I thought “fin” was the stressed syllable.

I love how skilled Watterson is at drawing facial expressions. He really captures Calvin’s eagerness and Hobbes’ annoyance.

Your extended editions must be different from mine.

Thanks for the spoiler tag. It would be even more helpful if you stated which movie you were about to spoil.

Who else stopped and counted them?

He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor.
Stood up to the Man and he gave him what for.
Our love for him now ain’t hard to explain,
The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne!

Orbit catalogued by Jonathan McDowell: https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social

The BlackSky Global satellite launched on Electron on Mar 5-6 has been cataloged in a 467 x 477 km x 42.0 deg orbit, confirming successful launch.

2026-03-07:

• Flight 12: “Starship V3 first flight in about 4 weeks” (Elon)
• Massey’s: SpaceX confirm successful completion of S39 cryo tests, including “squeeze tests to mimic the forces of future ship catches”. (SpaceX)
• S39 aft flaps are closed. (TrackingTheSB)
• Road delay for “Masseys to Production” is updated to Mar 7th 23:59 to Mar 8th 06:00 (previously 04:00). (starbase.texas.gov, archive, TrackingTheSB)
• Build site: Grid fins have been installed on B19. (Avid Space, StarshipGazer, TrackingTheSB)
• The booster transport stand enters Megabay 1. (ViX)
• B19 exits Megabay 1, and is positioned for rollout. (Avid Space, cnunez, mymatrixplug)
• Launch site: Pad 2 chopsticks are lowered. (ViX)
• Florida: At LC-39A, the chopsticks are rotated, and the ship quick disconnect arm extension is lifted for installation on the tower. (Priel, wvmattz 1, wvmattz 2, TrackingTheSB)
• Gigabay construction continues. (Sorensen)

By uploading this file to my webspace, am I “distributing” it in the legal sense? Dang.

Technically yes. A slightly riskier and whackier idea would be to try and upload it to a more popular site, and wait to see if it gets flagged by ContentID or if you get a DMCA takedown notice from someone.

Not recommending this course of action, just saying that it is a possible one.

I am amused by the implication that he emerged from the womb already sporting his archetypical dark sunglasses.

This alternative frontend should work without an account: https://imginn.com/oncewewerespacemen/

This alternative frontend should work without an account: https://imginn.com/oncewewerespacemen/

Jane

Jayne :)

2026-03-06:

• Florida: Overnight, tower module 7 of 9 rolls out to SLC-37. (NSF)
• Launch site: Groundwork for expansion continues. (ViX / Gisler)
• Steel is delivered for the Pad 1 ground support equipment bunker. (Killip, ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Beach closures are posted for Mar 9th, 10th, and 11th, from 08:00 to 20:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, Avid Space, ViX, StarshipGazer)
• Road delay for “Production to Pad” is posted for Mar 7th 23:59 to Mar 8th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, Avid Space, ViX)
• Zack Golden posts a new episode of CSI Starbase: Did SpaceX Ignore 60 Years of NASA Launch Pad Research?
• Build site: A booster transport stand moves from Sanchez to near Megabay 1. (NSF, Avid Space, colleenliedtke)
• A ship stand moves from Megabay 2 towards Sanchez. S40 is revealed to now be on the centre work stand in Megabay 2. (ViX)
• Installation of white heat shield tiles on the leeward side of the S45 nose cone in Starfactory is observed. (StarshipGazer, Killip, CeaserG33)
• Massey’s: Overnight, S39 (SN1) performs an ambient-temperature pressure test. (ViX)
• Additional photos of S39. (ViX / Marcus House / Gisler)
• Road delay for “Masseys to Production” is posted for Mar 7th 23:59 to Mar 8th 04:00. (starbase.texas.gov, archive, ViX)
• McGregor: R3.10x was transported towards the testing area (Mar 5th addendum). (Rhin0)
• R3.108 is transported away from the testing area. (Rhin0)

helicopter or high-end drone

Given that the LOTR films were made in the early 2000s, I believe only one of these options would have been available.

At what point does a flying ‘taxi’ become a flying ‘bus’?

2026-03-05:

• Massey’s: The whiffletree load spreader is attached to and then removed from test tank 39.1. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• S39 (SN1) forward and aft flaps are tested. (Avid Space)
• Build site: Gigabay construction continues. (Bergeron / Liedtke)
• Launch site: At Pad 2, the booster quick disconnects, hold-down clamp arm covers, and the chopsticks are tested. (ViX)
• McGregor: R3.121 and R3.107 are transported away from the testing area. (Rhin0 1, Rhin0 2)
• R3.82 is transported towards the testing area. (Rhin0)
• Florida: SpaceX propose construction of a 97.5 m tall communications tower south of LC-39A. (Caton)
• Another tower module (6 of 9) is transported towards SLC-37. (wvmattz)

SECO and nominal parking orbit confirmed. No webcast coverage of the kickstage.

Battery hotswap confirmed.