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For Tuesday's flight, launch was moved to the late afternoon in Texas to ensure a daylight splashdown for video documentation.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
Finally, on Monday, SpaceX forecasters were confident about splashdown conditions this weekend.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
There are many things to watch for on this test flight, including the deployment of 10 satellite simulators to test the ship's payload accommodations and the performance of a beefed-up heat shield as the vehicle blazes through the atmosphere for reentry and splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
—Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
For its first half-dozen flights, Ship has targeted ocean splashdowns, but SpaceX aims to test Ship's return to the launch pad on an upcoming flight.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
Finally, on Monday, SpaceX forecasters were confident about splashdown conditions this weekend.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
There are many things to watch for on this test flight, including the deployment of 10 satellite simulators to test the ship's payload accommodations and the performance of a beefed-up heat shield as the vehicle blazes through the atmosphere for reentry and splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
—Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
For its first half-dozen flights, Ship has targeted ocean splashdowns, but SpaceX aims to test Ship's return to the launch pad on an upcoming flight.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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