I forgot how the math works but I think the speed of sound in the lunar vacuum is not technically infinite. I think it will be subsonic

Don't worry. You didn't miss anything exciting (it's routine at this point it seems) - expect a freaking rocket being launched and two boosters landing themselves on pad sites after traveling partway to space.

The sonic books are so great

As much as I love rocket launches, I've only been to one and it was a super heavy. Incredible experience.

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The sonic books are so great

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Might as well eat a Sonic burger with your books

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Decay said:

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The sonic books are so great

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Might as well eat a Sonic burger with your books

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Hah. I'm leaving it.

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I forgot how the math works but I think the speed of sound in the lunar vacuum is not technically infinite. I think it will be subsonic

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Depends on if it's Starwars or Interstellar/2001

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🚨NEW STARBASE TFR!
A new TFR has been posted for May 4-18 for the next attempt at a 33-engine static fire of Booster 19! After the last attempt was aborted before reaching full duration, things are ramping up for Starship Flight 12. We're getting closer!

📸: SpaceX pic.twitter.com/rJWHEXyfbG

— TankWatchers (@WatchersTank) April 30, 2026

First Soyuz-5 launch footage from Roscosmos https://t.co/IRifk0wDDc pic.twitter.com/JcOEtuT69Q

— afec7032 🇷🇺 (@robert_savitsky) April 30, 2026

Two separate road delays are posted for tonight. Production to Pad and then one the other way. Looks like B19 is headed out tonight.

Lots of people unfamiliar with spaceflight have the idea that the gap between getting to the Moon and getting to Mars is much larger than it is, because they think in terms of distance not velocity.

Artemis II provides a helpful way of developing the correct intuition - that… pic.twitter.com/SVTHDXTM7k

— Peter Hague (@peterrhague) May 1, 2026

Adding, SpaceX is planning to provide an update on HLS design/timelines etc. the week of IFT 12 (end of the month.

The booster didn't move overnight. Wonder if they took something to the air separation unit?

FCC just voted to scrap the decades-old EPFD (Equivalent Power Flux Density) rules that were holding back Starlink

The 1990s-era limits are officially gone.

As a result, Starlink’s capacity can now increase up to 7x.... allowing 8 satellites to serve the exact same area instead… pic.twitter.com/4cQ3mlkik9

— X Freeze (@XFreeze) May 1, 2026

Earlier than expected!

BREAKING: Starship Flight 12 NET May 12, 22:30 UTC / 17:30 CDT

An advisory has appeared on the CADENA Operational Information System.
- NEW Trajectory
- Afternoon Launch Window

The window spans 22:30 - 00:43 UTC, which is 17:30 - 19:43 Starbase local time.

Instead of flying… pic.twitter.com/qb6NEu0oBh

— Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro) May 1, 2026

What was the purpose of the rule in the first place?

Up close with Starship 40 rolling out to Starbase Massey's test site tonight for initial cryo proof testing.

5/2/26 pic.twitter.com/anbpilBhMV

— Starship Gazer (@StarshipGazer) May 2, 2026

Looks like some kind of pad testing today resulted in a pad support RUD. That'll add to the timeline for flight 12.

I hope I'm wrong but I think we are seeing roof panel 1 being liberated and taking panel 2 with it.

If this is the case it would mean one of the gas generators for the water cooled launch deck exploded.

Need a flyover to determine for sure. https://t.co/ghFXKqXNQq pic.twitter.com/O9rJJxNvdO

— Zack Golden (@CSI_Starbase) May 3, 2026

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Looks like some kind of pad testing today resulted in a pad support RUD. That'll add to the timeline for flight 12.

I hope I'm wrong but I think we are seeing roof panel 1 being liberated and taking panel 2 with it.

If this is the case it would mean one of the gas generators for the water cooled launch deck exploded.

Need a flyover to determine for sure. https://t.co/ghFXKqXNQq pic.twitter.com/O9rJJxNvdO

— Zack Golden (@CSI_Starbase) May 3, 2026

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The best part is no part. YEEET!!!

— ElectricRob (@ElectricRob) May 3, 2026

Ship 40 at Massey's already and Ship 41 making good progress on stacking. As I've been saying, the pace is about to change dramatically.

After they get the pad commissioned....

Ship 40 is undergoing cryo test at Masseys test site pic.twitter.com/1PoXOR2jwY

— RGV Aerial Photography (@RGVaerialphotos) May 4, 2026

Is it just me or are there a lot more tiles glued to that thing?

I may have missed an update or 3.

The V2 ships all had a lot of tiles intentionally not installed in critical areas to test whether or not a tile loss in a particular area would cause the loss of the ship on re-entry. The V3 ships are intended to be production models after these first few flights. So far the two we've seen haven't had the experimental tile exclusions.

The 2 V3 ships have also had some as yet unexplained tiles added to the leeward side of the ship. Not that you can see those in this pic. So yes, there's more tiles overall.

Here's a pic of Ship38 stacked for flight 11 for comparison. Pretty similar, just a different perspective that isn't looking straight at the heat shield.

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Looks like some kind of pad testing today resulted in a pad support RUD. That'll add to the timeline for flight 12.

I hope I'm wrong but I think we are seeing roof panel 1 being liberated and taking panel 2 with it.

If this is the case it would mean one of the gas generators for the water cooled launch deck exploded.

Need a flyover to determine for sure. https://t.co/ghFXKqXNQq pic.twitter.com/O9rJJxNvdO

— Zack Golden (@CSI_Starbase) May 3, 2026

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The best part is no part. YEEET!!!

— ElectricRob (@ElectricRob) May 3, 2026

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A Part is now apart!

Thank you sir for the pics and explanation.

Any ideas on when this next launch of the Starship will happen?

NET I think is in around 10 days but it's more likely to be toward the end of the month with the gas generator needing repair in the tank farm/possible further test then of the deluge system. Just my two cents.

The space port that never sleeps starting off the week bright and early this morning!

Blue Origin has rolled GS1-3 "No, It's Necessary" out of their factory — it’s now heading to LC-36. This marks the company’s third New Glenn first stage booster built to date, and the next one… pic.twitter.com/dsspzicQaK

— Max Evans (@_MaxQ_) May 4, 2026

Lot's of rumors/speculation about what they might be doing in Louisiana shortly.

Source :https://t.co/daQqSs8NKn

— SIGNAL : noise (@BocasBrain) May 3, 2026

I also don't have any idea really but would speculate it could be used for the cancelled-for-now oil rig based launch systems they toyed with? This is down near Pecan Island. Though if they want to ramp to 100 starship launches/day they will need more manufacturing space. Unlike F9 they can't be road transported long distances over land, of course, and the space to ramp up manufacturing in Starbase/KSC to that level is not really available.

If it's manufacturing, I am very curious if they factor in a need to make it 'hurricane proof' to some degree at that location. They get hit every few years or so pretty hard there.

136,000 acres in Louisiana is a lot of land to put in a starship campus, Elon is dead serious about populating Mars, hope if happens in the next 10 years or so.

Large, flat, and with good ICW access. My guess is a development, testing, manufacturing, and shipping hub for a lunar mass driver. Serves as a future campus for other Starshipmax cargo origin. If Starship has to ship by water due to diameter so does its largest cargo. This is close to midway between the two launch complexes as well.

What did Elon get done this week?

Path to Petawatts is
Mass drivers on Moon

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 3, 2026

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Any ideas on when this next launch of the Starship will happen?

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August