tater Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 !? (second tweet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, tater said: !? (second tweet) Fly as what, tourists?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, sh1pman said: Fly as what, tourists?.. No idea. Kind of amazing. Maybe NASA will let Bigelow use the BEAM module for this purpose? Maybe they can send up a less autonomous version of the B330 and berth it to ISS? They are supposed to launch on Vulcan (B330). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CatastrophicFailure Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Dangit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 21 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Dangit. I was partially contemplating finding a way to get down there too. This was the biggest reason I decided against it (that and I don't want to get on a plane). I just know that if I planned a trip to see a launch, it would get moved and/or scrubbed on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 On 6/6/2019 at 7:16 PM, Wjolcz said: I think Scott Manley did a video on that and it looks like the explosion starts above one of the SuperDraco pods. My guess is a faulty piece of plumbing right where it connects to the engines. I guess it was because of the KAS bug, Poor Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 UK radio today reporting that tourist flights to the international space station were to be offered for £28,000. The news was lacking in detail, but that's insane. Even starship with a capacity 100 would struggle to loft a person into LEO for so little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 20 minutes ago, RCgothic said: UK radio today reporting that tourist flights to the international space station were to be offered for £28,000. The news was lacking in detail, but that's insane. Even starship with a capacity 100 would struggle to loft a person into LEO for so little. I read an article discussing it. It's $35,000 per night, but that doesn't include launch costs, sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: I read an article discussing it. It's $35,000 per night, but that doesn't include launch costs, sadly. Quite right. @RCgothic, here's a good article. $35k (something something Pounds) is what NASA will be charging, but no word on launch costs yet. However, there is a tweet just above mentioning Bigelow has made deposits on up to 16 seats on Dragons, presumably for this very thing. IIRC they've also got deposits/interest on Starliner flights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Industries Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Is the $35k price specifically for tourists, or is it a general price for any non-government funded astronaut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, Raven Industries said: Is the $35k price specifically for tourists, or is it a general price for any non-government funded astronaut? I'm fairly sure it's general stuff. I think that covers food, oxygen, water, and additional life expenses. I'm not exactly sure what I expected that number to be, but it seems both lower and higher than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, Raven Industries said: Is the $35k price specifically for tourists, or is it a general price for any non-government funded astronaut? I didn’t read the article, but I gather that’s the commercial “hotel” rate for visitors. After you pay for your taxi seat. I wonder if you get a discount if you BYO air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: BYO air. https://www.newegg.com/p/0DC-05S1-00011?Item=9SIAHPT8DK4773 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, Geonovast said: https://www.newegg.com/p/0DC-05S1-00011?Item=9SIAHPT8DK4773 I was thinking more..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunjo Carl Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 (edited) Here's a full res picture of the roomba from @tater's post: https:\\i.imgur.com/g8tvBKm.jpg I'd always wanted to see the inside of that thing! I was curious if they had an electromagnet set up inside to help hold it to the steel deck, or if it was just really dang heavy. Edited June 17, 2019 by Val Link fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 34 minutes ago, Cunjo Carl said: Here's a full res picture of the roomba from @tater's post: https:\\i.imgur.com/g8tvBKm.jpg I'd always wanted to see the inside of that thing! I was curious if they had an electromagnet set up inside to help hold it to the steel deck, or if it was just really dang heavy. Psst... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Spoiler On 6/7/2019 at 6:19 PM, sh1pman said: Fly as what, tourists?.. Why? It's a hotel personnel. The chef cook, waitresses, hostesses, bartender(esse)s, bouncer(esse)s. Also two parking boys valet parking specialists to park the spaceships. And a butler. On 6/7/2019 at 6:29 PM, tater said: Maybe NASA will let Bigelow use the BEAM module for this purpose? It's a mini-bar prototype "The White Beam". For a bartender and two customers. 10 hours ago, RCgothic said: UK radio today reporting that tourist flights to the international space station were to be offered for £28,000 With a seat or standing? Does it include a return ticket price, or it should be purchased additionally on board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunjo Carl Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Psst... Yeah... It's 330k though, and I try not to post images over 60k for people on mobile! Maybe that's not such a big deal any more. It is pretty fun to stare at. Edited June 9, 2019 by Cunjo Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Anyone know if Radarsat C1, C2 C3 on Wednesday will be RTLS? My Google-fu is failing me and neither Spaceflightnow or Everyday Astronaut pre-launch previews are telling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Geonovast said: Anyone know if Radarsat C1, C2 C3 on Wednesday will be RTLS? My Google-fu is failing me and neither Spaceflightnow or Everyday Astronaut pre-launch previews are telling. Looking through the relevant NSF thread, it looks like the landing will be RTLS based on A: the FCC permits SpaceX have filed, and B: the roadblocks that are slated to go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 5/30/2019 at 6:48 AM, Reactordrone said: Astronomy live did some nice observations of Starlink satellites and a simulation of their visibility from a couple of latitudes through the year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm6G6N5u0IA&t=0s That's a pretty large impact, especially if other constellations like that are launched. I'm kind of surprised that there isn't some kind of international governing body for this kind of thing, since it affects so many things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Spoiler Does SpaceX already have names for the new constellations? What about their astrological meaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: Hide contents Does SpaceX already have names for the new constellations? What about their astrological meaning? Is there a constellation named for Falcons yet? Otherwise, Tesla would work. The astrological significance would be constant change, of course. Sometimes radical change but usually just incremental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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