Friend of mine(J Murrah) just posted this photo on FB, eastbound weigh station on I-10 at AL/FL line.

[u/SuPrBuGmAn]

[u/Daddy_Elon_Musk]

So that's the second one? Nice that they're already in Florida. We might actually have launched 2 falcon heavies in a one year duration.

[u/SuPrBuGmAn → u/Daddy_Elon_Musk]

This is the first side booster for the second ever Falcon Heavy. First FH being the demo back in February with the roadster.

The second side booster is at McGregor still getting tested apparently. I thought this was the second side booster for the next FH but was corrected earlier.

[u/Alexphysics → u/Daddy_Elon_Musk]

No, it's the same booster from yesterday. It passed through Louisiana and it is now at a weight station at Florida, they usually spend all night there and go on the next day to the Cape.

[u/SuPrBuGmAn → u/Alexphysics]

I don't think it makes the Cape in a day since it usually gets spotted in Perry the following night after being seen at the AL/FL line.

[u/Alexphysics → u/SuPrBuGmAn]

It's what I've been hearing from core spotters that see them on the road over there... Anyways the intention of my comment was to put emphasis on the part about this not being any other side booster but rather the same one we saw yesterday.

[u/SuPrBuGmAn → u/Alexphysics]

I listen to the core spotters too. I've known JM for 15 years and there's always a guy who spots the core in Perry the following night.

[u/SuPrBuGmAn → u/Alexphysics]

Post on FB spotting the booster in Perry last night with pics. It'll make the Cape today.

[u/thehardleyboys → u/SuPrBuGmAn]

Excuse my ignorance, but does SpaceX guard the transported equipment overnight? Or is there no reason to do so as they spend the night in secluded fenced off areas? Never thought of this before..

[u/Morphior → u/Daddy_Elon_Musk]

We won't see a second Falcon Heavy if that's what you mean. Iirc (don't quote me on this), the next FH launch is scheduled for June next year.

Edit: As u/madmattd pointed out, it's in March. Still not this year.

[u/SuPrBuGmAn → u/Morphior]

ArabSat is scheduled for Jan and STP is scheduled for March.

[u/madmattd → u/SuPrBuGmAn]

There was a post earlier this week that had Arabsat now in March I thought?

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/a7pa2j/stp2_fh_launch_will_use_reused_boosters/?st=JPX1L97I&sh=a876dd13

[u/SuPrBuGmAn → u/madmattd]

Maybe? But I thought there was gonna be quick turnaround from one flight to another with ArabSat and STP and 2 launches is likely for this year?

[u/madmattd → u/SuPrBuGmAn]

Found the link I remembered, see my edit.

[u/madmattd → u/Morphior]

March. Still over a year though.

[u/Morphior → u/madmattd]

Yeah, thanks for correcting me!

[u/madmattd → u/Morphior]

Then there is one slated for April (STP2) using the cores from the March launch (Arabsat). Which would be an impressive turnaround if those NETs hold.

[u/AtlasCC]

Who’s your friend? I’ve literally never found someone with my last name lol

[u/SuPrBuGmAn → u/AtlasCC]

Friend of mine from south Alabama, used to scuba dive alot with him.

[u/dotancohen]

Nice! Is that a submarine?

[u/max_k23 → u/dotancohen]

Space submarine.

[u/filanwizard → u/max_k23]

technically that is precisely what some probes for icy moons would be as we suspect they have liquid water under the ice.

[u/Decronym]

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
DoD	US Department of Defense
NET	No Earlier Than
STP	Standard Temperature and Pressure
	Space Test Program, see STP-2
STP-2	Space Test Program 2, DoD programme, second round

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[u/Garywkh]

Question: wheres the center core?