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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
by 9cb14c1ec0 3y ago
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 agoIs that UTC or local?
- andrewstuart2 3y agoZ = Zulu, meaning +0 or UTC.
- 9cb14c1ec0 3y agoUTC
- jayknight 3y agoThe Z is Zulu, which is UTC. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/zulu https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/zulu
- two_handfuls 3y agoSo it’s Friday, not the weekend !
- shawnlower2 3y agoAs 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 agoSpaceX 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 agoShoot an email to hn@ycombinator.com
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoYaaay we did it thanks.
- dang 3y agoOk!