Ricktoberfest Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Anyone seen this yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Boeing KORD works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 [Snip] I mean, they've had a little time to dot is, and cross ts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 7 hours ago, Ricktoberfest said: Anyone seen this yet? Are. You. KIDDING ME?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 The "moar boosters" thumb rule works everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Autochrome Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Everything is looking good so far, NASA said that the two failed thrusters shouldn't be a problem for docking. Let's just hope this mission continues to do better than OFT-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Kerman Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Some content has been removed, please avoid posting or quoting profanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) On 5/16/2022 at 4:48 PM, sevenperforce said: Starliner has twelve monopropellant RCS engines on the capsule which are separate from the twenty OMS engines, twenty-eight RCS engines, and four abort engines on the service module. Just noticed. 12+20+28+4 = 64 And the cancelled Glushko's Zarya spaceship was having 64 in-capsule engines, too. Soon it will be easier to make one big spherical chamber and drill 64 nozzles in it. Edited May 20, 2022 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, kerbiloid said: Just noticed. 12+20+28+4 = 64 And the cancelled Glushko's Zarya spaceship was having 64 in-capsule engines, too. Soon it will be easier to make one big spherical chamber and drill 64 nozzles in it. They need to tweak the number of thrusters so the total is 42. That’s the answer to everything… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Cool thread: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Minmus Taster said: KIDDING ME?!?! Some might say they may be failing too slowly. When anxious about failures and saving face, it becomes possible to become averse to real world testing if the testing is seen as a potential source of embarrassing failure rather than the rich source of corrective error signal to the design process that it truly is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 "An engine malfunction is not an obstacle to successful docking." (c) Nauka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I was hearing the same earlier, but couldn't really talk about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikegarrison Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) I still feel like the only thing more tedious than docking two ships in KSP is watching a real life docking. I'm sure it's different if you are there on site. Edited May 20, 2022 by mikegarrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: I'm sure it's different if you are there on site. My friend at MCC is pretty burnt, so I think it's tedious in Houston, too. Retreat test being done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 More comms issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Looks like it’s maybe the display of position code that’s got an issue, actual position/telemetry is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 It's a thrilling demonstration of Newton's first law of motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikegarrison Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Apparently they are waiting right now until they can make sure they are not going to have a TDRSS handover during the middle of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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