magnemoe Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 4 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: I doubt it exists yet, in anything approaching a finished state. I’m expecting The flight article for the unmanned test to be a pretty stripped down affair inside, and the crew test article probably isn’t nearly that complete yet. I would expect padding and also lot more equipment, they will also not fly with 7 seats so I assume bottom will be for storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 47 minutes ago, magnemoe said: I would expect padding and also lot more equipment, they will also not fly with 7 seats so I assume bottom will be for storage. And cheese. Lots and lots of cheese. Astronauts need cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Just now, CatastrophicFailure said: And cheese. Lots and lots of cheese. Astronauts need cheese. SPACE FOOD. Anyway, when will elon fly on one of those dragons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Xd the great said: SPACE FOOD. If you mean the sticks... I loved that as a kid. Think they still sell it at KSC gift shop (bought some a couple years ago at the National Atomic Museum here in ABQ). For anyone else, the Quest peanut butter/chocolate protein bars takes a LOT like space food sticks. I always keep those around as emergency chow, and for hiking. Edited August 6, 2018 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 18 minutes ago, tater said: If you mean the sticks... I loved that as a kid. Think they still sell it at KSC gift shop (bought some a couple years ago at the National Atomic Museum here in ABQ). For anyone else, the Quest peanut butter/chocolate protein bars takes a LOT like space food sticks. I always keep those around as emergency chow, and for hiking. I know the space ice-cream isnt real space food, but its tasty. Huh, why arent they recovering the fairing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Xd the great said: I know the space ice-cream isnt real space food, but its tasty. There was a brand sold in the 60s and 70s called "Space Food Sticks": Quote Huh, why arent they recovering the fairing? Because tomorrow's launch is from KSC. Mr. Steven is out of Los Angeles. Once they figure out fairing catching, only then will they make more ships to do it. They don;t want to invest in ships on both coasts if the idea won't work with that type of ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 minute ago, tater said: There was a brand sold in the 60s and 70s called "Space Food Sticks": Because tomorrow's launch is from KSC. Mr. Steven is out of Los Angeles. Once they figure out fairing catching, only then will they make more ships to do it. They don;t want to invest in ships on both coasts if the idea won't work with that type of ship. Ah I see. Thanks Anyway, the bfr wont be recovering the fairings. It stays with the ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Live in 24 hours: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) Soot cleaned off for inspection... or a coded message to aliens? Theres also this... ...wonder if I could trade for that bridge I’ve been holding on to... Edited August 6, 2018 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CatastrophicFailure Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Veeeeery interestink... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused Scientist Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Interesting that "NASA will be there" is a necessary detail, as if they've been so degraded that they might not have been invited. SLS is a money-suck but the probes are doing great, and NASA is undoubtedly the world's leading expert in duration spaceflight, landing on Mars, and the environment on Mars' surface, so I'd really like to see what input they have for the BFS life support, interior design, etc. and how their thoughts differ from SpaceX's. Of course, "NASA will be there" could just be emphasis on how important this conference will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 49 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Veeeeery interestink... I am very excited about this. With NASA's amazing expertise in human habitation in space, and their R&D in all aspects of Martian lifestyle, humanity will soon be able to accrue all the minds and hands we need into one big team to put people on Mars. This is feeling a hundred times more real than I thought it would by this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Phil Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Confused Scientist said: Interesting that "NASA will be there" is a necessary detail, as if they've been so degraded that they might not have been invited. SLS is a money-suck but the probes are doing great, and NASA is undoubtedly the world's leading expert in duration spaceflight, landing on Mars, and the environment on Mars' surface, so I'd really like to see what input they have for the BFS life support, interior design, etc. and how their thoughts differ from SpaceX's. Of course, "NASA will be there" could just be emphasis on how important this conference will be. "NASA" could literally mean a dude in a T-shirt or polo who's handing out bags full of stuff. I hope not though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 46 minutes ago, Bill Phil said: "NASA" could literally mean a dude in a T-shirt or polo who's handing out bags full of stuff. I hope not though. "NASA" in this case means experts who are actively involved in robotic Mars exploration, and probably some of the people involved in creating tech for manned Mars missions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 53 minutes ago, Bill Phil said: "NASA" could literally mean a dude in a T-shirt or polo who's handing out bags full of stuff. From the article: Quote including a handful of leaders from NASA's Mars exploration program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Falcon is breathing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) This is the booster that launched Bangabandhu-1, right? For some reason I can't find any concrete mention of which booster this is anywhere. EDIT: Live stream confirms, this is the booster that was used on Bangabandhu-1 Edited August 7, 2018 by IncongruousGoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 52 minutes ago, IncongruousGoat said: This is the booster that launched Bangabandhu-1, right? For some reason I can't find any concrete mention of which booster this is anywhere. Yes, it’s Banga, they just mentioned it. Woohoo! Finally, a rocket launch when I’m home and mostly conscious! Big screen time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Right. In. The. Pickle. Barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Interesting. The drone ship camera looked like it was tilted up to show the first stage coming down, then tilted its view down before landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Payload released into correct transfer orbit. Another job well done, SpaceX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Boooo! I overslept Still, watching the replay, i thought of something cool. I remember early discussions about how much landing legs, fins etc. would cut into Falcon's payload fraction. Their weight is not insignificant after all. And yet the rocket proved to be more capable than we all thought Block 5 can lift heaviest telecom sat ever launched to GTO and still land safely. No matter what you think of SpaceX - their engineers are on the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 43 minutes ago, Scotius said: Boooo! I overslept Still, watching the replay, i thought of something cool. I remember early discussions about how much landing legs, fins etc. would cut into Falcon's payload fraction. Their weight is not insignificant after all. And yet the rocket proved to be more capable than we all thought Block 5 can lift heaviest telecom sat ever launched to GTO and still land safely. No matter what you think of SpaceX - their engineers are on the ball. That is also thanks to the crazy reentry tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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