sh1pman 2,815 Posted May 14 16 minutes ago, Scotius said: Heavy Booster prototype being built? Possibly. Orbital prototype is almost useless without it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tater 17,386 Posted May 14 NSF thread now updated to say it is not at the site leased by SpaceX, but at "Coastal Steel" Which is literally next door. SpaceX address is an empty lot. SpaceX has applied for road closures at Boca Chica for May 28/29. Looks like we can expect Raptor soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
insert_name 1,379 Posted May 14 Turksat may have a starship launching one of their satellites in 2021 or 2022 https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-secret-satellite-launch-proposal/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatastrophicFailure 14,084 Posted May 14 Confirmed! maybe. Seems legit... a tweetstorm may be brewing, stay tuned! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatastrophicFailure 14,084 Posted May 15 ...ANd just because cool visual... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XB-70A 3,265 Posted May 15 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: ...ANd just because cool visual... Muskization Intensifies! ... Phobos anybody? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geonovast 4,756 Posted May 15 (edited) We're gonna get a bunch of people to Mars just in case anything ever hits Earth... ... and then the biggest asteroid in the solar system is gonna take out Mars. Edited May 16 by Geonovast Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Delay 1,083 Posted May 15 2 hours ago, Geonovast said: ... and then the biggest asteroid in the solar system is gonna take out Mars. At least they tried! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scotius 2,495 Posted May 15 4 AM for me. Worst possible hour LOL Too late to stay awake, too early to get up. Oh well, YT to the rescue again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xd the great 389 Posted May 15 6 hours ago, Geonovast said: We're gonna get a bunch of people to Mars just in case anything every hits Earth... ... and then the biggest asteroid in the solar system is gonna take out Mars. At least we still have the Earth. Unless Mars breaks and sends a big chungk at us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scotius 2,495 Posted May 15 1 hour ago, Xd the great said: At least we still have the Earth. Unless Mars breaks and sends a big chungk at us. Or we can start building O'Neill colonies in space, using NEO's as source of materials. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tater 17,386 Posted May 15 Livestream of Humans to Mars 2019: https://livestream.com/viewnow/HumanstoMars2019 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sh1pman 2,815 Posted May 15 23 minutes ago, tater said: Hmm, in that case, maybe they can convert the fuel tanks into habitable space? Cut the bulkheads, build floors, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xd the great 389 Posted May 15 39 minutes ago, tater said: Wait a second... 60s scifi books rocket is being used as a base? Can we build bridges between Starships? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scotius 2,495 Posted May 15 On the one hand it's a very enticing idea. Plenty of living space in one package! But on the other hand, it comes at a cost - basically you are losing an escape boat in case anything happens. Of course you can land two Spaceships next to each other - then convert one into base core, keeping the other untouched. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zolotiyeruki 320 Posted May 15 It sorta makes sense, since Starship already has life support, power generation, etc. Turning big fuel tanks into habitable space isn't exactly a new idea, either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RealKerbal3x 1,998 Posted May 15 18 minutes ago, zolotiyeruki said: Turning big fuel tanks into habitable space isn't exactly a new idea, either. *cough* *cough* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zolotiyeruki 320 Posted May 15 1 minute ago, RealKerbal3x said: *cough* That's exactly what I had in mind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tater 17,386 Posted May 15 1 hour ago, zolotiyeruki said: It sorta makes sense, since Starship already has life support, power generation, etc. Turning big fuel tanks into habitable space isn't exactly a new idea, either. I would assume he was talking about a crew version. 1000m3 is a lot of habitable volume. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultimate Steve 7,009 Posted May 15 14 minutes ago, tater said: I would assume he was talking about a crew version. 1000m3 is a lot of habitable volume. Starship would make a great wet workshop, though. If projections show that a crewed Starship can do TLI and landing with no refueling (DearMoon), then a full on tanker version (fuel tanks in the nose cone) *may* be able to do a one way landing with no payload. In addition, you can strip down the landing legs as they don't need to actuate or be landed upon in more than 1/6g gravity. Then you could wet workshop the whole thing, but you'd still need to get the life support there, so it may not be that good of an idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
