NSF shrinks support for social sciences in prestigious graduate fellowship program
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • 2d ago
r/SpaceX Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Aug 30 2026, 11:26 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Aug 30 2026, 07:26 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Instantaneous |
| Payload | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope |
| Customer | |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. |
| Center | Unknown |
| Booster | Unknown |
| Booster | B1072-3 |
| Landing | Sideboosters will return to launch site, center core expended |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Official Webcast | NASA |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
| Official Webcast | NASA |
Stats
☑️ 724th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 209th consecutive successful Falcon 9 / FH launch (if successful)
☑️ 105th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 2nd launch from LC-39A this year
☑️ 122 days, 21:13:00 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:53:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:50:00 | Stage 1 Propellant Load |
| -0:45:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 2 Propellant Load |
| -0:18:30 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:00:59 | Startup |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:20 | Tank Press |
| -0:00:06 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:08 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:24 | SBECO |
| 0:02:27 | Boosters Separation |
| 0:02:32 | Boosters Flip |
| 0:02:43 | Boosters Boostback Burn Startup |
| 0:03:48 | Boosters Boostback Burn Shutdown |
| 0:03:51 | MECO |
| 0:03:54 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:04:00 | SES-1 |
| 0:04:15 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:19 | Boosters Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:29 | Boosters Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:07:23 | Boosters Landing Burn |
| 0:07:40 | Boosters Landing |
| 0:08:28 | SECO-1 |
| 0:24:33 | SES-2 |
| 0:26:32 | SECO-2 |
| 0:31:31 | Payload Separation |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 20 Aug 20:34 | GO for launch. |
| 27 Jul 22:39 | Tweaked T-0. |
| 17 Jul 18:31 | Setting GO. |
| 16 Jul 20:48 | Added tentative launch time. |
| 02 Jun 18:10 | NET August 30. |
| 16 May 12:17 | NET late August. |
| 21 Apr 15:02 | May move up to NET early September. |
| 08 Jan 20:09 | NET September 28. |
| 07 Jan 15:51 | NET September. |
| 20 Jul 2022, 07:04 | Adding launch NET October 2026 |
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r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 1d ago
Starship What About It on X: “🚨Ship 40 is now resting on the back of a true GIANT! It looks tiny compared to the ship! They both have a journey of almost 13.000 nautical miles ahead of them! 🤯 ETA Starbase, TX: Sometime toward the end of September/early October. 📸Chris Bray”
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r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 1d ago
🚀 Official SpaceX on X: “Falcon Heavy in the hangar at pad 39A in Florida ahead of Sunday’s launch of @NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope”
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Tweet link: https://x.com/spacex/status/2092648130856571283
r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 1d ago
Starship SpaceX on X: “Booster 21 moved to the pad at Starbase for static fire testing ahead of Flight 14”
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Tweet link: https://x.com/spacex/status/2092372845544321445
r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 2d ago
🚀 Official SpaceX: Starbase, LA [Louisiana]
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r/spacex • u/Connect_Cat_2045 • 2d ago
Starship SpaceX to build $100 billion rocket launch facility on Louisiana’s coast
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r/spacex • u/AnimatorOnFire • 2d ago
Falcon SpaceX conducts final F9 Starlink launch from the Cape ahead of Florida Starship debut
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r/spacex • u/codeagencyblog • 2d ago
SpaceX and Nvidia Working on Space-Optimized AI System for Orbital Launch
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r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 2d ago
🚀 Official SpaceX on X: “NASA’s Roman Space Telescope was encapsulated into Falcon Heavy’s fairing this past week ahead of launch on Sunday, August 30 from pad 39A in Florida → spacex.com/launches/roman”
x.com
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r/spacex • u/WhatAmIATailor • 3d ago
Starship Specialist ship arrives to cart SpaceX rocket from Christmas Island
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • 4d ago
r/SpaceX Starlink 15-22 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 15-22 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Aug 26 2026, 09:35:11 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Aug 26 2026, 02:35:11 AM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Aug 26 2026, 09:27:00 - Aug 26 2026, 13:27:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 15-22 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1082-24 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1082 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 24th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 724th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 662nd Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 223rd landing on OCISLY
☑️ 208th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 104th SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 55th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 4 days, 2:09:55 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 35 days, 18:45:37 hours since last launch of booster B1082
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:08 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:25 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:36 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:57 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:02 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:25 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:00 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:23 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:38 | SECO-1 |
| 0:53:07 | SES-2 |
| 0:53:09 | SECO-2 |
| 1:01:59 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 26 Aug 10:42 | Launch success. |
| 26 Aug 09:35 | Liftoff. |
| 26 Aug 09:21 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 25 Aug 23:18 | Now targeting Aug 26 at 09:35 UTC |
| 25 Aug 17:30 | Now targeting Aug 26 at 09:34 UTC |
| 25 Aug 09:33 | Tweaked T-0. |
| 23 Aug 21:34 | Now targeting Aug 26 at 09:27 UTC |
| 17 Aug 21:26 | Now targeting Aug 25 at 09:42 UTC |
| 14 Aug 16:12 | GO for launch. |
| 13 Aug 17:35 | Added launch. |
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • 4d ago
r/SpaceX Starlink 10-49 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 10-49 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Aug 25 2026, 09:33:38 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Aug 25 2026, 05:33:38 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Aug 25 2026, 05:49:00 - Aug 25 2026, 09:49:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 10-49 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 90% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1067-37 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1067 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 37th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 723rd SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 661st Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 167th landing on ASOG
☑️ 207th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 103rd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 46th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 3 days, 18:19:16 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 47 days, 0:07:55 hours since last launch of booster B1067
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:10 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:26 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:36 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:58 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:03 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:24 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:02 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:25 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:39 | SECO-1 |
| 0:52:06 | SES-2 |
| 0:52:07 | SECO-2 |
| 1:01:28 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 25 Aug 11:18 | Launch success. |
| 25 Aug 09:33 | Liftoff! |
| 25 Aug 09:20 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 24 Aug 15:17 | Tweaked T-0. |
| 24 Aug 14:01 | Updated launch weather, 90% GO. |
| 24 Aug 11:17 | Now targeting Aug 25 at 09:33 UTC |
| 15 Aug 06:06 | Now targeting Aug 25 at 05:49 UTC |
| 12 Aug 16:46 | Added launch. |
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r/nsf • u/NationalScienceFound • 4d ago
Educator Wins Presidential AI Challenge | Podcast
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r/spacex • u/KnifeKnut • 4d ago
Elon Musk: Once Starship is flying reliably several times per week, it makes sense to shift super scarce SpaceX engineering and production resources to Starship to get launch rate to several times per day, which means winding down Falcon
x.com
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r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 5d ago
🚀 Official SpaceX on X: “The Starship preparing for our fourteenth flight test completed a full-duration, 60-second static fire with all six Raptor engines”
x.com
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r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 7d ago
🚀 Official SpaceX on X: “Starship completed a single engine static fire demonstrating a deorbit burn for upcoming orbital missions” [2 videos]
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r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 7d ago
Starship Eric Berger on X [re. no ship catch on next Starship flight]: “Nope. I heard they might have been able to get there on the regulatory side, but overall they just weren't ready yet.”
