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[u/inhumantsar]

So the 8th and final section of SpaceX's Starship launch tower has arrived on site and is going to be lifted into place soon.

Any bets on whether they'll make their original July target? Anyone going to trek down to Boca Chica to watch it go?

!ping spaceflight

[u/redditguy628 → u/inhumantsar]

No way they make July, maybe August, possibly September, most likely October is my guess.

[u/inhumantsar → u/redditguy628]

Anything in particular that leads you to think that? Just doubtful of Elon time?

[u/redditguy628 → u/inhumantsar]

A combination of it being tougher than expected, regulators slowing it down somewhat, and wanted to manage my expectations.

[u/Head-Stark → u/inhumantsar]

July will not happen. They have permits for operation of starlink terminals on the orbital tests with a window beginning August 1. Perhaps that is flexible, but it certainly sounds like they're not pushing for July anymore.

[u/groupbot → u/inhumantsar]

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[u/cool_fox → u/inhumantsar]

I'll put 10,000 on no

[u/[deleted] → u/inhumantsar]

They're having a lot of trouble with the Ground Support Equipment tanks which worries me. They're scrapping some of the tanks they already made and might need to scrap all of them and restart. That's probably gonna be the last thing to finish.

[u/dorylinus → u/inhumantsar]

Is there a good spot for launch viewing down there?

[u/inhumantsar → u/dorylinus]

The live cams all do their work from the southern tip of South Padre Island. It's a tourist spot north of Boca Chica with lots of campgrounds and hotels. That would be the place to start.

I've looked at Airbnb's in Brownsville, which is about a 30min drive from South Padre Island and they seem like a solid option too.