M-vac shutdown.

Stage 1 landing confirmed.

Stage 1 entry burn.

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Liftoff!

Starbase activities (2025-04-19):

• Apr 18th addendum: The hotstage adapter is removed from B14 and exits Megabay 1. (Video)
• Overnight, a second launch mount leg arrives at Pad B. (NSF, Starship Gazer, Planatus666)
• The hotstage adapter reenters Megabay 1. (Video)
• Potential launch mount B clamp arm is spotted. (Anderson, Starship Gazer)
• RGV Aerial post additional photos of the Pad B flame trench (photo 1, photo 2)

KSC activities:

• Satellite timelapse of work at LC-39A. (Anderson 1, Anderson 2, copernicus.eu)

the various datahoarder communities on Lemmy

There are several, aren’t there? Is the most active one still on ml?

Edit: Yeah, it looks like it is, but the single mod hasn’t been active since the Reddit API debacle. I wonder if it would be worth migrating to another instance, perhaps dbzer0?

Starbase activities (2025-04-18):

• Apr 17th addenda: Roundabout construction (Gisler and reconfiguration of the SpaceX LR11000 crane continues (Planatus666, Gisler).
• Build site: Highbay demolition continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, cnunez)
• S39 nosecone in Starfactory. (cnunez)
• Launch site: RGV Aerial post a flyover photo of Pad B with the flame diverter installed.
• Pad B gantry construction continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4, Gisler 5, Gisler 6, cnunez 1, cnunez 2)
• Plumbing work for the Pad B deluge system continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Relevant thread from Killip: Apr 13 #1, Apr 13 #2, Apr 13 #3, Apr 17.
• Both Pad B and Pad A chopsticks undergo testing. (NSF 1, NSF 2)
• The first support column for the Pad B launch mount arrives. Bolt pattern matches the supports seen at Sanchez, and suggests that launch mount B will be interchangeable. (Killip 1, Killip 2, Golden 1, Golden 2) Roundabout construction continues. (cnunez)

Starbase activities (2025-04-17):

• Quiet day, nothing major reported.
• Apr 16th addendum: Starship Gazer posts miscellaneous 4k video.
• Reconfiguration of the SpaceX LR11000 crane continues. (Planatus666).

Confirmation of 22 satellites by Jonathan McDowell: https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3ln2gzr77zc2t

Now confirmed from Space-Track data that the Apr 12 Starshield launch had 22 satellites and the Apr 16 Minotaur launch had 2 payloads

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Manuel_Both-Hanz

Manuel “Manny” Both-Hanz was an agent of the Rebel Alliance, a very short Human or near-Human. He had a romantic relationship with Mon Mothma, the Alliance Chief of State, and died while trying to get the plans to the Death Star II to the Alliance.

Starbase activities (2025-04-16):

• Apr 15th cryo delivery tally.
• Apr 15th addendum: B17 moves from Megabay 1 to the Rocket Garden. (NSF, ViX, RoughRidersShow, cnunez)
• Build site: Hotstaging adapter emerges from Starfactory. (video)
• Hotstaging adapter enters Megabay 1. (video)
• B14 receives its hotstaging adapter. (video, Starship Gazer)
• Highbay demolition continues. (ViX, cnunez)
• Starfactory cladding panel reinstallation begins. (Gisler)
• Launch site: Roundabout construction continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, cnunez)
• Pad B plumbing work continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• More pipes for the deluge system are delivered. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• RGV Aerial post a recent flyover photo of the flame trench.
• Pad B gantry construction continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)

Haha, glad I could help make the connection, but PhilipTheBucket definitely deserves the beer, not me :)

Starbase activities (2025-04-15):

• Apr 14th cryo delivery tally.
• Apr 14th addendum: Starship Gazer posts miscellaneous 4k video.
• 2-hour road delays are posted for Apr 16th and 17th between 00:00 and 04:00 for transport from Brownsville Port to Massey’s.
• Overnight, B17 moves from Massey’s to the build site. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, Starship Gazer 4k video)
• Build site: B17 enters Megabay 1. (NSF, LabPadre, ViX)
• Cryo stand exits Megabay 1, transport stand enters. (ViX)
• The final section of S37 (aft section) moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2. (ViX)
• Tank farm: Final two pump sumps, #8 and #9 are installed. Three pumps (#7 through #9) and 4 motors (#6 through #9) are pending installation. (ViX)

FYI, they also replied elsewhere in this thread, in case you haven’t seen their comment yet.

Wait, why? Does Calvin age only on leap days or something?

No flaps and no heatshield would give a decent payload increase too.

if anyone knows how I can automate lemmy posts from RSS feeds

Paging @[email protected], who has created an entire Lemmy instance for this.

As far as I know, Steven Spielberg never wrote any part of Star Wars, although he is good friends with a person who did.

Who is Schpielblurg?