RCgothic Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Typo of 1S for 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 New thrust puck design spotted, maybe for SH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio hc16 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 launch today should be scrubbed right? it is contingent to the atlas 5, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codraroll Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 6 hours ago, tater said: Typo of 1S for 15. Internal communication appears to be done by passing around hand-written notes, it seems. That, and/or the person in question doesn't know quite how high they intend to send that silo flying. Then again, confusing "15 km" and "1 SKM" might be an easy mistake if you're used to Imperial measurements, which are all nonsense anyway. If somebody passed me a note saying the neighbours intended to build a shed a furlong wide and five chains deep, I'd assume it would be for holding a few potted plants and maybe a shovel if they could fit it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Uuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Better than the eternal "20 years away" threshold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 4 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 New thrust puck design: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Ten minutes till scrub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Did it scrub yet? Did it scrub yet? Did it scrub yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 No! It Anti-scrubbed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamp-o-Tron Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) I’m pleasantly surprised that we got a launch! EDIT: That was a fantastic droneship landing shot! Edited November 5, 2020 by Clamp-o-Tron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Nice. These long coasts are nice for the background music (I bought the album on iTunes, but it's different with a launch, lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Lol, it's all about the flight proven boosters now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codraroll Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 15 hours ago, cubinator said: Better than the eternal "20 years away" threshold... The old adage about schedule slips in spaceflight seems to hold true... If it is said to happen more than two years in the future, it might as well never happen. If it's stated to happen between one half and two years in the future, add 50 % of the remaining time to the estimate. If it's stated to happen between one and six months in the future, it might as well slip two months ... at a time. If it's stated to happen within one month, it might as well slip two weeks ... at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Codraroll said: If it is said to happen more than two years in the future, it might as well never happen. Does that mean we can assume zero missions to Mars during the next launch window? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derega16 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Deddly said: Does that mean we can assume zero missions to Mars during the next launch window? That's between one-half and two years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 21 hours ago, RCgothic said: New thrust puck design: Interesting, I tough the old design had lox header tank piping attached to the bottom of CH4 downcomer. Like this design, the downcomer is more of an structural element, much less chance of leaking methane into the LOX tank because of bending, you can put valves on the pipes to the vacuum engines. Why not just refuel methane from the bottom manifold? I assume its work in progress, for the orbital version the fuel lines would be on opposite sides anyway. That add some safety then refueling in orbit, if you have some minor leaks its much less chance of causing fires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) Tim Dodd made an excellent and comprehensive video on Starship: I know a lot of the people who frequent this thread don't like Tim as he doesn't have full engineering knowledge, but I like his presentation style and explanations. He's not trying to inform aerospace engineers, he's trying to inform laypeople, and that's perfectly fine. Edited November 6, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 2 hours ago, RealKerbal3x said: I know a lot of the people who frequent this thread don't like Tim as he doesn't have full engineering knowledge, but I like his presentation style and explanations. He's not trying to inform aerospace engineers, he's trying to inform laypeople, and that's perfectly fine. I really like Tim, and that was a nice video. Best part was the SLS joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Great animation of the inner workings of Raptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 15 hours ago, Geonovast said: I really like Tim, and that was a nice video. Best part was the SLS joke. SpaceX actually made that joke when they went live for official coverage of the hopper. It's not on the vid posted on their youtube, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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