GuessingEveryDay Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Wait, isn't Starship planning to have 33 engines on Superheavy? So 33+9 would be 42! Edited July 6, 2021 by GuessingEveryDay Relevant image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 21 minutes ago, GuessingEveryDay said: Wait, isn't Starship planning to have 33 engines on Superheavy? So 33+9 would be 42! Going to nine Raptors instead of just six would also nearly solve the pad abort problem. That’s a T/W ratio of 1.4 instead of barely 1. It could also make single-stage ballistic hops feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakaydos Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 minute ago, sevenperforce said: Going to nine Raptors instead of just six would also nearly solve the pad abort problem. That’s a T/W ratio of 1.4 instead of barely 1. It could also make single-stage ballistic hops feasible. Note that vacuum raptors, while cunningly designed to not explode at sea level, are going to lose some thrust to over expansion. So it's probably slightly less than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Minmus Taster Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 51 minutes ago, GuessingEveryDay said: Wait, isn't Starship planning to have 33 engines on Superheavy? So 33+9 would be 42! That's a Hitchhiker reference right? Iv never read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 OCISLY is now at Long Beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 17 minutes ago, Minmus Taster said: That's a Hitchhiker reference right? Iv never read it. ^shocked^ You need to go back to when you were 14, slap your face, and then make your 14 year old self read the damn books. IDK how you can function in modern society without such a fundamental reading experience in your background. (FYI - trying to start the series at any age other than 14 is difficult) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: ^shocked^ You need to go back to when you were 14, slap your face, and then make your 14 year old self read the damn books. IDK how you can function in modern society without such a fundamental reading experience in your background. (FYI - trying to start the series at any age other than 14 is difficult) Il do you one better and read them right now in the present! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codraroll Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Minmus Taster said: Il do you one better and read them right now in the present! It's really only the first book that's mandatory. I re-read the entire series last year, and while the first book is as iconic as they come, it all ... uhh, loses the thread a bit from the second one out. Most of the quotable, memorable, and thought-provoking stuff is in the first book, while nobody remembers what goes on in the third or fourth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Codraroll said: It's really only the first book that's mandatory. I re-read the entire series last year, and while the first book is as iconic as they come, it all ... uhh, loses the thread a bit from the second one out. Most of the quotable, memorable, and thought-provoking stuff is in the first book, while nobody remembers what goes on in the third or fourth. Apparently so, because there are actually five of them. I actually liked Mostly Harmless a lot. That's the fourth book, IIRC. 6 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: Apparently so, because there are actually five of them. I actually liked Mostly Harmless a lot. That's the fourth book, IIRC. LOL at myself, because there are six books (the sixth one written by someone else after Adams died), and Mostly Harmless is the fifth book. And the one I was thinking of that I liked? That was the fourth book, So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish. (I liked the character Fenchurch, Arthur's gf in So Long.) Edited July 6, 2021 by mikegarrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Should be be concerned any equipment will be blow over in the storm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Minmus Taster said: Il do you one better and read them right now in the present! Ok - but don't say that I did not warn you. You must indulge your inner 14 y.o. If you approach these with the cynicism of later adulthood... Something fails in the translation. A healthy appreciation for the noxiousness of the '70s is also beneficial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Minmus Taster Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 17 minutes ago, RCgothic said: Ladies and Gentlemen! are you seated? ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?!?!? ... Ok here's the part where you all cheer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 33 minutes ago, Minmus Taster said: Ladies and Gentlemen! are you seated? ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?!?!? Let’s get ready to RUUUMMMMBBLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Minmus Taster said: Ladies and Gentlemen! are you seated? ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?!?!? ... Ok here's the part where you all cheer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, StrandedonEarth said: Let’s get ready to RUUUMMMMBBLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEE!!!! Hopefully no rumbling. Rumblings would be bad at this point, let's just hope for nice, boring, no-unexpected-noises tanking tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/07/06/space-x-drone-ship-arrives-at-the-port-of-long-beach/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Yikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silavite Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, RCgothic said: Yikes I'm guessing that the launch tower will lose it's record as the tallest structure in South Texas to the soon-to-be-built lightning towers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Silavite said: I'm guessing that the launch tower will lose it's record as the tallest structure in South Texas to the soon-to-be-built lightning towers... The launch tower itself is meant to have a lightning rod on top. As long as it remains the tallest structure in the area, lightning probably shouldn't be a problem. Edited July 7, 2021 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaman Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Silavite said: I'm guessing that the launch tower will lose it's record as the tallest structure in South Texas to the soon-to-be-built lightning towers... Nah, that's how SpaceX incentivises staff. The worst performer gets to stand on top and wave the flag on the end of a copper tube . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 It's this sort of revolutionary application that I'm most excited about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 2 hours ago, pandaman said: Nah, that's how SpaceX incentivises staff. The worst performer gets to stand on top and wave the flag on the end of a copper tube . Someone has been playing too much KSP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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