kerbiloid Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On a military space station (like MOL or original Almaz) the floor and the ceiling are where they are ordered to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 B1058 is returning to port! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 https://images.nasa.gov/details-KSC-20200530-MH-AJW01-0001-SpaceX_Demo-2_Isolated_Launch_Views-3250046 Bunch of NASA launch video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adm-frb Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Wonder if SpaceX will ever do a mission like this...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Spoiler Unlikely. Unless Musk becomes a British citizen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) I was just looking back at the livestream of the booster return that I linked to yesterday and they were discussing whether B1058 will be reused. I can see both sides; on one hand, it would be awesome to see that NASA worm fly again on a uncrewed resupply mission; on the other hand, once they get the capsule back, combining the booster, capsule and a dummy second stage would make for a fantastic museum exhibit. What does everyone else think? Also: ooo, new Starship legs Edited June 3, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 47 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: Hide contents Unlikely. Unless Musk becomes a British citizen. More a question is why? It could be an rescue mission but that would require that the first falcon was not at the ISS and not able to return. Now if the first had its upper stage it could be an moon mission as in flyby or Artemis mission. First is launched on falcon heavy who is not man rated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codraroll Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, magnemoe said: More a question is why? One of the Dragon capsules could be outfitted with just enough stuff to legally make it a space station. There must be some tax loophole or other that SpaceX could take advantage of by making one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Codraroll said: One of the Dragon capsules could be outfitted with just enough stuff to legally make it a space station. All water, air and space crafts are legally the same thing - the laws of the nation they're registered to applies onboard. 19 hours ago, kerbiloid said: floor and the ceiling are where they are ordered to be. On the ISS there are clear sign labels saying "OVHD" (ceiling) and "DECK" (floor). And after checking out the Google Street View tour of ISS, apparently orientation within docked spacecrafts are labeled accordingly with their planned place of attachments, in sync with the rest of the station. ____________ Starlink launch SpaceX-hosted livestream link for later in the night (tomorrow morning for me) : Edited June 3, 2020 by YNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Sadly, it's at 2am for me, and I don't consider a Starlink launch exciting enough to get up super early in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Spoiler 1 hour ago, YNM said: On the ISS there are clear sign labels saying "OVHD" (ceiling) and "DECK" (floor). If I saw OVHD over head I would be staring at it, trying to decode what does this caption mean, until trip over and fall on the DECK. 3 hours ago, magnemoe said: More a question is why? I mean the flag on both Dragons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Unlikely. Unless Musk becomes a British citizen. The way things are going lately that might not be a bad idea. 6 hours ago, adm-frb said: Wonder if SpaceX will ever do a mission like this...? <Steve Irwin voice> An’ ‘ere we see the two Dragon Gouramis locked in a contest for dominance and the favour of the smalla female... 4 hours ago, magnemoe said: More a question is why? @Codraroll has a point, strip down and equip one Dragon and you’ve got a very quick, inexpensive mini-station for longer duration flights than Dragon could do on its own, maybe in a different orbit than ISS. A polar crewed flight has never been done, for example.... Edited June 3, 2020 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 If rotate, they'd have a gravity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shpaget Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, RealKerbal3x said: Sadly, it's at 2am for me, and I don't consider a Starlink launch exciting enough to get up super early in the morning Getting choosy now, are we? But yeah, it's 3:25 AM for me, so I'll wait until I wake up and pretend it's live, but with fast forward and rewind capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Weather looks nasty, anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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XB-70A Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) Interesting. In case the tweet isn't showing: Edited June 3, 2020 by XB-70A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 That’s great. Maybe NASA will allow to reuse the capsule as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 44 minutes ago, sh1pman said: That’s great. Maybe NASA will allow to reuse the capsule as well? It says they will right there in the text! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, cubinator said: It says they will right there in the text! Missed it, thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Stage 2 fueling closed out. No funky music yet, but I can't wait: Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, tater said: No funky music yet, but I can't wait: Funky music is on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Just now, IncongruousGoat said: Funky music is on Blink. I had hit play and it said waiting still. Reloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Do you think that the refit of JRTI paid some attention to better landing video connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Do you think that the refit of JRTI paid some attention to better landing video connection? Given that we saw the entire landing with no LOS, it's entirely possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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