The headlines spoke of 'Rogue SpaceX Satellites' and 'Emergency Course Changes' - but making avoidance maneuvers is a regular occurrence when operating lots of satellites. So what should we make of ESA's twitter thread making a big deal about their decision to avoid a close encounter with Starlink 44? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJcnQq8XDoY

Every aircraft costs $100,000 per month to maintain, it's time to retire those condors, although this leaves a bit of a hole in my coverage the money will help fund replacements. Meanwhile the science team brings us next generation weapons systems, which should even the odds on the ground. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bKg7ZcIwCQ

The creator of X-Plane has developed a free simulator for SpaceX's Starship vehicle, using the X-Plane simulation engine as a base and modelling the aerodynamics and propulsion of the vehicle. This is available for iOS and iPadOS right now, and is a fun way to learn how the vehicle might actually perform, and of course what might go wrong in the test flights expected in the next few days. Get the app from the Apple App store. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/x-plane-starship/id1540346715 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SOEoIbQ0Zs

This mission started even before the official release of 0.18, and so far has taken a dozen launches (not including failures) and 12 hours of video, mostly of very long burns, seriously, this thing is threatening my sanity, not because it's hard but because it takes so long. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55b4diBjvzY