CSE Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Quote Soooo....ummm....this could be a bit of a problem for the stand. On this version, don't the legs get at least partially dismantled and rebuilt as part of the normal refurbishment process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman4308 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mitchz95 said: That'll buff out. Right? Not quite sure what I'm looking at, but I think it's that the the leg on the left that has internal material poking out, and overall looks like that leg will never fly again. Correct me if I'm wrong; I'm hardly a SpaceX fanatic, though they sure seem to be leading a charge of cheaper commercial access to space. EDIT: I'm not trying to be snarky, I just am actually unsure if that's the damage being talked about, on the left leg. Regardless, the engines are by far the most important thing to recover, probably followed by the fuel tank and avionics; if it's only one leg that can't be re-used, well... that's still a rounding error compared to the cost of everything else. Edited June 30, 2017 by Starman4308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 There is a lot of leg refurb until block 5, which has improved legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Static fire happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 38 minutes ago, tater said: Static fire happened. Beat me to it... a long time before Twitter Launch is on for Sunday, July 2! ...and then, prepare for the dry days of wanting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Starman4308 said: EDIT: I'm not trying to be snarky, I just am actually unsure if that's the damage being talked about, on the left leg. That leg also looks bent upwards in a way that isn't supposed to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ment18 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) 18 minutes ago, cubinator said: That leg also looks bent upwards in a way that isn't supposed to happen. The right leg also looks bent a bit oddly, so I don't think either of them sustained any permanent damage. Edited June 30, 2017 by ment18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbal01 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 1/3 of the spacex launches this year have happened in the last 9 days* if Int 35E is sucessful on sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Weather is only 40% go, however. Think it's worse Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 8 minutes ago, DarthVader said: 1/3 of the spacex launches this year have happened in the last 9 days* if Int 35E is sucessful on sunday. That would be pretty damn impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylon Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Something I wondering: Those two private citizens, flying by the moon...what if they don't like each other? You can't make polite conversation forever. Maybe there will be a 'tour guide' of some kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 21 minutes ago, Skylon said: Something I wondering: Those two private citizens, flying by the moon...what if they don't like each other? You can't make polite conversation forever. Pretty sure they planned the excursion together. 21 minutes ago, Skylon said: Maybe there will be a 'tour guide' of some kind "On your left: space. On your right: space. More space. Space dead ahead. Moon. We're going to the moon. Moon craters. All around. SPAAAAAACE!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 32 minutes ago, Skylon said: Something I wondering: Those two private citizens, flying by the moon...what if they don't like each other? You can't make polite conversation forever. Maybe there will be a 'tour guide' of some kind One third of the trip they will spend being sick. One third (the Moon fly-by part) they will spend with their noses glued to the windows. And the last leg of the journey will be spent on freaking out before re-entry and unavoidable fiery doom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 (edited) Edited July 2, 2017 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 So. This is going to be no-landing launch. RIP booster. Also - launch will happen at 1 AM my time, and i have to get up to work in the morning. Bummer. Still, good luck SpaceX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Yeah, this is an expendable booster flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I'm sure Elon is wishing these expendable missions were willing to fly on flight-proven boosters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylon Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 3 hours ago, tater said: The rocket looks a bit short in that picture. Looks like the launch is too late for me, I've got school tommorow. Maybe I would watch if it were a reusable launch. Good luck, Falcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Yep - I'm going to have to sleep this one out I'm afraid. The odds of me staying awake for another two hours are substantially poorer than the odds of weather conditions being favourable for launch. With that said - godspeed Falcon! With luck I'll catch the whole thing on YouTube tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I just checked the local radar and it looks OK enough right now... but there are still a lot of of clouds between here and there, so I doubt we'll be able to see it from here. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Interesting fact: If today's launch is on time, then 1/3 of all of the SpaceX launches in 2017 will have happened in the past ten days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Augustus_ Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Annd it's live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 "I'm Tom Insprucker!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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