Delta dart 172 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Hope this isn't another failure to detank and just a second attempt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RealKerbal3x 5,429 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) Interesting! They're going for a second firing it seems! Edited January 13 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sevenperforce 7,106 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Just now, RealKerbal3x said: Interesting! Came here to post this. Very cool! This sort of rapid restart practice is essential. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RealKerbal3x 5,429 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Tank farm is going again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RealKerbal3x 5,429 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 And trivent! Siren! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clamp-o-Tron 933 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Static fire! Second in just a couple hours! Everything looked like it went well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RealKerbal3x 5,429 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 2 static fires in one day! And that's a wrap, detank venting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flavio hc16 335 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 eh...i think they are going for the 3rd one guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tater 26,386 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Third today! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCgothic 1,975 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, RealKerbal3x said: 2 static fires in one day! And that's a wrap, detank venting. Wrong! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubinator 8,488 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 YES! This is looking really good for Starship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brotoro 3,017 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Do we know yet what arrangement of engines that SpaceX plans to use on the Super Heavy, and what the bottom of the Super Heavy will look like? t won't have the four landing legs any more, but is it going to be a straight 9-meter diameter cylinder all the way down, or does the body flare outward at the bottom (as I have seen in some renders)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flavio hc16 335 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 18 minutes ago, Brotoro said: Do we know yet what arrangement of engines that SpaceX plans to use on the Super Heavy, and what the bottom of the Super Heavy will look like? t won't have the four landing legs any more, but is it going to be a straight 9-meter diameter cylinder all the way down, or does the body flare outward at the bottom (as I have seen in some renders)? no, as per last blueprint, is just a 9 meter wide tube Quote Link to post Share on other sites
magnemoe 2,627 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 hours ago, Flavio hc16 said: no, as per last blueprint, is just a 9 meter wide tube So starship style landing legs? Should work as with all the engines it will have an low center of mass. No catching it by the fins is well down the line, they are just now crowd sourcing how to do it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kerbiloid 10,749 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) Spoiler 8 hours ago, magnemoe said: No catching it by the fins is well down the line, they are just now crowd sourcing how to do it 8 hours ago, magnemoe said: crowd sourcing 8 hours ago, magnemoe said: crowd That's it! Spoiler (The helmets are obligatory) Edited January 14 by kerbiloid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RealKerbal3x 5,429 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I found this on the LabPadre discord server. Looks like SN10 has some thermal tiles on one of its flaps! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GuessingEveryDay 587 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Looks like they're getting closer to outfitting it for re-entry attempts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tater 26,386 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Since that seems to be the leeward side, first tests for vibration I would guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CatastrophicFailure 16,699 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) Apparently all that static firing broke something. Edited January 15 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Doodling Astronaut 2,119 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 aw man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shpaget 2,088 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Really interested in seeing how long it takes to swap out the engines and relight the candle. Any wagers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CatastrophicFailure 16,699 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 6 minutes ago, Shpaget said: Really interested in seeing how long it takes to swap out the engines and relight the candle. Any wagers? Funny you should mention that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeSchmuckatelli 467 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 8 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Funny you should mention that... ...and this is why the future of Space needs to be commercial, and not governmental. Government programs paved the way - but no government has ever been as flexible as a commercial operation can be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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