Lowered Expectations!

Would that be Elon's way of saying, without saying, he doesn't expect it to go well?

Looks like flight window opens about 2pm. Because this is a prototype test, Elon estimates maybe 1/3 chance of getting SN8 back intact.

Nothing immediately imminent. Pad is clear and some venting is taking place but Remove Before Flight" items still in place.

SpaceX Starship set to begin live coverage in a few minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf83yzzme2I only scheduled for a 12.5 km flight but with landing of the

Oops, Monday. - GDS

Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, 97, passed away just before 9:00 PM ET on Tuesday, December 7. https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/07/us/chuck-yeager-death/index.html - GDS

Yes, this is the facility featured prominently in Contact, one of my wife's favorite movies. I like it a lot, too. Very quotable. Greg Ziegler

Was this in the movie Contact? One of my favs. John

The Arecibo radio telescope collapsed completely on Tuesday morning, after a few months of increasingly dire news about its condition:

Wish I could attend… Our Model club has a ZOOM the same evening.. If that changes count me in! Be safe all! Mike Z

Here is the Zoom invitation for Tuesday's meeting. Note that participants will enter via a waiting room once approved, and your microphone and video will be muted when you first enter. Please let me

Our meeting on Tuesday, December 1 will be held on Zoom. Everyone is invited to join us. Details on how to participate will be posted sometime before the meeting. The topic for our December meeting

David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the first three “Star Wars” films, has died at age 85. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/29/darth-vader--dave-prowse-dies-aged-85

It’s the butterfly effect. BECAUSE we cancelled the launch, we didn’t move around as much getting ready, loading our vehicles, ordering stuff from Chris that caused delivery trucks to move. This

And.... it would have been perfect. For late November anyway.

Just a reminder - there will be no rocket launch on Saturday, November 28 as originally scheduled. As Jonathan posted in his message here last Friday, we have decided to suspend all launches as long

Since we weren't able to hold GARLO on its original date last summer we held a mini-GARLO at the launch in Rantoul on October 10. We had people nominate the rockets they liked best for a scaled down

Our meeting on Tuesday, December 1 will be a virtual meeting on Zoom. The topic for our December meetings is usually an Annual Wrap Up and a chance for people to talk about the things that have

At our business meeting (virtual meeting on Zoom) this week we discussed the consequences of the new state regulations due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. The restrictions go into effect today and