left.
SPI-FlatsCatter 84 said:normaleagle05 said:
My kids have that whole week off school for fall break. Where is the best place to stay/watch as a family of 4 with kids aged 6 and 12
Sapphire Towers in a unit that ends in "..09" above the 5th floor
unobstructed view from both patios, kitchen and LR windows.
all the 09 units are 3/2 1/2 units
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No, I don't care what CNN or Miss NOW said this time
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Goals of Starship Flight 11:
— Dima Zeniuk (@DimaZeniuk) September 30, 2025
— Test new Super Heavy landing burn configuration
— Gather data for next-gen booster dynamics
— Stress-test Starship heatshield with missing tiles
— Deploy 8 Starlink simulators on suborbital trajectory
— Attempt in-space Raptor engine relight
—… pic.twitter.com/Zg6gIp2aYY
They're trying the crunch wrap method on the tiles this time too. Hopefully it looks good.
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So basically flight 10 with tweaks to optimize.
Full steam ahead!
Full steam ahead!
"Banking maneuvers and subsonic guidance"
That's rocket speak for more steering and "flying around" in the final minutes or seconds of flight to simulate movements needed for landing and catch? Opposed to the smaller more "generic" (yes I know it's no where near that simple) adjustments in reentry to land close to the buoy-cam.
That's rocket speak for more steering and "flying around" in the final minutes or seconds of flight to simulate movements needed for landing and catch? Opposed to the smaller more "generic" (yes I know it's no where near that simple) adjustments in reentry to land close to the buoy-cam.
Kenneth_2003 said:
"Banking maneuvers and subsonic guidance"
That's rocket speak for more steering and "flying around" in the final minutes or seconds of flight to simulate movements needed for landing and catch? Opposed to the smaller more "generic" (yes I know it's no where near that simple) adjustments in reentry to land close to the buoy-cam.
Wonder if they are also looking at ways of avoiding overflights of major metro areas during the landing approach.
I can see how it would be pretty maneuverable after righting itself out of the belly flop. The booster seems pretty capable of sliding horizontally into the catch tower. But the belly flop to vertical powered landing takes place in the last seconds before the ground.
Anybody know of a good video or right up on the entry profile (altitude vs ground speed)?
Anybody know of a good video or right up on the entry profile (altitude vs ground speed)?
I took it to mean during the glide phase doing S-turns like the shuttle did to bleed off energy.
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Will the upcoming IFT-11 launch be affected by the shutdown?
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TexAgs91 said:
Will the upcoming IFT-11 launch be affected by the shutdown?
I don't think so?
SpaceX has the all clear from the Feds for the week of October 13th so I'm not sure why it would suddenly be blocked.
I guess there COULD be a problem if they need new dates but I'm not even sure about that.
Do they need government resources to operate or is it just "it's nice to have"? Like the spotter U2 or coast guard resources?
Decay said:
Do they need government resources to operate or is it just "it's nice to have"? Like the spotter U2 or coast guard resources?
I would expect the coast guard to still be functioning and that the NASA tracking resources are probably also considered essential.
My best sighting of a Starlink satellite "train" from orbit! pic.twitter.com/WratClL8NJ
— Don Pettit (@astro_Pettit) October 7, 2025
I'm so ready for this one. Want to see it live.
Booster 15 left the build site and has arrived at the launch site, moving in between the Chopsticks ahead of a lift onto the Launch Mount. pic.twitter.com/bpzBucDvUL
— LabPadre Space (@LabPadre) October 8, 2025
Elon gonna fire up another fatty Monday at 6:15pm cdt.
Elon posted this photo yesterday.
Just look at the size of those vehicles on the road. And this is just the upper stage. The next version will be bigger.
Just look at the size of those vehicles on the road. And this is just the upper stage. The next version will be bigger.
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Going live with @btxtechlive today at 9PM for the @SpaceX Launch Party. No other candidate supports @elonmusk and the work going on at Boca Chica Beach as much as I do. American space dominance is back! https://t.co/a4j5U2guyq
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Is the launch tonight?
OnlyForNow said:
Is the launch tonight?
6:15pm Tomorrow.
Awesome.
Counting down to Starship's eleventh flight test. The launch window opens on Monday at 6:15 p.m. CT and weather is currently 80% favorable for launch → https://t.co/YmvmGZTV8o pic.twitter.com/2PG3h7ldx3
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From Hwy 4
From Boca Chica Beach
From the VRBO porch
Let's do this!
From Boca Chica Beach
From the VRBO porch
Let's do this!
On right now.
Epic
Steps to figuring out the noise outside of your house:
— Tyler Bell (@TylerBell314) October 11, 2025
1. Walk outside.
2. Grab a bike.
3. Watch a 15-story flying object drive by. pic.twitter.com/Sf66Iv6BYH
Starship launch window opens at 6:15PM. This is the second flight for this booster, which is pretty cool. But they will not attempt to catch it this time.
Looking like a hold right now. Might be closer to 630pm launch.
Window open til 730pm
Window open til 730pm
double aught said:
Starship launch window opens at 6:15PM. This is the second flight for this booster, which is pretty cool. But they will not attempt to catch it this time.
I assume they are not trying to catch the booster anymore because they are satisfied with how the first couple of catches went and they don't want to risk any damage to the tower? Or is it wanting to test performance of the booster in various approach and landing burn configs?
PJYoung said:
Looking like a hold right now. Might be closer to 630pm launch.
Window open til 730pm
Spacex stream usually starts 30 mins before launch and it is showing starting at 5:57pm, so 6:30ish is a good guess.
txags92 said:PJYoung said:
Looking like a hold right now. Might be closer to 630pm launch.
Window open til 730pm
Spacex stream usually starts 30 mins before launch and it is showing starting at 5:57pm, so 6:30ish is a good guess.
Right now 6:23:41 which would be weird.
You can get the clock at https://www.spacex.com/
This live feed has the current clock as well
txags92 said:double aught said:
Starship launch window opens at 6:15PM. This is the second flight for this booster, which is pretty cool. But they will not attempt to catch it this time.
I assume they are not trying to catch the booster anymore because they are satisfied with how the first couple of catches went and they don't want to risk any damage to the tower? Or is it wanting to test performance of the booster in various approach and landing burn configs?
I think both points are true.
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