grungar3x7 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 31 minutes ago, Scotius said: Mars bars or Snickers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Block 5 test fire happened in TX tonight, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 35 minutes ago, tater said: Block 5 test fire happened in TX tonight, apparently. Must not have gone well if you could see it all the way from New Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Must not have gone well if you could see it all the way from New Mexico. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 15.3.2018 at 1:20 AM, sh1pman said: Of course, old pals are getting the meatier cut. For less work. Who would've guessed?.. The two contracts are not really comparable at all. SpaceX needs to launch three identical satellites to medium Earth orbit. ULA needs to launch two different pairs of spacecraft to two different GEO-ish orbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 12 hours ago, tater said: Block 5 test fire happened in TX tonight, apparently. I would think they finished test firings by now. Is this a test bed or is it going to be launched with a PL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 It's the first Block 5 that flies NET April 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, tater said: It's the first Block 5 that flies NET April 5. Where’d you hear this? Not a peep about it on twitter as far as I’ve seen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 A guy on NSF posted a FB video from someone who lives nearby of the (long) test fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 3 hours ago, tater said: It's the first Block 5 that flies NET April 5. So iridium-gracefo or bangabadu 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 minute ago, insert_name said: bangabadu 1 This one. The vid was at night, so I am unsure if they are certain that that was the burn. It was previously viewed at the test stand there, and needs to head for FL soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 27 minutes ago, tater said: This one. The vid was at night, so I am unsure if they are certain that that was the burn. It was previously viewed at the test stand there, and needs to head for FL soon. How do they exactly get the cores from McGregor of Canaveral? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 minute ago, PB666 said: How do they exactly get the cores from McGregor of Canaveral? On trailers. The 3.7m diameter is to fit under interstate highway overpasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, tater said: On trailers. The 3.7m diameter is to fit under interstate highway overpasses. That's the picture of the day, there. East bound and down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) That would be an interesting one to try to explain to your insurance, “Yes, I may have been going too fast, I rear-ended a rocket...” dat repair bill doe... Edited March 16, 2018 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: That would be an interesting one to try to explain to your insurance, “Yes, I may have been going too fast, I rear-ended a rocket...” dat repair bill doe... I wonder what kind of fine someone would have to pay if they damaged a rocket... are there any past examples? Edited March 16, 2018 by Spaceception Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Spaceception said: I wonder what kind of fine someone would have to pay if they damaged a rocket... are there any past examples? Its very standard rules for this, you are basically damaging cargo, same as rear ending an boat on trailer. And yes its an story you tell your grandchildren, I once rear ended an orbital rocket. Fun how they use the fuselage for structural support, pretty standard for windmill towers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 27 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: That would be an interesting one to try to explain to your insurance, “Yes, I may have been going too fast, I rear-ended a rocket...” dat repair bill doe... Picture yourself in the VAB with a long sponge mop and a bucket of soapy cleaning the soot off of recycled cores for the next 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, tater said: On trailers. The 3.7m diameter is to fit under interstate highway overpasses. I thought the max payload widht for trucks was 2.4mete..., oh its says OVERSIZE LOAD with full caps on the back, didn't see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman4308 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I suspect that unless you are either silly rich or forgiven by SpaceX, you'd wind up filing for bankruptcy and having your pay garnished until the day you die. Though really, there's probably a whole convoy to prevent collisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 And ironically enough, there’s a “significant” chance of the opposite happening soon, what with that derelict Chinese space station about to make its big re-entrance... But really, any ideas on how much a single Merlin-D is worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, magnemoe said: Fun how they use the fuselage for structural support, pretty standard for windmill towers. That tells you just how strong they are. Imagine being the guy shrinkwrapping that thing (yeah, probably a machine for that) 30 minutes ago, Starman4308 said: Though really, there's probably a whole convoy to prevent collisions. SOP for loads like that is supposed to be pilot vehicles front and rear, although I have seen a vehicle get squished trying to pass an oversize load on a curved onramp. While looking for more images of F9s on the road, I ran across this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) *cough* I made a thing "Like share subscribe and whatnot" I guess Edited March 17, 2018 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 8:18 AM, KSK said: That bad day might be caused (for example) by inadequate regard for a manufacturer's recommendations, placing a little too much faith in your Russian sourced engines, messing up a 64 bit to 16 bit data conversion, installing sensors upside down, not fully appreciating the fire hazards involved with 100% oxygen atmospheres or mixing up imperial and metric units. You know you play too much KSP when you can "read between the lines" and recognize the failures that each of these examples obliquely references Best, -Slashy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, StrandedonEarth said: That tells you just how strong they are. Imagine being the guy shrinkwrapping that thing (yeah, probably a machine for that) I think the core only weighs 22.5 tons, as for a tractor trailer this is not particularly heavy. A tractor trailer's legal weight is 40 tons. (before needing an oversized tag) So with trailer, tractor, rear wheels probably close. Maximum weight on trailer is 34,000 lbs (15,454 kg) for normal sized load. Edited March 17, 2018 by PB666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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