KSK Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Ohhh - I like the version numbering. Never spotted that before. You reckon they could maybe borrow the Map Screen icons from KSP (or, gosh, make up their own) and paint them on the side of the booster to record successful missions. So when you see a booster with a couple of wee capsules and three or four satellite icons painted down the side, you know it's really put in the hard yards. I was going to make a snarky comment about painting airplane icons being a bit cheaty but yeah, well... *cough* Edited August 28, 2017 by KSK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 38 minutes ago, KSK said: Ohhh - I like the version numbering. Never spotted that before. Well, if their previous version numbering standards are any indication, don't get too attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 19 hours ago, tater said: What's that directly underneath the engines? Also, couldn't the interstage area fill up with water if it rained? It looks a little wet on the barge, so I would hope there's some kind of drainage in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightfury Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 4 hours ago, cubinator said: Also, couldn't the interstage area fill up with water if it rained? It looks a little wet on the barge, so I would hope there's some kind of drainage in there. A drainage would be pretty helpful. When the rocket ascend's to space the air inside the interstage would need to get out as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEpicSquared Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 58 minutes ago, Nightfury said: A drainage would be pretty helpful. When the rocket ascend's to space the air inside the interstage would need to get out as well Or maybe they don't have drainage and use the trapped air to push the second stage away from the first at separation. (ok, that's almost certainly not the case, lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 18 hours ago, TheEpicSquared said: Or maybe they don't have drainage and use the trapped air to push the second stage away from the first at separation. (ok, that's almost certainly not the case, lol) No, the second stage is pushed by a spring that goes into the engine bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylon Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 (Sorry if this was mentioned before) Just noticed one of Elon's posts on his Instagram, showing a picture of the SpaceX Spacesuit: Similar to the one shown in the Dragon V2 animation. Looks like it has a relatively large visor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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michal.don Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 HYPEHYPEHYPE!!!! Might very well not be true, but Falcon Heavy might be scheduled to fly on 28/11/2017!!! /Hype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 That's likely a "No Earlier Than" date, and unlikely to hold if it already exists this far off from the launch date. I'd prefer if it was moved to a weekend, so I could be sure I can watch it live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/903266256542937093 https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/903266256542937093 They make the forum more ugly, but at least we can't post tweets any more? 1st pasted, 2d pasted as plain text (match style). Neither works now. Edited August 31, 2017 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Streetwind said: I'd prefer if it was moved to a weekend, so I could be sure I can watch it live I think one way or the other I may just come down with a sudden, severe, yet short-lived illness that day. Darn 24-hour flus. They're terrible around the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchz95 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, tater said: https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/903266256542937093 https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/903266256542937093 They make the forum more ugly, but at least we can't post tweets any more? 1st pasted, 2d pasted as plain text (match style). Neither works now. Works for me. Just copied and pasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I had to paste, then hit the link it popped up to paste as plain text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: I think one way or the other I may just come down with a sudden, severe, yet short-lived illness that day. Darn 24-hour flus. They're terrible around the end of the year. As long as your boss doesn't think it's the 26oz flu. You can say it's a new strain, the F9H-1 flu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 minute ago, StrandedonEarth said: You can say it's a new strain, the F9H-1 flu Ok, I am TOTALLY stealing that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Regarding F9 Heavy - eh. I wasn't alive during N1 launches, perhaps we can see better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/31/falcon-9-x-37b-flight-preps/ Live stream of hot fire. F9 on pad, venting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Racescort666 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 9 minutes ago, tater said: *sadface* I suspect that this will push back Falcon Heavy as well if they are planning EchoStar 105/SES-11 from 39A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mitchz95 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 It has been [365] days since an accident! Let's hope they keep it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Mitchz95 said: It has been [365] days since an accident! Let's hope they keep it going. Do NOT jinx it this close to Falcon Heavy! I wanna see that thing at least rise on the pad before the heat death of the universe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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