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THE WHOLE FAMILY IS HERE edition

Livestreams:
SpaceX Official Stream: will be posted when available
NSF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfHqbahPKpY
EDA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4-PwxnJimg
LabPadre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky5l9ZxsG9M
Spadre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_xQWElgWvU

Launch window: February 2nd, 1400 UTC-2359 UTC
Backup TFR's are in place for Wednesday and Thursday.

Launch vehicle: SpaceX Starship Serial Number 9 (SN9) with 3 Raptor engines
Launch pad: Starship Launch Site, Boca Chica, Texas
Landing pad: Starship Landing Pad, Boca Chica, Texas
Hop parameters: Max altitude will be 10+ km. A horizontal 'flop' following apogee will occur. Right before landing, the vehicle will perform a powered flip to return upright. Engines are expected to be turned off gradually on ascent.

Road Closures: https://www.cameroncounty.us/spacex/
TFR: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_9224.html
Wednesday TFR: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_9222.html
Thursday TFR: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_9223.html

SpaceX twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceX

This is the first flight of SN9, and the second flight of a Starship prototype with aerodynamic surfaces and a nose cone. It is unknown if the flight parameters will be different compared to SN8 (watch here: https://youtu.be/ap-BkkrRg-o?t=6462))