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# Switch to r/SpaceX →

Welcome to r/SpaceXLounge, a place for relaxed and laid-back discussion about SpaceX! This subreddit is not an official outlet for SpaceX information.    

#### Community Rules

Before posting or commenting, please ask yourself the following four questions:

### 1. No racism, bigotry, trolling, baiting, vulgarity or insults. Be nice to people.
### 2. No reposts. Also, simple questions belong in the monthly discussion thread.
### 3. Posts must be directly relevant to SpaceX or be major industry news. Posts about Elon Musk and not SpaceX specifically are not allowed. 
### 4. No memes/joke posts (see r/SpaceXMasterrace).
### 5. No spam, merchandising, crypto or deliberate misinformation.
### 6. No off-topic or inflammatory politics.
  
For more information, please read the [community rules](/r/SpaceXLounge/wiki/rules).

#### Useful Resources 

**Chats:**

* **[Rocket Emporium general spaceflight (SpaceX channel)](https://discord.gg/4e5UQCP)**

**SpaceX on social media:**

* [SpaceX.com](https://spacex.com)
* [SpaceX's Flickr](https://flickr.com/photos/spacex)
* [SpaceX's Instagram](https://goo.gl/rv5XHj)
* [SpaceX's Twitter](https://twitter.com/SpaceX) ([Elon's Twitter](https://twitter.com/elonmusk))
* [SpaceX's Youtube](https://goo.gl/qfMwTB)
* [SpaceX's LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacex)

**Other:**

* [Flight Club](https://www.flightclub.io)  – mission visualizations
* [SpaceXNow](https://spacexnow.com/) - statistics and manifests
* [SpaceX Stats](https://www.spacexstats.xyz) - countdown and statistics
* [Rocket.Watch](https://rocket.watch/) - notifications, stats, & history
* [SpaceXLaunches](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.danielscholte.spacexlaunches) - launch campaign tracking
* [SpaceX Time Machine](https://spacextimemachine.com/) - searchable mission archive
* [SpaceXFleet](https://www.spacexfleet.com/) - SpaceX fleet information
* [Launch Dashboard API](http://www.launchdashboard.space/) - Telemetry

#### Relevant Subreddits
| Musk-related | Space-related |
| :--- | :--- |
| **r/TeslaMotors** | **r/SpaceX** |
| **r/BoringCompany** | **r/Spaceflight** |
| **r/OpenAI** | **r/ColonizeMars** |
| **r/HighStakesSpaceX** | **r/NASA** |
| **r/SpaceXmasterrace** |  |
| **r/ElonMusk** | **r/Starlink** |
| **r/Neuralink** | |

Check out our multireddits for [**spaceflight companies**](https://goo.gl/18haCs) and [**solar system bodies**](https://goo.gl/OU9qaq)!

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<h1>Switch to <a href="/r/SpaceX">r/SpaceX</a> →</h1>

<p>Welcome to <a href="/r/SpaceXLounge">r/SpaceXLounge</a>, a place for relaxed and laid-back discussion about SpaceX! This subreddit is not an official outlet for SpaceX information.    </p>

<h4>Community Rules</h4>

<p>Before posting or commenting, please ask yourself the following four questions:</p>

<h3>1. No racism, bigotry, trolling, baiting, vulgarity or insults. Be nice to people.</h3>

<h3>2. No reposts. Also, simple questions belong in the monthly discussion thread.</h3>

<h3>3. Posts must be directly relevant to SpaceX or be major industry news. Posts about Elon Musk and not SpaceX specifically are not allowed.</h3>

<h3>4. No memes/joke posts (see <a href="/r/SpaceXMasterrace">r/SpaceXMasterrace</a>).</h3>

<h3>5. No spam, merchandising, crypto or deliberate misinformation.</h3>

<h3>6. No off-topic or inflammatory politics.</h3>

<p>For more information, please read the <a href="/r/SpaceXLounge/wiki/rules">community rules</a>.</p>

<h4>Useful Resources</h4>

<p><strong>Chats:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://discord.gg/4e5UQCP">Rocket Emporium general spaceflight (SpaceX channel)</a></strong></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>SpaceX on social media:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://spacex.com">SpaceX.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://flickr.com/photos/spacex">SpaceX&#39;s Flickr</a></li>
<li><a href="https://goo.gl/rv5XHj">SpaceX&#39;s Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX">SpaceX&#39;s Twitter</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk">Elon&#39;s Twitter</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://goo.gl/qfMwTB">SpaceX&#39;s Youtube</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacex">SpaceX&#39;s LinkedIn</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Other:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.flightclub.io">Flight Club</a>  – mission visualizations</li>
<li><a href="https://spacexnow.com/">SpaceXNow</a> - statistics and manifests</li>
<li><a href="https://www.spacexstats.xyz">SpaceX Stats</a> - countdown and statistics</li>
<li><a href="https://rocket.watch/">Rocket.Watch</a> - notifications, stats, &amp; history</li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.danielscholte.spacexlaunches">SpaceXLaunches</a> - launch campaign tracking</li>
<li><a href="https://spacextimemachine.com/">SpaceX Time Machine</a> - searchable mission archive</li>
<li><a href="https://www.spacexfleet.com/">SpaceXFleet</a> - SpaceX fleet information</li>
<li><a href="http://www.launchdashboard.space/">Launch Dashboard API</a> - Telemetry</li>
</ul>

<h4>Relevant Subreddits</h4>

<table><thead>
<tr>
<th align="left">Musk-related</th>
<th align="left">Space-related</th>
</tr>
</thead><tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/TeslaMotors">r/TeslaMotors</a></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/SpaceX">r/SpaceX</a></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/BoringCompany">r/BoringCompany</a></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/Spaceflight">r/Spaceflight</a></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/OpenAI">r/OpenAI</a></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/ColonizeMars">r/ColonizeMars</a></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/HighStakesSpaceX">r/HighStakesSpaceX</a></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/NASA">r/NASA</a></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/SpaceXmasterrace">r/SpaceXmasterrace</a></strong></td>
<td align="left"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/ElonMusk">r/ElonMusk</a></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/Starlink">r/Starlink</a></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><a href="/r/Neuralink">r/Neuralink</a></strong></td>
<td align="left"></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>

<p>Check out our multireddits for <a href="https://goo.gl/18haCs"><strong>spaceflight companies</strong></a> and <a href="https://goo.gl/OU9qaq"><strong>solar system bodies</strong></a>!</p>
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Time lapse of F9 launch from Vandenberg as viewed from San Diego. Note the 1st stage landing burn at the very end.