YNM Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, PB666 said: 29 if you consider the engine in the Tesla, (Ka-ching!!!!!) I don't care how many truck engines is on a ship carrying trucks. They don't contribute to the thing being a ship. Side thrusters do count, but given their simplicity, it's not very exciting... Edited January 21, 2018 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 hour ago, YNM said: I don't care how many truck engines is on a ship carrying trucks. They don't contribute to the thing being a ship. Side thrusters do count, but given their simplicity, it's not very exciting... But the gods of counting engines and motors care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, YNM said: I don't care how many truck engines is on a ship carrying trucks. They don't contribute to the thing being a ship. What... what about a ship carrying ships...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: What... what about a ship carrying ships...? Would be a "barge" I suppose ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 58 minutes ago, YNM said: Would be a "barge" I suppose ! Yeah thats right we didn't count the engines on OCISLU either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 So it was today, then it was Monday, and now it's Tuesday... FH Static fire is always 6 days away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Spoiler 2 hours ago, YNM said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikegarrison Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: So it was today, then it was Monday, and now it's Tuesday... FH Static fire is always 6 days away. Just think of it as controlled fusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 9 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: So it was today, then it was Monday, and now it's Tuesday... FH Static fire is always 6 days away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Apparently the delay this time is due to the gummint shutdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.50calBMG Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) Theoretically, if SpaceX had it finished and decided to test FH at Boca Chica, could they test it from there in spite of the shutdown because its a private launch site, or would it still be a no-go because they are testing orbit class boosters that the government can and has used or will use? Edited January 21, 2018 by .50calBMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Apparently the delay this time is due to the gummint shutdown. When does this government shutdown end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, NSEP said: When does this government shutdown end? How to say this non politically... Um, whenever they (the gummint) agree that it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, NSEP said: When does this government shutdown end? When they pass a continuing resolution. It doesn’t affect anyone except for stuff like this. If I wasn’t interested in FH, like most people they could shutdown forever, and I’d not notice. Thisnis a good argument for Boca Chica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, NSEP said: When does this government shutdown end? When someone comes up with a package that both sides can agree on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 minute ago, tater said: When they pass a continuing resolution. It doesn’t affect anyone except for stuff like this. If I wasn’t interested in FH, like most people they could shutdown forever, and I’d not notice. Thisnis a good argument for Boca Chica. Was just gonna ask this. Once BC is running, will SpaceX essentially be running their own range there, or will they still be reliant on the USAF somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Was just gonna ask this. Once BC is running, will SpaceX essentially be running their own range there, or will they still be reliant on the USAF somehow? You’d think that ideally anything involving operational FAA stuff would be essential. That or buy off some other country and launch from there. Edited January 21, 2018 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, tater said: You’d think that ideally anything involving operational FAA stuff would be essential. That or buy off some other country and launch from there. *tongue biting intensifies* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Was just gonna ask this. Once BC is running, will SpaceX essentially be running their own range there, or will they still be reliant on the USAF somehow? BC is between them, Cameroon county and the State of Texas. 12 miles out is US jurisdiction out to 200. Thus mostly internal affairs, legal beagles, the shipping lanes and laws that pertain to international shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Spoiler On 20.01.2018 at 1:01 PM, YNM said: Hmm... 25 28 engines... one rocket... If this goes well, felicitations. They will use KORD. Everything will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannu2 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 17 hours ago, tater said: When they pass a continuing resolution. It doesn’t affect anyone except for stuff like this. If I wasn’t interested in FH, like most people they could shutdown forever, and I’d not notice. Thisnis a good argument for Boca Chica. Do you know is there any typical order of magnitude what to expect? Has this kind of shutdowns lasted days, weeks or even months? 22 hours ago, PB666 said: 2 It is not long time ago when time constant was half year. Hopefully this is a modern version of Zeno's paradox, story of Achilles and the tortoise. There will be some time what can not be exceeded and launch actually happens in finite time. Future generations will probably call it as Musk's paradox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 20 minutes ago, Hannu2 said: Do you know is there any typical order of magnitude what to expect? Has this kind of shutdowns lasted days, weeks or even months? Record is 21 days, but it could technically end anytime. Looks like Falcon Heavy is 6 months weeks days weeks away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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