CatastrophicFailure Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 [old man yells LOUDER @ cloud] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Ignore bad weather, hype new booster! (For Telstar 19V) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Window is now 4 hours, up from 58 minutes, which will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Poop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 3 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Poop. Technical warnings or weather being uncooperative? Inquiring minds want to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 25 minutes ago, Scotius said: Technical warnings or weather being uncooperative? Inquiring minds want to know Sounds like a bit of both. Weather 70% go for the 4th, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Sounds like a bit of both. Weather 70% go for the 4th, I think. Next step after rapid reuse would be to weather proof the rocket Russian style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, magnemoe said: Next step after rapid reuse would be to weather proof the rocket Russian style Indeed. BFR Earth to Earth and space colonization doesn't seem plausible if it can't handle a little bit of rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 1 hour ago, NSEP said: Indeed. BFR Earth to Earth and space colonization doesn't seem plausible if it can't handle a little bit of rain. You see, Ivan, when launch in cold, is make rocket more buoyant, so go up faster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NSEP Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 20 minutes ago, tater said: It looks like they are getting better at the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 53 minutes ago, tater said: Ah so. So that’s why they’re having the upper stage trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolotiyeruki Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 2 hours ago, tater said: The outside of the fairing is round and smooth, but the inside looks like it's made up of a bunch of panels of some sort. Does anyone know more about how the thing is put together, and why it looks like that inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, zolotiyeruki said: The outside of the fairing is round and smooth, but the inside looks like it's made up of a bunch of panels of some sort. Does anyone know more about how the thing is put together, and why it looks like that inside? Acoustic tiles, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 1 minute ago, tater said: Acoustic tiles, I think. The first time I saw it I thought of that too. 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Ah so. So that’s why they’re having the upper stage trouble. What trouble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Wjolcz said: What trouble? Upper stage is Block 5, while the booster is Block 4. No wonder they have issues with this Frankenstein rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 30 minutes ago, sh1pman said: Upper stage is Block 5, while the booster is Block 4. No wonder they have issues with this Frankenstein rocket. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 38 minutes ago, Wjolcz said: The first time I saw it I thought of that too. What trouble? One of the reasons mentioned for the delay is so they can check over some stuff with the upper stage. 5 minutes ago, DAL59 said: Why? Block 5 is still new, and it’s mentioned in that TeslaRati article linked above that this is the first time they’re going to run it at full power. Teething troubles are to be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 "Lego rockets" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 3 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: You see, Ivan, when launch in cold, is make rocket more buoyant, so go up faster! If launch in very cold, Ivan, you mix some vodka into kerosene. So rocket is warm up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 5 hours ago, tater said: Notice that there are 2 fairings shown. The second image of the fairing half in flight has some odd scorching patterns almost certainly related to the logos painted on the fairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 42 minutes ago, tater said: The second image of the fairing half in flight has some odd scorching patterns almost certainly related to the logos painted on the fairing. I was noticing that. Must make them easier to scrape off for the next customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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