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Booster 22 has conducted a Static Fire test today on Pad-2.
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The Booster transport ring has relocated, ahead of what is likely to be a Static Fire test of Booster 22 this morning.
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Following an overnight move to the Pad, Booster 22 has been lifted onto the launch mount. There is a Mayor's Order in place for a testing closure tomorrow, with a back-up for Monday.
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The forward section for Ship 45 has been moved into Megabay2 and sleeved over the Pez Dispenser mechanism.
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And 1 for Massey's 🚨 New TFR 6/1671 — Brownsville, TX Oct 23, 00:00 CDT – Nov 5, 23:00 CST SFC – 5,000ft AGL tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=detai…
Map and details of TFR 6/1671 over Brownsville, TX, effective Oct 23, 00:00 CDT – Nov 5, 23:00 CST.

ALT Map and details of TFR 6/1671 over Brownsville, TX, effective Oct 23, 00:00 CDT – Nov 5, 23:00 CST.

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🚨 New TFR 6/1666 — Brownsville, TX Oct 23, 00:00 CDT – Nov 5, 23:00 CST SFC – 10,000ft AGL tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=detai…
Map and details of TFR 6/1666 over Brownsville, TX, effective Oct 23, 00:00 CDT – Nov 5, 23:00 CST.

ALT Map and details of TFR 6/1666 over Brownsville, TX, effective Oct 23, 00:00 CDT – Nov 5, 23:00 CST.

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Ship 43 has departed Production and is on the way to the Massey outpost for initial cryo testing.
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The USS Vicksburg is being towed toward the port of Brownsville, for final dismantling and scrapping. Commissioned in 1992, she served in the United States Navy until being decommissioned in 2024 following a costly program that failed to achieve operational readiness. 🫡
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Tag! #OTD in 2020, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft "tagged" the asteroid Bennu, successfully touching down and capturing this view of its descent, six-second tag, and back-away burn. The samples were successfully returned to Earth.
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Avid Space retweeted
Arianespace
@ArianespaceOct 20
Eight years ago today, BepiColombo began its journey to Mercury. 🚀 On 20 October 2018, the ESA/JAXA mission lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport aboard Ariane 5, beginning one of the most complex journeys through the inner Solar System. Since then, BepiColombo has travelled billions of kilometres, using planetary flybys to gradually adjust its trajectory towards the closest planet to the Sun. Eight years after launch, the journey that began in Kourou is entering its final chapter, bringing BepiColombo closer to the world it was built to explore. A journey that started with Ariane 5, and continues to push our understanding of Mercury further. #LaunchingAmbitions @esa @JAXA_jp @CNES
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Yesterday's bridge crane lift, start to finish. It took not far short of 13 hours for the strand jacks to pull this beast to the top of Gigabay!
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The first bridgecrane in the Gigabay is being lifted into position.
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Launch view from 35,000 feet this morning.
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There's been a lot of arcs and sparks on the top of Gigabay tonight. There seems to be some serious electrical issues.
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Booster 23 has been placed onto the thrust sim stand prior to moving to the Massey outpost tonight.
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Very slowly and very carefully, Ship 40 has been lifted back to vertical, using the new break-over device and is now seated on a transport ring inside Megabay-2.
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Ship 40 has relocated to the ring yard. Come and watch with us to see what happens next. youtube.com/watch?v=inCQ49QG…
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SHIP 40 IS HOME!
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Testing of the bridge crane in Gigabay has already started on the ground, with the trolley slightly moving this night.
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