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Edit: Starship launch is: SPACE X STARSHIP SUPER HEAVY FLT 2 BOCA CHICA, TX PRIMARY: 11/17/23 1300Z-1720Z BACKUP: 11/18/23 1300Z-1720Z 11/19

Edit: Starship launch is: SPACE X STARSHIP SUPER HEAVY FLT 2 BOCA CHICA, TX PRIMARY: 11/17/23 1300Z-1720Z BACKUP: 11/18/23 1300Z-1720Z 11/19/23 1300Z-1720Z That's 8:00 AM Eastern, 5AM pacific. Previous: am I missing something? This says 11/14/2023, aka tomorrow. Starting 11:30Z (6:30AM Eastern, 3:30AM Pacific)... like, 9 hours from now? And it seems to be landing somewhere in SFO area? There's a bunch of checks for SFO... [ed: there are also Starlink launches listed: 6-28 and 7-7 (whatever that means)].

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Relevant lines are: SPACE X STARSHIP SUPER HEAVY FLT 2 BOCA CHICA, TX PRIMARY: 11/17/23 1300Z-1720Z BACKUP: 11/18/23 1300Z-1720Z 11/19/23 1300Z-1720Z
- idontwantthis 3y ago
  Is that UTC or local?
  - andrewstuart2 3y ago
    Z = Zulu, meaning +0 or UTC.
  - 9cb14c1ec0 3y ago
    UTC
  - jayknight 3y ago
    The Z is Zulu, which is UTC. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/zulu https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/zulu
- two_handfuls 3y ago
  So it’s Friday, not the weekend !
  - shawnlower2 3y ago
    As I understand it, they can't do launches over the weekend, as that requires closing the beach, which they don't have permission to do. ... Which makes the two backup dates very confusing. A very quick Google didn't turn up the actual rules on Starbase launches over the weekend, though, so I might be crazy.
    - LorenDB 3y ago
      SpaceX has five weekend closures allocated per year in Boca Chica: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/13/spacex-starship-faa-boca-chica/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/13/spacex-... (last paragraph)
  - LorenDB 3y ago
    ...Friday is pretty much the weekend, right?
  - TaylorAlexander 3y ago
    @dang can we update the title to say "Friday" instead of "weekend"?
    - cylinder714 3y ago
      Shoot an email to hn@ycombinator.com
      - TaylorAlexander 3y ago
        Yaaay we did it thanks.
    - dang 3y ago
      Ok!
MontagFTB 3y ago
Starship is listed towards the bottom of the notice with a primary date of Nov 17.
- foobarian 3y ago
  I mean, still not exactly a weekend but close enough I guess.
jwells89 3y ago
Looks like I’ll be setting my alarm early this Friday morning… can’t wait.

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Relevant lines are: SPACE X STARSHIP SUPER HEAVY FLT 2 BOCA CHICA, TX PRIMARY: 11/17/23 1300Z-1720Z BACKUP: 11/18/23 1300Z-1720Z 11/19/23 1300Z-1720Z

idontwantthis 3y ago
Is that UTC or local?
- andrewstuart2 3y ago
  Z = Zulu, meaning +0 or UTC.
- 9cb14c1ec0 3y ago
  UTC
- jayknight 3y ago
  The Z is Zulu, which is UTC. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/zulu https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/zulu
two_handfuls 3y ago
So it’s Friday, not the weekend !
- shawnlower2 3y ago
  As I understand it, they can't do launches over the weekend, as that requires closing the beach, which they don't have permission to do. ... Which makes the two backup dates very confusing. A very quick Google didn't turn up the actual rules on Starbase launches over the weekend, though, so I might be crazy.
  - LorenDB 3y ago
    SpaceX has five weekend closures allocated per year in Boca Chica: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/13/spacex-starship-faa-boca-chica/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/13/spacex-... (last paragraph)
- LorenDB 3y ago
  ...Friday is pretty much the weekend, right?
- TaylorAlexander 3y ago
  @dang can we update the title to say "Friday" instead of "weekend"?
  - cylinder714 3y ago
    Shoot an email to hn@ycombinator.com
    - TaylorAlexander 3y ago
      Yaaay we did it thanks.
  - dang 3y ago
    Ok!

MontagFTB 3y ago

Starship is listed towards the bottom of the notice with a primary date of Nov 17.

foobarian 3y ago
I mean, still not exactly a weekend but close enough I guess.

jwells89 3y ago

Looks like I’ll be setting my alarm early this Friday morning… can’t wait.