Makes sense.

In that case better for efficiency than interior blinds, but still blocking your view out.

Would be handy for an especially hot day or week, but I wouldn’t like to have to keep my windows covered all summer.

Interior blinds are mentioned in the video: basically since they’re behind the glass the energy is still getting in and green-housing a bit. Blinds heating up is heat inside the room. Also block the view out, which awnings don’t.

I’m not sure I see this one to be honest. As bad as a car-dense city is for everything else, it’s probably the best option if the whole city had to be evacuated.

A large portion of alternate transport is focused within the city (trams, bikes, subways, etc). I suppose at least busses could be re-purposed for evacuation, but it requires a whole lot more organization.

Furor might be too, sibling.

Lol

I think this is the correct link for the SpaceX official feed on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1LyxBnOvzvOxN

Looks like it’s scheduled to start at 6:56 CDT now that launch is targeting 7:30 AM CDT.

Looks like some sort of fuelling is underway. Or at least chilling lines in the OLM and tower in preparation for filling.

Countdown and Flight Test Timeline (from SpaceX Site)

Countdown All times approximate Hr/Min/Sec Event

• 01:15:00 SpaceX Flight Director conducts poll and verifies GO for propellant load
• 00:53:00 Ship LOX (liquid oxygen) load underway
• 00:51:00 Ship fuel (liquid methane) load underway
• 00:42:00 Booster LOX load underway
• 00:41:00 Booster fuel load underway
• 00:19:40 Raptor begins engine chill on booster and ship
• 00:03:30 Booster propellant load complete
• 00:02:50 Ship propellant load complete
• 00:00:30 SpaceX flight director verifies GO for launch
• 00:00:10 Flame deflector activation
• 00:00:03 Raptor ignition sequence begins
• 00:00:00 Excitement guaranteed

Flight Test Timeline All times are approximate Hr/Min/Sec Event

• 00:00:02 Liftoff
• 00:00:52 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
• 00:02:42 Booster MECO (most engines cut off)
• 00:02:44 Hot-staging (Starship Raptor ignition and stage separation)
• 00:02:55 Booster boostback burn startup
• 00:03:50 Booster boostback burn shutdown
• 00:06:36 Booster is transonic
• 00:06:46 Booster landing burn startup
• 00:07:04 Booster landing burn shutdown
• 00:08:35 Starship engine cutoff
• 00:11:56 Payload door open
• 00:24:31 Propellant transfer demo
• 00:28:21 Payload door close
• 00:40:46 Raptor in-space relight demo
• 00:49:05 Starship entry
• 01:02:16 Starship is transonic
• 01:03:04 Starship is subsonic
• 01:04:39 An exciting landing!