Notices by Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️ (astrohawk@spacey.space)

It remains to be seen if #HurricaneBeryl potential landfall nearby would cause more damage to #SpaceX #Starbase launch site at Boca Chica TX than it already got from IFT1 launch in April 2023. Crater & flying concrete vs saltwater tidal surge & erosion. #weather #space

Expect #SpaceX #Starbase launch site at Boca Chica TX will soon have to prepare for possible storm surge from #HurricaneBeryl. Even after expected downgrade to tropical storm, wide storms push big surge ashore. Hazardous without direct hit. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/144425.shtml?cone#contents #weather #space

#HurricaneBeryl remains on course close enough to #SpaceX #Starbase launch site at Boca Chica TX. Forecast to re-form as a hurricane Sunday. More than wind & rain, if it passes south, right-front rotation will push storm surge at it. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/174500.shtml?cone#contents #weather #space

#HurricaneBeryl 3-day forecast cone now spans out to #SpaceX #Starbase launch site at Boca Chica TX. The cone is likely tracks for the storm center. Larger area affected. For Starbase, the forecast centerline remains just south of them. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/023630.shtml?cone#contents #weather #space

@Crystal_Fish_Caves @michaelsheetz It's certainly worth asking. You probably won't be alone. I'm only guessing but these thoughts come to mind:
* If ISS is no longer using that hardware, it would be a candidate for removal.
* If there's extra down-cargo capacity and available astronaut time to assign the task, those are the big hurdles.
* NASA might give higher priority to a request that will benefit schools and/or museums, i.e. presentations, public display. You must make good on any promises.

"SpaceX is building a NASA craft to intentionally destroy the International Space Station" by @CNBC / @michaelsheetz - #SpaceX was awarded a #NASA contract to build a rocket🚀 for controlled de-orbit🌠 of the International Space Station #ISS after its 2030 retirement https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/26/spacex-wins-nasa-contract-for-iss-reentry-destruction.html #ISSEOL

@Polychrome That sounds right out of "The Martian" where Mark Watney recovered Pathfinder and its little Sojourner rover.

"The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - #MarsHelicopter #Ingenuity crashed on Flight 72 and cannot fly any more. End of Mission.😢 Exceeded its plan to attempt 5 flights.👍 https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/nasas-mars-helicopter-has-made-its-last-flight-above-the-red-planet/ #NASA #Mars #aviation #avgeek #drone

"Reunited, rekindled, ready" by @daily_hopper comic. Farewell to #NASA's #MarsHelicopter #ingenuity.

#Mars #aviation #avgeek #drone

#ThanksIngenuity video by #NASA JPL remembers accomplishments of #MarsHelicopter #Ingenuity, the first aircraft to fly on another planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raOA2MX-XLQ #NASA #Mars #aviation #avgeek #drone