Posted on 10/04/2022 5:21:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin
SpaceX has delayed the liftoff of its next Starlink satellite batch in order to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday (Oct. 5).
In what appears to be a rocket traffic jam for SpaceX, the company announced Tuesday (Oct. 4) that it pushed back the planned launch of 52 Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base to no earlier than Wednesday (Oct. 5) — a one-day delay — to focus on the launch of the Crew-5 mission for NASA, the company's next astronaut flight.
Crew-5 is also scheduled to launch on Wednesday. Liftoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) and you can watch it live online, courtesy of NASA TV, beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT).
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Great two launches in one day tomorrow morning from the cape afternoon from Vandy hope to get a good view of the Vandy one
Starlink...
Those creepy conga lines in the sky freak me out.
Call me a Luddite.
It’s a fair cop. 😔
I've seen a couple of launches from Vandy while visiting the LA area. The early evening launch on Dec 22, 2017 was totally awesome. It was even visible from Phoenix. I saw a daytime launch and there wasn't much to see other than a vapor trail...
i am viewing the launches from bakersfield, day launches can see flight thru staging then lost in the suns glare, night launches are the best, can see 2nd stage all the way south till the horizon.
Cool stuff if you’ve haven’t seen a rocket launch before..
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