Oh good. At least the greybeards are still running the show behind the scenes.
I get the problem occasionally when my fingers are sweaty/wet the fingerprint sensor on my phone fails to recognize my fingerprint. Quite annoying when you try to authorize a payment
Why are your hands wet when you need to authorize a payment 
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Watched the approach on Youtube live yesterday, kind of cool. These man, how can they deal with being up there for months? It’s mind-boggling. Was cool to see the Earth fly by below the Dragon, before it went dark. Why didn’t it get bright again? Did the dragon approach the space station from above (with space in the back?)
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Cold sweat when trading stocks.
Starlink-7 mission
Launch: 9:25 am CST | Thursday, June 4, 2020
Mission Overview
The eight Starlink launch overall and the seventh operational batch of Starlink satellites will launch into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. This mission is expected to deploy all sixty satellites into an elliptical orbit about fifteen minutes into flight. In the weeks following launch the satellites are expected to utilize their onboard ion thrusters to raise their orbits to 550 km in three groups of 20, making use of precession rates to separate themselves into three planes. The booster will land on a drone ship approximately 628 km downrange.
Mission Details
| Backup date | Friday 5th June |
| Payload | 60 Starlink version 1 satellites |
| Payload mass | 60 * 260 kg = 15 600 kg |
| Deployment orbit | Low Earth Orbit, 212 km x 386 km (approximate) |
| Operational orbit | Low Earth Orbit, 550 km x 53°, 3 planes |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Core | B1049 |
| Past flights of this core | 4 (Telstar 18V, Iridium 8, Starlink v0.9, Starlink-2) |
| Past flights of this fairing | New |
| Fairing catch attempt | Yes, both halves |
| Launch site | SLC-40 , Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
| Landing | JRTI: 32.54722 N, 75.92306 W (628 km downrange) |
| Mission success criteria | Successful separation & deployment of the Starlink Satellites. |
Stats
- 5th flight for booster 1049
- 9th SpaceX launch of the year
- 54th landing of a SpaceX booster
- 86th launch of a Falcon 9
- 94th SpaceX launch overall
- 421st through 480th Starlink satelites to be deployed
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Starlink-8 mission
Launch: 5:21 pm CST, Saturday, June 13
Mission Overview
The ninth Starlink launch overall and the eighth operational batch† of Starlink satellites will launch into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. This mission is expected to deploy 58 satellites into an elliptical orbit about fifteen minutes into flight. In the weeks following launch the satellites are expected to utilize their onboard ion thrusters to raise their orbits to 550 km in three groups of 20, making use of precession rates to separate themselves into three planes. Riding along are 3 SkySat satellites launched for planet labs. The booster will land on a drone ship approximately 628 km downrange. Half of Falcon 9’s fairing previously flew on the JCSAT-18/Kacific1 mission, and the other half previously flew on SpaceX’s third Starlink mission. Get updates on Starlink news and service availability in your area by going to Starlink.com
† The first Starlink mission launched a batch of prototype satellites that do not form part of the operational constellation.
| Payload | 58 Starlink version 1 satellites and SkySats 16, 17, 18 |
| Payload mass | ~ 15 400 kg (Starlink ~260kg each, SkySat ~110kg each) |
| Deployment orbit | Low Earth Orbit, 212 km x 386 km (approximate) |
| Operational orbit | Low Earth Orbit, 550 km x 53°, 3 planes |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Core | 1059.3 |
| Past flights of this core | 2 (CRS-19, CRS-20) |
| Past flights of this fairing | JCSAT-18/Kacific1 and the thirst Starlink mission |
| Fairing catch attempt | Likely |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
| Landing | ASDS |
| Mission success criteria | Successful separation & deployment of the Starlink and SkySat Satellites. |
Stats
- 3rd flight for booster 1059
- 10th SpaceX launch of the year
- 55th landing of a SpaceX booster
- 87th launch of a Falcon 9
- 95th SpaceX launch overall
- 481st through 538th Starlink satellites to be deployed
- Fastest pad turnaround!
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Great more junk filling up space.
makes more shooting stars eventually!
Blocking your view of Venus? 
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I do not even know what to do with that data…but when you make the earth real small it looks like a covid molecule. 
He would like to see Uranus
My favourite reporter on the case
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Ur’anus?
Starlink-9 mission
Launch: 4:39 am CST, Friday, June 26
Overview
The tenth Starlink launch overall and the ninth operational batch of Starlink satellites will launch into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. This mission is expected to deploy 58-60 Starlink satellites into an elliptical orbit roughly 25 minutes into the flight. In the weeks following launch the satellites are expected to utilize their onboard ion thrusters to raise their orbits to 550 km in three groups, making use of precession rates to separate themselves into three planes. This mission includes the second rideshare on a Starlink mission, with two of BlackSky’s satellites on top of the Starlink stack. The booster will land on a drone ship approximately 632 km downrange.
| Payload mass | (Starlink ~260kg each, BlackSky ~55kg each) |
| Past flights of this core | 4 (DM-1, RADARSAT, Starlink-3, Starlink-6) |
| Payload | 58-60 Starlink version 1 satellites and BlackSky 5 & 6 |
| Core | 1051 |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Backup date | June 24, the launch time gets about 20-24 minutes earlier per day. |
| Launch site | LC-39A , Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Fairing catch attempt | Likely |
| Deployment orbit | Low Earth Orbit, 212 km x 386 km (approximate) |
| Operational Starlink orbit | Low Earth Orbit, 550 km x 53°, 3 planes |
| Landing | OCISLY: ~ 32.58028 N, 75.88056 W (632 km downrange) |
| Mission success criteria | Successful separation & deployment of the Starlink and BlackSky Satellites. |
You can sign up for Starlink service now, but don’t know how long you have to wait before the service goes online or getting a device that supports Starlink connection.
I imagine this would be really useful for adventurous travelers. Maybe people sailing out on the open sea all the time.
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