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delichon • yesterday at 9:32 PM • 6 replies • view on HN

I wonder if this will close the Starship launch window starting at 5:45pm EST. The FAA issued the commercial launch license earlier today. That launch is under a separate set of "commercial space rules", but presumably they need to coordinate with air traffic control.

Update: Starship launched on schedule.

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mzs • yesterday at 11:12 PM

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/advADB

edit: #121 does load eventually:

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis?adv_date=11132026&a...

  The Most Recent ATCSCC Advisory
  ATCSCC ADVZY 121 DCC 11/13/2026 REROUTE CANCELLATION
  MESSAGE: FC  A001:STARSHIP_WEST HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
  
  REMARKS: CANCELS ADVZY 036.
  ASSOCIATED RESTRICTIONS: 
  
  EFFECTIVE TIME: 132305-140040
  SIGNATURE: 26/11/13 23:05
asoberbeck • yesterday at 10:28 PM

Countdown continues: T-20m, according to the official SpaceX livestream at https://studio.x.com/embed/broadcast/2brajgZlOKRMka

chasd00 • yesterday at 10:07 PM

Maybe not the launch but I wonder about the booster catch. Planes probably know to stay out of the area already.

panick21_ • yesterday at 10:40 PM

I mean they should already be in a situation where no planes are scheduled to fly there, and now there will be even less planes. So seems like an ok situation for them.

I guess if some plane needs to do an emergency detour threw threw that space, but that seems unlikely.

adgjlsfhk1 • yesterday at 9:36 PM

otoh, the reason they normally need to communicate with atc is that there normally are planes

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nbaugh1 • yesterday at 9:36 PM

Gotta say man, I don't think that's gonna be a top priority for most people

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