Launch Rats

Just popping in to post a brief update, rejigged the autumn article with updated information on Psyche and Kuiper, on viewing options amid the looming government shutdown: launchrats.com/news/crew-7-ps…

Hey space enthusiasts! 🚀 Missed your chance before? Don't worry! Due to the mission delay, we've just opened up more seats on the Falcon Heavy launch viewing charter for October 12th. Prepare to witness the roar of 27 Merlin engines and the breathtaking double booster landing. Secure your front-row spot for this historic moment! Send us a message for all the details and book your seat(s) now. #FalconHeavy #NASA #SpaceX #MissionToPsyche"

I know who I'd be working with already, they're someone I've known a long while, and someone with previous experience making a website for a niche form of tourist attraction. I just need to pay them, lol. I just... is it frivolous to spend money on that instead of Just On Bills?

Is raising money for that purpose foolish, should I be just raising it to pay my bills directly? If I did set up such a fundraiser, would anyone oblige me? In the absence of any headway getting a job here, it's about the only straw I have left to grasp at.

Wayward left it a bit of a mess, hard to use both as a writer AND reader. I want to get it in a position where I'd be able to place advertisements from local restaurants/attractions/etc, stuff that'd complement someone's trip to see a rocket launch. But I need money to get there.

Would it be presumptuous/inappropriate of me to set up a f​u​n​d​r​a​i​s​e​r with the intent of h​i​r​i​n​g someone to help me sort out @LaunchRats? I was going to use what I had left over from the car accident g​f​m to do so, and then... I didn't have anything left.

So, that further kills "DM us for launch viewing info" here. More than it aggressively refusing to show me DM requests already did. Reminder, the email address and contact form on our website both work if you'd like to get in touch!

@JustHereToShare nothing about how this site has been run in the past six months has ever suggested to me that he has a plan for this site or a plan in general. it's run on vibes alone, that much is apparent.

@LaunchRats Fwiw not clear on details but seems like Twitter has some plan not to just memory hole old accounts twitter.com/elonmusk/statu…

oh, the 30 days policy is absolutely gonna murder this account, isn't it just as an update, i've got some of the gofundme money from getting in that accident set aside to hire someone i know for some site updates, i'll know how much after the ambulance bill comes through

I think it would be very strange of me to start logging into their account to keep twitter from deleting it. They're gone, and they'll have been gone two years now. If twitter wants to fuck the site over and delete their page, that's their problem

and that's about it for "i've just checked this twitter for the first time in ages 'cause of the new bullshit inactive account policy" updates i've already got Wayward's tweets all archived when their account goes, don't worry.

Trust me, you want to apply for the next NASA Social at KSC!!!

New Launch Rats post! Crew-6, and springtime updates. launchrats.com/news/crew-6-an… 🕸 Current launch advice: COVID-19 in Florida is still very much a Thing; please be careful. - Launch viewing question? Tag or DM us!

Mandatory booster selfie #96 Another Starlink mission Welcome back B1073

Good lord, 5 years? It's hard to believe Wayward's been out of the picture for almost two of those.

It's definitely more crowded near the top of the bridge, as one might expect.

The sidewalk on the bridge is definitely filling up. It's nowhere near shoulder to shoulder cramped, but it is filling up.

Space View and downtown Titusville in general are getting pretty full on parking, forgot it was a Falcon Heavy and what all that entails again lol. Might still be parking at the welcome center, and behind Julia Court, but main/orange/broad/Indian River Street parking is all taken