tater Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 21 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Groan. Anyone think landing that WB-57F in a crosswind looks... fraught? I know a guy who used to fly them (RB-57F) USAF) before he became a doctor. He's retired now, but at my wife's medical meetings I sometimes hang with him and listen to airplane stories. He said they had to suit up the same as the SR-71 guys, and used the same bases often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, zolotiyeruki said: Reading through the Wikipedia article on it, yeah, it has a LOT of lifting surface, both horizontal and vertical. Why is it even like that? Altitude? Stability? Edited October 11, 2021 by Beccab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Chopstick 2 has been lifted and flipped, it's expected to meet its counterpart on the red structure like in this render Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 34 minutes ago, Beccab said: Why is it even like that? Altitude? Stability? 80,000 feet (at least) That thing can get up there... and stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, Beccab said: Chopstick 2 has been lifted and flipped, it's expected to meet its counterpart on the red structure like in this render That whole thing weirds me out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 https://spacenews.com/varda-space-selects-spacex-for-launch-of-first-space-manufacturing-satellite/ Varda Space selects SpaceX for launch of first space manufacturing satellite, which will demonstrate production of a wide range of materials during up to three months in orbit in 2023 and then reenter them down to earth in a capsule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearsNSuch Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Beccab said: - Starship tiles are called Starbrick So that’s what all those Boring Company bricks were for… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Earlier today one of the Chopstick stakes (in the pic) fell and was destroyed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Ouch. Gotta love that Musk replied and in such a fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/10/ship-20-static-fire-new-raptor-2-fa,ctory/ Mayor new info: - The new Raptor factory at McGregor is going up (Pic in article): - S20 is scheduled to be static fired this week. - Specific engines have been assigned for S20's orbital fight - Booster 4 static fire test campaign NET November - McGregor's test stands are being prepped for Raptor 2 testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 7 hours ago, Beccab said: Earlier today one of the Chopstick stakes (in the pic) fell and was destroyed Is that one of the rail mounts for the carriage or is it a linear truck that slides along the chopstick arm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Is that one of the rail mounts for the carriage or is it a linear truck that slides along the chopstick arm? The latter I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHHans Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 22 hours ago, Beccab said: - In August when it was published it was targeting March 2021 as a reentry observation opportunity. I think the March 2022 (not '21) date is not because of the first orbital flight of starship, but that they expect to be ready for real live testing of their calibrated camera by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Static fire tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Doodling Astronaut Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Hopefully no tiles (or at least not much) fall off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cubinator Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Is that the biggest robot ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) It's a Decepticon Enderman. Spoiler Edited October 12, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 The mind boggles at the size of, well, everything. If you wanna build it BI-I-I-I-IG, yup, build it in Texas! Yeehaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: The mind boggles at the size of, well, everything. If you wanna build it BI-I-I-I-IG, yup, build it in Texas! Yeehaw! Biggest building in the world: (Not in Texas.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 LOL, just the few connected buildings look to be over 100 acres. And looking at the sat map, there are other pretty huge buildings as well. Gotta be way more area under climate control there than total land area at Starbase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, tater said: LOL, just the few connected buildings look to be over 100 acres. And looking at the sat map, there are other pretty huge buildings as well. Gotta be way more area under climate control there than total land area at Starbase. Yes, the building footprint is about 100 acres (about 400,000 m^2). How big is Starbase? (OK, Wikipedia says Starbase is about 100 acres. So yeah, just the factory building is about the same area as all of Starbase.) Edited October 13, 2021 by mikegarrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staticalliam7 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Lets hope the FAA approves of the flight. Fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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