sojourner
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The hard part is all that acid.
Oops. this was in response to something much earlier in the thread.
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No. they don't. They love redundancy of multiple engines. Going to one engine goes against their design ethos.
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Considering all of the headaches the helium system has had over the years, I bet Musk is regretting using it. Or at least looking for a better helium system engineer.
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Ah, yeah, seems AMOS did get delayed. Was going by NASAspaceflight forum thread titles, they are usually kept up to date but for some reason they still have the 22nd listed even though in the thread there is confirmation of the delay.
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The next two SpaceX launches are Aug 14 and 22nd. Couldn't have been much of a delay if they are that soon.
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2 hours ago, Jovus said:
Edit: Just found out they're doing RTLS instead.
You do realize that RTLS will have better footage than a barge landing?
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It didn't get boring, there just hasn't been anything new to talk about since the last launch.
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The second was just christened.
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Draft is limited by operational need to enter shallow waters. But hey, take that victory. Ya got me. The Zumwalt is "smaller", Yeah, um, ok. Ships are getting smaller, contrary to evidence given.
Fun fact: The Zumwalt and Arleigh Burke are both longer than the Nevada class WW! battleship. Though since they don't carry all that armor, of less displacement.
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1 minute ago, Bill Phil said:
Not quite big and bulky.
Also, what about width, or displacement?
Zumwalt is about 1/3 larger in both.
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44 minutes ago, Bill Phil said:
Even modern navies are moving away from big and bulky ships with huge guns and thick armor. Smaller ships can now pack a bigger punch with warheads, with better precision, and they're faster.
Not entirely true. U.S. Destroyers have been consistently getting larger over time. Compare the Zumwalt (600 feet long) class to the Arleigh Burke (500 feet long).
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There is no "best". It all depends on technology levels. The Constitution used to be "best". The Iowa class used to be "best". The Spanish Galleon used to be "best".
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1 minute ago, icedown said:
Some information would be nice rather than just a personal remark
The reasons have already been discussed.
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1 hour ago, icedown said:
Why don't they use chutes to assist with the slow down? I would think that they would be worth more than their weight in propellant
You'd be wrong.
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This thread is going to get real fun in september.
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Isn't this just a stealth attempt at a conspiracy thread? Which is against forum rules?
Either way, my thoughts on these "technologies" is, LOL.
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NASA never really planned to launch from california. That was all Airforce.
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^Cool story bro.
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What "it" is not going to happen? Your reply is overly vague. As for ULA, I doubt they'll just "give up" already signed contracts. At least, I would think their lawyers might not be too willing to do that.
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I'd say the bigger worry for SpaceX is if their production/launch rate out paces demand. Eventually they'll work through that backlog. If demand does not pickup the way they hope due to cheaper launch costs they'll have lots of excess capacity to deal with and insufficient income to cover it.
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Are active struts updated for 1.1.2? Last I asked they were broken.
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4 hours ago, PB666 said:
You could try paintbrushing a box and little arrows pointing to you percieved anomaly next time.
LOL, "Do I have to draw you a picture?"
Apparently, yes.
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1 minute ago, CatastrophicFailure said:
If the tank had cracked that badly, the rest of the rocket wouldn't be there...
That depends on when the crack occurred.
Blue Origin Thread (merged)
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A lift platform that uses one of the legs as a traverse?