sevenperforce Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Rutabaga22 said: That abomination looks like a wild mix between starship and dragon Yeah, and even weirder he conceptualized launching it on a pair of Falcon 9s: Putting in SuperDracos for aux is nice and all but it's not like they're going to be a meaningful contributor during abort. Eight SuperDracos together produce only a quarter the thrust of a single sea level Raptor 2. Could be useful for moon landings though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Yeah, and even weirder he conceptualized launching it on a pair of Falcon 9s: Putting in SuperDracos for aux is nice and all but it's not like they're going to be a meaningful contributor during abort. Eight SuperDracos together produce only a quarter the thrust of a single sea level Raptor 2. Could be useful for moon landings though. That looks exquisitely Kerbal. In fact, I've tried that exact build several times. Needs struts, and fins on the bottom and still can't get to orbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: That looks exquisitely Kerbal. In fact, I've tried that exact build several times. Needs struts, and fins on the bottom and still can't get to orbit. Now, if you could mount the boosters on either side of the orbiter and send it up in parallel launch style, that could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 29 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Now, if you could mount the boosters on either side of the orbiter and send it up in parallel launch style, that could work. Needs an orange tank. Yeah, maybe with an orange tank, the two side boosters, and maybe flattening of the far side of the lander it could work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFUN Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 3 hours ago, sevenperforce said: Unrelated to the launch, I'm surprised I never saw this anywhere on this thread. It's a cool concept from a couple of years ago. Full concept art gallery is here. yeah i love Surviving Mars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutabaga22 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, NFUN said: yeah i love Surviving Mars My exact thought, but surviving mars has RS-25s on the bottom of a wingless starship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 40 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Needs an orange tank. Yeah, maybe with an orange tank, the two side boosters, and maybe flattening of the far side of the lander it could work I think MOAR BOOSTERS are needed. Specifically on the near side of the vehicle. Spoiler Also canards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: I think MOAR BOOSTERS are needed. Specifically on the near side of the vehicle. Hide contents Also canards. NOW we're talking! That is US AF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 This means possibly 7 launches in October, one of which is a FH. <blink> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, tater said: This means possibly 7 launches in October, one of which is a FH. Falcon Heavy counts for three, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Never gets old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Motokid600 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Remember when we were all chomping at the bit for every launch years ago? I cant even keep up anymore. This is is insane. I hope SpaceX can keep this pace. And I hope the employees aren't being driven into the ground too hard.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Docking in about an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, tater said: Docking in about an hour. The upper stage deorbiting in the upper left of the video is really cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RealKerbal3x Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Soft capture confirmed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 moved 13 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 7 hours ago, Beccab said: They must be very concerned about OLM debris and engine-to-engine fragging. Putting each of the Merlin engines inside a frag shield proved to be a very good move for Falcon 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Reports they are scrubbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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