However, the flight was scuttled first due to a ground systems issue and then connected to the weather outlook. The opportunities are not infinite though.

The mission lasts five full days, with splashdown set for the sixth day. Originally, the Falcon 9 supporting this launch was set to take off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

The half-hitch is used to attach a rope to a stationary object, such as a hitching post. The half hitch is usually used in conjunction with other knots or additional half hitches which in turn create other more stable knots. When there are multiple half hitches in succession, these create knots with their own name. Some examples of this are two half hitches, the clove hitch, and the cow hitch.

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The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, tail number B1077 in the SpaceX fleet launched for a 15th time on this mission. It previously supported the launches of the Crew-5 and CRS-28 Dragon missions to the International Space Station; the NG-20 Cygnus flight to the orbiting outpost; and eight Starlink missions.

SpaceX hasn’t stated if it’s considering using Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) as an alternate launch site for the Polaris Dawn mission, if they run out of time to launch before the conversion work needs to happen. It is currently scheduled to launch its first Crew Dragon mission from that pad when it sends NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov to the ISS on the Crew-9 mission no earlier than Sept. 24.

Physicists are gearing up to send a re-engineered science instrument originally designed for lofty balloon flights high in Earth’s atmosphere to the International Space Station next week to broaden their knowledge of cosmic rays, subatomic particles traveling on intergalactic routes that could hold the key to unlocking mysteries about supernovas, black holes, pulsars and dark matter.

SpaceX managed to find good enough weather to launch its 85th Falcon 9 rocket of the year late Thursday morning. The mission, dubbed Starlink 8-11, added another 21 Starlink satellites to the company’s megaconstellation. It was delayed a day due to poor weather in the recovery zone on Wednesday.

About 8.5 minutes after liftoff, B1077 landed on the SpaceX droneship, ‘Just Read the Instructions,’ and the recovery vessel, ‘Bob,’ was used to scoop the payload fairing halves out of the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 91st landing JRTI and the 344th booster landing to date.

NASA’s independent review team that investigated the destruction of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon supply ship shortly after liftoff in June 2015 concluded a design error led to the loss of more than two tons of provisions and equipment heading for the International Space Station.

This launch maredk the 7,000th Starlink satellite launched to date, according to statistics compiled by Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer and expert orbital tracker. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 11:33 a.m. EDT (1533 UTC).

One of the most common general-purpose stopper knots, figure eight has come to replace the overhand knot in many applications. This knot would be used to mark the end of the rope so it doesn’t get lost. It’s easy enough for beginners, and yet impressively strong and reliable.

The mission comes as SpaceX and the Polaris Program continue tracking the weather outlook to see if they can find a window of good enough weather to support the Polaris Dawn mission. At issue are the conditions around Florida during the end of the flight, when the Crew Dragon Resilience and its four-member crew would need to splashdown.

SpaceX’s first launch of 2018 blasted off at 8 p.m. EST Sunday (0100 GMT Monday). A Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral with a mysterious U.S. government payload known as Zuma, and the first stage returned to landing on Florida’s Space Coast around eight minutes later.

Among the 21 Starlink satellites onboard the rocket were 13 that included Direct to Cell capabilities. It brings the total number of DTC Starlink satellites up to 194 launched to date.

Eventually, SpaceX will need to convert the pad at LC-39A from a Falcon 9 to a Falcon Heavy configuration, a process that takes weeks. The change over is to support the launch of NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, which was arranged by NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP).

When looking at the extensive list of knots that exist, determining which will work with the rope you’re using is extremely important. Nylon rope is a great place to begin if you’re looking to learn knot tying, and this list will certainly get you started.

Staying busy in quarantine with some formation flying, timeline review, staying fit and focused on the mission ahead. Grateful for the amazing team and this incredible opportunity. Big launch day is getting closer. https://t.co/273eEpwzII pic.twitter.com/OxkbhZYVNi

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“SpaceX continues to improve and reduce the LC-39A pad conversion processing timelines when changing configuration between Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. LSP will utilize these improvements for the Europa Clipper mission,” said Tim Dunn, LSP Senior Launch Director, to Spaceflight Now in a statement. “The exact number of days required for the configuration change has not been finalized but it will be less than 25 days.”