sh1pman 3,892 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 16 minutes ago, Scotius said: Heavy Booster prototype being built? Possibly. Orbital prototype is almost useless without it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tater 25,838 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
insert_name 1,478 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
CatastrophicFailure 16,648 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Confirmed! maybe. Seems legit... a tweetstorm may be brewing, stay tuned! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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CatastrophicFailure 16,648 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 ...ANd just because cool visual... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XB-70A 4,352 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: ...ANd just because cool visual... Muskization Intensifies! ... Phobos anybody? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geonovast 6,448 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (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, 2019 by Geonovast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Delay 1,540 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Geonovast said: ... and then the biggest asteroid in the solar system is gonna take out Mars. At least they tried! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tater 25,838 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 20 ours to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scotius 2,989 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Xd the great 816 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Scotius 2,989 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
tater 25,838 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Livestream of Humans to Mars 2019: https://livestream.com/viewnow/HumanstoMars2019 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sh1pman 3,892 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Xd the great 816 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Scotius 2,989 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
zolotiyeruki 459 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
RealKerbal3x 4,931 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, zolotiyeruki said: Turning big fuel tanks into habitable space isn't exactly a new idea, either. *cough* *cough* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zolotiyeruki 459 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 minute ago, RealKerbal3x said: *cough* That's exactly what I had in mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tater 25,838 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Ultimate Steve 8,501 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
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