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NASASpaceflight Stakeout stream is live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr-P3Gmrqtk

One of the downsides of rapid iterative development: Systemic deprioritization of structural qualification testing.

Elizabeth "Batty" Penderwick. Shy, sensitive, and musically inclined. I think we have some shared characteristics and could probably nerd-out over Beethoven symphonies.

gas powered

Sir, this is !electricvehicles@slrpnk.net :)

OTOH electrical grid would explode

Would it? If people recharge their vehicles during off-peak hours when rates are low, increased demand should be manageable, no?

I feel as though Lemmy federate ought to be able to use multiple instances for its back-end operations. Relying on a single instance is somewhat at odds with the spirit of decentralization.

@iso@lemy.lol Thoughts?

Very creative uses of gears, minifigure arms, and magnifying glasses.

Where are the screenshots saved? I can never find the default folder...

Good eye, I hadn't noticed. That would certainly be commitment-to-the-bit on the part of OP.

Starbase activities (2025-08-23):

• Aug 22 addendum: B18.1 / Test Tank 17 performed a third round of cryo testing at Massey’s. (video)
• Build site: Overnight, eight Starlink simulators are loaded into S37. (NSF, LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, TrackingTheSB)
• S37 emerges from Megabay 2. (NSF, LabPadre, Starship Gazer)
• New valve shielding is visible on Raptor 3 #20. (Rhin0, CeaserG33)
• Launch site: S37 rolls out to Pad 1. (NSF, LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, ViX, Starship Gazer (leeward), Starship Gazer (side), Starship Gazer (windward), Beyer (upskirt), TrackingTheSB, winespringcafe, SpaceX, NSF full livestream)
• S37 is stacked on B16. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre 1, LabPadre 2, Starship Gazer, Gray (upskirt))
• Masseys: B18.1 / Test Tank 17 performed a fourth round of cryo testing. (video)
• New video from CSI Starbase (1:11:40)

Flight 10:

• Still targeting Aug 24th at 18:30 CDT.
• Weather is a watch item. (Diez)

Dragon nosecone deployment confirmed.

Dragon separation confirmed.

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

M-vac shutdown, nominal orbit insertion.

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

Liftoff!

NASA webcast is live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk1JnExKcoo

Zachary Luppen (SpaceX supply chain engineer) and Joseph Zakrewski (NASA Communications) are hosting.

On CRS-33, Dragon will have essentially a whole extra propulsion system added to what was designed to be a cargo carrying area, which will be tested in space for the first time next month while attached to a $150 billion space station with 7 people on board! 😓

Dragon has boosted the ISS once before, during CRS-31, I believe. But that was just with its existing propulsion system. The new Frankenstein trunk has been tested on the ground, and that’s considered sufficient, apparently!

Does adding a second set of Draco thrusters in the trunk pose a significant risk? Reboosts are generally pretty gentle, and the ISS survived the Nauka module initiating an unscheduled somersault shortly after docking.

SECO, kickstage separation, and nominal transfer orbit confirmed.

Edit: Webcast ended. No further coverage of the kickstage at the request of their customer.

Battery hot-swap confirmed.

MECO, stage separation, stage 2 ignition, and fairing jettison confirmed.