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Richard Lawler

Richard Lawler

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    SpaceX’s next Starship launch attempt could happen on Thursday.

    According to the Starship flight test mission page, the launch window it’s targeting is from 8:28AM CT (9:28AM ET) to 9:30 AM CT (10:30AM ET).

    Yes, that’s 4/20, and no, it’s not a 69-minute window; it’s 62.

    You can keep an eye on our stream of updates for any more details as they arrive.

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    Richard Lawler
    The SEC is going after another crypto exchange.

    Bittrex, one of the exchanges to allow trading in Dennis Rodman’s Potcoin crypto, has been charged by the SEC with operating an unregistered national securities exchange.

    Why does the SEC think Bittrex was knowingly trading securities? According to the complaint (PDF), former CEO William Shihara said so to other co-founders in a 2017 message:

    the problem is that its going to be seen by the SEC as a security. im meeting with these guys face to face to get specifics on how much they want to raise, who they are raising it from, and what they expect the after market to be. its a big enough opportunity that we might want to roll the dice on the sec investigation

    It also alleges Bittrex spent the last few years trying to erase old social media messages about token ownership, price predictions, and interest.

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    Richard Lawler
    No word yet on a time for another attempt.

    But according to Elon Musk, another try for the Starship launch will happen in “a few days.”

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    Richard Lawler
    Starship launch scrubbed.

    Elon Musk tweeted that the issue stopping SpaceX’s first Starship orbital test flight is a frozen pressurant valve.

    As the SpaceX livestream ended, we were told that it would take about 48 hours to recycle before making another attempt, so we’ll stand down for a couple of days, at least.

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    Richard Lawler
    Starship launch canceled, now a “wet dress rehearsal.”

    SpaceX’s first attempt at launching Starship to orbital velocity won’t happen today after a pressurization issue with the first stage. According to SpaceX’s livestream, today’s proceedings are now a “wet dress rehearsal” with the countdown ending at T-10 seconds.

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    Richard Lawler
    Reliving some Starship hits and near-misses.

    On the SpaceX livestream for today’s test flight, as the countdown to 9:20AM ET continues, they referenced earlier sub-orbital test flights.

    That included the SN8 (below) high-altitude test that ended explosively and drew some attention from the FAA for violating SpaceX’s license before everything was eventually resolved.

    SN8 perishes in an explosive “hard landing”
    SN8 perishes in an explosive “hard landing”
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    Richard Lawler
    An alternate angle on Starship.

    Besides the official SpaceX livestream, you can also stay tuned to NASASpaceflight on YouTube. They’re some of those SpaceX fans who stop by to keep an eye on each launch and have their own feed live from near the Texas pad.

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    Richard Lawler
    The Starship test flight livestream has begun.

    The YouTube stream is live for “the world’s most powerful launch vehicle.”

    The countdown now says we’re fewer than 40 minutes out from the launch, which is still scheduled to take place at 9:20AM ET. You can get all the watch details and the video feed right here, or stay tuned to our post for updates and the live video feed.

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    Richard Lawler
    SpaceX’s first Starship test flight is targeting 9AM ET for liftoff.

    Your Monday morning plans could include a groundbreaking rocket launch — SpaceX and Elon Musk are ready to attempt a first integrated Starship launch that’s scheduled to take place around 9AM ET.

    The countdown’s first check-in should come two hours prior to liftoff, so keep an eye on our stream for any updates to the plans.

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    Richard Lawler
    Netflix canceled the “live” part of its Love is Blind live reunion special.

    Just after our post about Netflix’s troubled second livestream went up, we had to update it. Sadly, Love is Blind fans will have to wait for a recorded stream to find out how the reunion special goes down.