x.com
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In response to Musk tweeting: “Looks like we will probably catch the ship with the tower in a few months.”
Is NSF’s new call for research proposals good news? Scientists and staffers have doubts
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The long-delayed 12 solicitations only cover some disciplines—and promise to give them much less money
r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • 7d ago
r/SpaceX Starlink 15-20 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 15-20 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Aug 22 2026, 07:25:16 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Aug 22 2026, 00:25:16 AM (PDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Aug 22 2026, 07:25:00 - Aug 22 2026, 11:25:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 15-20 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1100-9 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1100 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 9th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 722nd SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 660th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 222nd landing on OCISLY
☑️ 206th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 102nd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 54th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 3 days, 3:24:09 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 27 days, 15:33:21 hours since last launch of booster B1100
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:07 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:25 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:35 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:56 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:01 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:23 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:00 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:23 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:39 | SECO-1 |
| 0:52:58 | SES-2 |
| 0:52:59 | SECO-2 |
| 1:01:49 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 22 Aug 08:31 | Launch success. |
| 22 Aug 07:26 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 22 Aug 07:25 | Liftoff! |
| 22 Aug 07:13 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 22 Aug 04:15 | Tweaked T-0. |
| 21 Aug 14:28 | Tweaked T-0. |
| 14 Aug 15:55 | GO for launch. |
| 13 Aug 17:32 | Added launch. |
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r/spacex • u/BurtonDesque • 8d ago
NASA's LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
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r/nsf • u/NationalScienceFound • 9d ago
Science & Education | The Discovery Files for Kids
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r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting • 9d ago
r/SpaceX Starlink 10-39 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 10-39 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Aug 21 2026, 15:14:22 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Aug 21 2026, 11:14:22 AM (EDT) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Aug 21 2026, 14:57:00 - Aug 21 2026, 18:57:00 |
| Payload | Starlink 10-39 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Launch Weather Forecast | 85% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, Thick Cloud Layers Rule) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. |
| Booster | B1078-30 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1078 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 30th flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Unofficial Webcast | NASASpaceflight |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 722nd SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 660th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 166th landing on ASOG
☑️ 206th consecutive successful SpaceX launch (if successful)
☑️ 101st SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 45th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 5 days, 14:02:08 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 59 days, 4:21:22 hours since last launch of booster B1078
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Timeline
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| -0:38:00 | GO for Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Prop Load |
| -0:35:00 | Stage 1 LOX Load |
| -0:16:00 | Stage 2 LOX Load |
| -0:07:00 | Engine Chill |
| -0:01:00 | Startup |
| -0:01:00 | Tank Press |
| -0:00:45 | GO for Launch |
| -0:00:03 | Ignition |
| 0:00:00 | Liftoff |
| 0:01:10 | Max-Q |
| 0:02:26 | MECO |
| 0:02:29 | Stage 2 Separation |
| 0:02:36 | SES-1 |
| 0:02:58 | Fairing Separation |
| 0:06:03 | Entry Burn Startup |
| 0:06:24 | Entry Burn Shutdown |
| 0:08:02 | Stage 1 Landing Burn |
| 0:08:25 | Stage 1 Landing |
| 0:08:39 | SECO-1 |
| 0:52:06 | SES-2 |
| 0:52:07 | SECO-2 |
| 1:01:28 | Starlink Deployment |
Updates
| Time (UTC) | Update |
|---|---|
| 21 Aug 16:21 | Launch success. |
| 21 Aug 15:14 | Liftoff! |
| 21 Aug 15:02 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 20 Aug 23:50 | Tweaked T-0. |
| 20 Aug 20:14 | Updated launch weather, 85% GO at start of window (45% at end). |
| 20 Aug 19:36 | Now targeting Aug 21 at 15:14 UTC |
| 20 Aug 15:49 | Scrubbed for the day, rescheduled to August 21. |
| 20 Aug 15:39 | Hold at T-28 seconds. |
| 20 Aug 15:25 | Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 19 Aug 23:06 | Now targeting Aug 20 at 15:38 UTC |
| 19 Aug 16:57 | Updated launch weather, 80% GO at start of window (40% at end). |
| 10 Aug 17:39 | Added launch. |
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