Spaceflight Made Simple

Avid Kerbal player & spaceflight enthusiast. I make videos about space exploration.

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

T-30 seconds!! GO #Starship!!! GO #IFT5!!!

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

T-10 minutes until #Starship!
#IFT5

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Superheavy is now being fueled!
#Starship
#IFT5

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Propellent loading has begun!
#Starship
#IFT5

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

With our new T-0 of 8:25am EST, we are now 1 hour from launch!
#Starship
#IFT5

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

SpaceX is go for prop load, New T-0 is 8:25am EST. This is 5 minutes from the end of the window.
#Starship
#IFT5

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

T-1 hour until #Starship!
#IFT5

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The roadblock has been moved back ahead of booster fueling.
#Starship
#IFT5

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OLM is now venting.
#Starship
#IFT5

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

Earlier this morning the arms on the tower opened... If everything goes according to plan today, the next time those arms close they will be catching Super Heavy. That's kinda a crazy thought...
#Starship
#IFT5

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

Nasa's Canberra is now in the air to photograph #IFT5!
#Starship

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Looks like we're now seeing some venting from the tank farm, this is 30-90 minutes behind schedule but the tank farm is now venting!
#Starship
#IFT5

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Seeing some concerning delays this morning with #Starship. By now we should have seen the tank farm spin up but at the moment the tank farm is still quiet. It's possible that the timeline is modified but for now it's looking like there may be a technical issue afoot.
#IFT5

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@nasroy Yep! It's all 1/144(except for the Soyuz spacecraft hiding behind the Pad 39A tower which is much larger)

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

Today’s the day…
#Starship
#IFT5

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Looks like early in the ascent one of the nozzles on the SRBs blew out. Sounds like it didn't affect the mission overall, though we'll have to wait for official updates from ULA to confirm that.
#Vulcan
#Cert2

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

MECO 1!!!
#Vulcan
#Cert2

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

@sentinelorion I believe that hold was due to issues with ground communications equipment.

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

Teams are resetting the count to T-7 minutes and holding. Awaiting updates.
#Vulcan
#Cert2

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

T-30 seconds!! GO #Vulcan!!! GO #Cert2!!!

[Spaceflight Made Simple @SFMadeSimple]

T-7 minutes and counting!!!
#Vulcan
#Cert2