Yeah, we should be yeeting probes throughout and out of the solar system to learn as much as we can. If the probes of today are overtaken by the probes of tomorrow, that’s just a bonus, and should be cause for celebration.

eVTOLs are cool.

Came here to post this, and you beat me to it!

Surprise!

https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3m62cyyswfc2x

It’s launch day (again)! We’re back-to-back with our next launch and 76th Electron mission, this time from LC-1 in just ~4 hours’ time.

‘Follow My Speed’ is scheduled to launch NET:
🚀 1:15 am NZDT
🚀 12:15 UTC
🚀 07:15 am ET
🚀 04:15 am PT

They didn’t announce this launch that far ahead of time, nor do they have much public info on what they’re launching. I guess we’ll just have to wait for the webcast!

Well, as they aren’t flying any missions, I don’t think a net loss should be too surprising. Presumably they plan to make a profit operating their Delta-class vehicles. Whether that will actually be the case is as yet unknown.

Sentinel-6B separation confirmed!

https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3m5s6dfynb223

Viasat-3F2 and Centaur AV-100 cataloged in 12316 x 23667 km x 6.6 deg and 12252 x 23673 km x 6.0 deg orbits, confirming successful launch.

SES-1, SECO-2, and nominal orbit confirmed.

Deployment of Sentinel-6B is scheduled for T+57:13.

2025-11-16 Starbase activities:

• Massey’s: Overnight, test tank B18.3 performs its 6th cryo test. (ViX)
• RGV Aerial post a recent flyover photo.
• Build site: S39 aft section is hung from the rest of the ship, likely to be stacked imminently. (LabPadre, ViX)
• Gigabay construction continues. (RGV Aerial, mymatrixplug)
• Ship and booster assembly tracking diagram from CyberguruG8073.
• Pad 1: Launch mount demolition continues. RGV Aerial post recent flyover photos. (RGV Aerial 1, RGV Aerial 2)
• An excavator removes the staircase. (ViX, wvmattz)
• Leg 1 of 6 is toppled. (ViX, wvmattz, Killip)
• Pipes are removed from one of the remaining legs. (ViX)

Florida:

• More cryo tanks are inbound. (Huffman, Cornwell)
• VP of Launch Kiko Dontchev shares photos of the launch mount rollout and stacking.

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

Edit: SES-2 is scheduled for T+52:02.

M-vac shutdown, nominal orbit insertion.

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, stage 1 boostback burn, and fairing separation.

Liftoff!

I’m on whatever side includes a warm cup of tea.

1 or 3.

I stand corrected!

ravens can recognize people hold grudges

I think you accidentally a word.

This could be:

• ravens can recognize people and hold grudges
• ravens can recognize that people hold grudges
• ravens can recognize people who hold grudges

Computer programmers would also rejoice at zero-indexing.

I want to see this baby shuttle fly!

The proportions of the beak actually remind me more of a raven than a crow.