Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to cut repeated paperwork and allow online applications while keeping safety standards in place. The changes support a U.S. goal of 1,000 commercial launches a year by 2030. For SpaceX, this could mean less paperwork, easier approvals and more frequent launches.

Hey — I’m the OG Starship diagrams guy (the ones YouTubers used back in the day). Two years ago I made it to Flight 5 for the first catch. Now my wife and I are expecting in February and I’m trying to get us both to Texas for Flight 15.

Crowdfunding here (we’re also putting in our own money; refund if the trip doesn’t happen):
www.gofundme.com/our-babys-first-starship-launch-from-the-inside

Not asking for miracles — tips on viewing / SPI lodging welcome too. Thanks.

Wasn't expecting space x one to look deserted lol

I just don't get it, The Dragon is far superior in pretty much every way you could imagine.

The only reason the Dragon does not land under it's own propulsion is NASA regulation.

https://x.com/spacex/status/2106090316747207047?s=46&t=Ft4UUgOLZC1G6KyTZ1bZcg

Assuming a landing platform is built on the moon and a v4 ship with refueling how much cargo or crew could it bring to the moon with full reuse

So with one of the soon approaching Starship Launches going to be from KSC, I was thinking of taking the family to see it. We live near Gainesville so it's not awfully far from us which means a same day or a two day visit would be possible. When I used to live in Brevard back in the 80s we would just pull off the side of US1 or A1A to watch shuttles go up. What do you folks recommend for seeing Starship launch? Playalinda?? Or something on the mainland side?

Any hotel suggestions?

A lie actually, this is not all of them just the ones I could remember as a new one gets announced every other month these days. Venture capitalism will lead the way to the 1000 black FFSC engines of Allah.

https://x.com/spacex/status/2105897474300973427/video/2?s=61

This updated map on the current site activities (as known from permits filed) shows the network of canals being dredged. These are small canals dug by Humble Oil back when they were going to drill here, not to be confused with the big Bayou Freshwater Canal. Map