tater Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Quote James May attempts to ignite a SS-18 Satan nuclear missle with a lighter Is he sure if it's properly aimed? *** Making those starship polished like mirror, do they realize that this may significantky decrease their FPS, especially since there are a lot of objects around which may be reflected? Maybe that's why the Starships always have problems with touchdown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: Maybe that's why the Starships always have problems with touchdown? The simulation runs into performance issues due to lots of flying dust particles that need to be calculated, rendered and reflected by shiny objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFUN Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 We kept telling Musk to invest in raytracing but he said those graphics cards being worse at bitcoin mining was a dealbreaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StrandedonEarth Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 It looks like the tiles should just clip on..... Spoiler BUSTED! SpaceX has part clipping enabled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Also: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Do they usually do static test firing of Falcon 9 on the same day they plan the launch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, Brotoro said: Do they usually do static test firing of Falcon 9 on the same day they plan the launch? They do them pretty soon before hand on some Starlinks. The launch is not for ~24 hours though. 25 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Oh...I got my dates wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewie Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 8 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Can I pick it up myself? - I've never been a fan of their delivery options Man, this made me laugh real hard....thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 SpaceX's inspection drone had a terminal in-flight failure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 LabPadre cam apparently recorded audio saying there would be a pad clear later today, with a cryo proof test at 6pm local time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman.Spiff Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Starship tiles look Interesting. I wonder which SN will have a full complement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMY_the_DOG Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Spaceman.Spiff said: I wonder which SN will have a full complement. not until they get to orbit, and need the heat protection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman.Spiff Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, JIMMY_the_DOG said: not until they get to orbit, and need the heat protection I figure they would want to try the landing maneuver at full mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cubinator Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, JIMMY_the_DOG said: not until they get to orbit, and need the heat protection That'd be SN15, I think. And isn't SN15 up next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, cubinator said: That'd be SN15, I think. And isn't SN15 up next? SN15 isn't getting a full heatshield. I'm thinking full heatshield and orbit around SN18-19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMY_the_DOG Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, cubinator said: That'd be SN15, I think. And isn't SN15 up next? uhm no..? wouldnt it be sn12 next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Helium ingestion caused low thrust. Oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, JIMMY_the_DOG said: uhm no..? wouldnt it be sn12 next? They scrapped 12-14. Next is SN15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 24 minutes ago, JIMMY_the_DOG said: uhm no..? wouldnt it be sn12 next? As tater said, SN12, 13 and 14 were scrapped due to (as yet unknown) upgrades to SN15 and subsequent prototypes. (Landings excepted) testing has gone pretty smoothly so far, so it wouldn't be worth delaying flight experience with SN15-type prototypes in order to get more flight experience with SN8-type ones. Totally worth the manufacturing practice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 That right there is why I like Elon's SpaceX persona. The general openness about problems and fessing up when he made what now seems to be the wrong call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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