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Thursday, July 1, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Booster BN3 Moved to Launch Pad
Booster 3 as it rolls down highway 4 to the launch site.@NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/XTbqF9wPoc
— Mary (@BocaChicaGal) July 1, 2021
Super Heavy on road & 7th Tower segment added pic.twitter.com/SJIHA3BLhL
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 1, 2021
This booster is not intended to fly. It will be used to for ground-based tests of its structure and systems and compatibility with ground support equipment. The next booster, BN4, is presently slated for the first flight test.
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TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Inside a Small Engine Carburetor
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CONTINUITY: Vacuum Tube Computer Part 14: Building an Exclusive-Or (XOR) Gate
Alas, the long-deferred power-up sequencing challenge requires all-up testing to be deferred until a future episode.
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THE HAPPENING WORLD: Arianespace Soyuz ST33 / OneWeb Launch
Launch day! @OneWeb is set for its 8th mission, a launch that will allow it to achieve polar coverage with its internet constellation. Liftoff is set for 12:48 UTC/08:48 EDT from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
— Chris G - NSF (@ChrisG_NSF) July 1, 2021
Leo Bruce (@TerminalCount) has the details⬇️https://t.co/uOOgYBSjLj
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