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Richard Lawler

Richard Lawler

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    T-33 minutes.

    No notes about weather this time.

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    Richard Lawler
    Status update.

    As noted by the NASA Spaceflight folks, SpaceX continues to check off items on the pre-launch list, now fueling the Starship prototype itself.

    Meanwhile, SpaceX’s official livestream has kicked off with a bit of music before the commentators hop into the stream.

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    Richard Lawler
    While you’re here, have you visited Rocketland?

    With an hour-plus to go until the Starship launch window opens at 9:28AM ET, you still have time to check out our story and video about the SpaceX superfans who literally moved just to follow the company’s developments in Texas and who have been waiting for (what might happen) today as eagerly as anyone.

    It’s 20 minutes long; you’ll still be able to see a rocket spewing smoke on the launchpad when it’s done.

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    Richard Lawler
    And Mission Control audio.

    Another alternative to the main video feed for the Starship test launch is SpaceX’s own Mission Control Audio stream. For official communications, first, this is the one you want, however, it comes without visuals and, as the caption mentions, “There may be very long periods of silence.”

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    Richard Lawler
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    More fuel going in.

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    Richard Lawler
    Another Starship launch attempt live feed.

    If you can’t wait for SpaceX’s official Starship launch attempt live attempt livestream to begin at 8:45AM ET, or you just want an alternate angle on the action, NASA Spaceflight is, as usual, streaming from cameras trained on the launch tower in Texas with commentary of space enthusiasts providing additional context about everything going on.

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    Richard Lawler
    Good morning Boca Chica.

    So far, so good — the two-hour countdown to a possible Starship launch attempt has begun, however, today the weather is a concern as we near the start of the launch window at 9:28AM ET.

    Richard Lawler
    Richard Lawler
    RIP Qwikster (September 19th, 2011 — October 10th, 2011).

    Other than the DVD copy of Hot Rod that I didn’t send back for about a year and a half, the thing I’ll miss the most about Netflix’s DVD business is that weird month in 2011 when Netflix tried to break its business in two the first time.

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    Richard Lawler
    Samsung’s new News app drops the links to TV shows and games.

    Owners of Galaxy devices will get a replacement for their Samsung Free app (which replaced Samsung Daily a few years ago) soon as Samsung News emerges from beta testing starting today.

    Samsung’s Google News and Apple News competitor can deliver twice-a-day briefings from a “team of experienced news editors,” news feeds with content from Bloomberg, CNN and others with a customizable “following” section, and podcasts.

    Lost in the transition: the Free app’s Watch and Play tabs, but you can still get that content in the Samsung TV Plus and Game Launcher apps instead.

    Image from the perspective of a person seated, looking at their phone with the Samsung News app open displaying “Top Stories” with the top headline a USA Today report saying “NASA picks crew for moon mission.”
    Samsung’s new News app.
    Image: Samsung