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THE THRILLING CULMINATION edition

Livestreams:
SpaceX Official Stream: https://youtu.be/nf83yzzme2I
NSF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLpN8Cco3mU
EDA: https://youtu.be/QlryDJqWalI
LabPadre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky5l9ZxsG9M
Launch window: December 8, 1400 to 2300 UTC
Potential backup dates are on the 9th and 10th with identical windows.

Launch vehicle: SpaceX Starship Serial Number 8 (SN8)
>This Starship has three Raptor engines; SN36, SN39, SN42
Launch pad: Starship Launch Site, Boca Chica, Texas
Landing pad: Starship Landing Pad, Boca Chica, Texas
Payload: N/A
Hop parameters: Max altitude will be 12.5 kilometers. A horizontal 'flop' following apogee will occur, where the vehicle will then perform a powered flip to return upright for the soft landing. The landing pad is just a handful of meters from the launch pad.
TFR: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_0094.html (Tuesday)
TFR: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_0598.html (Wednesday)
TFR: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_0599.html (Thursday)
Road Closures: https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/

SpaceX twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceX

Elon Musk on the likelihood of success: "Probably 1/3 chance of completing all mission objectives"

>This suborbital flight is designed to test a number of objectives, from how the vehicle’s three Raptor engines perform, and the overall aerodynamic entry capabilities of the vehicle, including its body flaps, to how the vehicle manages propellant transition. SN8 will also attempt to perform a landing flip maneuver, which would be a first for a vehicle of this size.
>With a test such as this, success is not measured by completion of specific objectives but rather how much we can learn as a whole, which will inform and improve the probability of success in the future as SpaceX rapidly advances development of Starship.

GODSPEED SN8!

>>12431790
okay