Superpluto126

Mhmmm

Wonder how solid this window is, and whether SpaceX Fixed everything on time.

Most Rumors I'm hearing seem to indicate SpaceX still seems set on a Launch this Month, whether or not this comes to fruition will be made clear very soon.

I doubt it was the engines exploding, I'd suspect we would have seen it rather than heard it if that was the case.

Let the Hyping Begin!

rest in peace the last block one

I mean you didn't say what was coming so of course we have no idea

SpaceX has launched 3 Saturn-5 Plus Sized rockets in the last 5 months, do name any other player that has launched such a rocket at that cadence in the last 30 years. SpaceX seems to have gotten Starship Cadence to 1 month-ish despite a failure, that's an achievement in itself that should be applauded, SpaceX is ahead of everyone else and is accelerating rapidly.

This is concerning when you look at the fact it has enough energy to wipe out a small city, and its path runs over Columbia, Parts of South America and the African Coast. If it does impact, there is a reasonable chance its either over the Atlantic, or over someplace important.

BATTEN DOWN THE PAYLOAD DOOR! We're gone starhopping

The Question depends on mostly how sure you want to be. We could, theoretically, find traces of life with out current day technology through Spectrographs and studying the composition of Exoatmospheres. There is a proposal called a 'Solar Lens' Telescope that uses the Suns warping of gravity as a Telescope Lens, potentially allowing us to greatly enhance our visual study of nearby stars, However to accomplish this you need to travel very far out (Far past Pluto types of far) which in itself requires a breakthrough in engine technology, and I'm unsure of the tech you'd need for the Telescope itself.

My honest take on this given some concern I've seen on other sites: Jared is probably honestly one of the best picks possible, politics non withstanding. A lot of the concern I see stems from his connection to SpaceX and Starlink, which I believe he has some sort of connection too. However, I don't believe this is a reason to call Doomsday. For One, his connection to SpaceX is mostly through the Polaris Program, which is a Gemini-Ambition level set of missions. This is paid for with Isaacmans own money, and doesn't affect his Role at NASA. The Only way I see the Polaris Program affecting his role at NASA is one of 2 ways. Either he uses this to clear the Hubble Mission, which was already planned. If that happens, we will see a Repair Mission to Hubble which was already planned and increased Cooperation between the Polaris and NASA Teams. This will be a Polaris undertaking, not a NASA one, if it even does happen. As for Starlink, that is purely a private undertaking that brings internet to more rural communities, NASA has nothing to do with it and this does not affect Isaacmans tenure at NASA. The Other concern I see mostly online is that Isaacman will favor SpaceX. I don't believe he will really 'Favor' SpaceX any more than any other NASA Lead. SpaceX, at the moment, operates in bulk the cheapest launch system for a Wide Market as well as Falcon Heavy and potentially an Expendable SHLV (Starship). NASA should invest in other companies as well (BO, Stokespace) that show promise but for the moment Falcon 9 and Heavy are the best options on the market and NASA should make use of this. Isaacman himself has shown some Enthusiasm for BO, and also seems like the kind of Guy to greatly support planetary science projects. I greatly look forward to his Tenure at NASA

Granted: The Health Potion will cause you to miss every rocket launch stream inexplicably I wish for Mars to actually be habitable

I think for Payloads that can't use the Pez dispenser SpaceX will Pursue one of 2 options 1. A Larger Version of the Pez dispenser, it will be capable of launching Medium sized SATs in decent sized numbers. I don't see why this wouldn't be possible but it might require an extensive re-design of the Rings used to construct the ships. 2. Fully Expendable ship with ride share like payload as it will have a LOT of payload capability. Probably stretched as well like V3, if a Payload is so big it takes up the entire Bay then that's gonna be a option as well.

Def a Methane Leak, although I do wonder what caused it. Was it Quality Control, an Issue with the plumbing or perhaps something more sinister....(Enter the Dark SpaceX Theory /j)