Let’s not set the precedent of having the UN make decisions about space.

A missile would not change the re-entry time or location: just break the target into many pieces. In the one case where the US used a missile the target broke into many small pieces which mostly burned up on re-entry but I don’t think that would happen with the ISS. Uncontrolled re-entry of a single large object would, I think, be preferable to re-entry of dozens of them.

No agreement would have any effect on the headlines saying “US allows its spacestation to crash on city, killing 800 people”.

They’re now cutting up the shell of one of the vertical methane tanks. They managed to suck all the perlite out when we weren’t looking.

That looks like a long reach from where it’s parked.

The LR11000 has moved into the space near gate D2 where they recently demolished the storage sheds. I think it’s there to handle the last three horizontal tanks (unless it’s just there to compact the new asphalt…)

Kathy Lueders said that this month is unlikely but seems to think that there’s a chance for January. I’ll go with that.

I think that a launch this year is still possible but I wouldn’t want to give odds. I think that before the end of January is likely. It would be cool for it to happen on my birthday but I’d rather see it earlier.

“Runs the risk” means it might happen, not that it will happen. When he said that Starlink was committed to switching to the version two satellites and F9 was not expected to be able to launch them. They would have missed their FCC deadlines. However, they were able to develop the “shrunken” Starlink2 that fits on F9. I also think that both the F9 launch cadence and Starlink sales have exceeded expectations.

If you never succeed you are pushing them too hard.

A test that goes to completion always returns more data than one that doesn’t. For example there is a theory that the flaps on the ship are too large. IFT2 could have confirmed or falsified it.

Disconnect arm. Looks like they’re planning on lowering at least a portion of it. (Rover 2.0 Cam)

They removed the flex pipes.

They are not emitted simultaneously. The collision is messy. The GRB comes from leftover bits of neutron star.

Musk said that he thought that FAA approval of a new FTS design was likely to be the long pole.

Hot staging also eliminates the gravity loss that otherwise would occur during the coasting phase during and after separation.

They may ignite only three engines at half thrust for the first second or so.

Such a device has been spotted at the shipyard. It has been speculated that the reason the ship QD was removed was to adjust it for the height added by the vented spacer.

We’re talking about apps used by moderators to do their work. The mods say that the tools provided by Reddit are inadequate.

Fewer users -> less ad revenue.

New. They already took a few of the old panels off and then put them back.

Steel sheathing going up on the tower at 10:40AM CDT on Starbase Live.