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SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy earlier today, which consists of a rocket with another two boosters attached - one on each side. The payload is bigger than normal, a spacecraft that will travel to investigate the asteroid Psyche. Psyche lies beyond the orbit of Mars. It is a metal-rich asteroid and may be similar in composition to Earth's core.
I find this so refreshing after a grim week of other news.
I have queued the video to show the two boosters landing, one after the other, which is so very cool. Back up to 51:00 to watch the launch.
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Darn! I set my alarm to remind me and didn't hear it. I've reset it for this evening, which is always dramatic. (I've double-checked.) I think I've said that we can watch the launch from our kitchen window!
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Beware of the Metamorphs!
Oh wait, that was Psychon.
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Why tonight? Is it going to be launched again?
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-22
ASOGFri Oct 13, 2023 7:01 PM EDT SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USADETAILSThis is on their site which I think Mad Gerald posted once:
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Oh, another launch tonight with a different purpose.
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