RyanRising Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Another flight down, another flight down, it hasn’t yet bit the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 I wonder what's the next goal? 20 flights? And how much money SpaceX saved, by not having to build 12 rockets to do the same job this one booster did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 This puts the Starlink v1.5 at about 306 kg each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 58 minutes ago, Beccab said: This puts the Starlink v1.5 at about 306 kg each Probably a bit less if the deployment mechaimsm is counted in the payload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 I really wonder if they should start naming these cores. B1051.13 has half as many flights as the space shuttle Endeavour. Speaking of space shuttle Endeavour, it has 7179h in flight. Dragon Endeavour has 6328h in flight. Gaining rapidly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, RCgothic said: I really wonder if they should start naming these cores. B1051.13 has half as many flights as the space shuttle Endeavour. Speaking of space shuttle Endeavour, it has 7179h in flight. Dragon Endeavour has 6328h in flight. Gaining rapidly! One idea would be to use the same algorithm that generates Kerbal's first names. It would fit somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Just now, darthgently said: One idea would be to use the same algorithm that generates Kerbal's first names. It would fit somehow Godspeed B1051.13 ‘Billybobfry’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Some info on B7 and raptor 2 posted by a kinda trustable insider, so take it as you will: "B7 will need another 5 weeks of fitting out, then cryo, then engine fit, then another cryo. WDR and then static program starts [...] [Of Raptor 2,] 17 engines have been completed and tested, 8 under assembly and 9 in the process of completion and testing, so the numbers are getting there. Not sure of the selection process for flight certification and allocation." And of B4/S20 cryo: "Just N2 QD supply, press and valve check this time round. WDR on the cards if possible." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRising Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Beccab said: Some info on B7 and raptor 2 posted by a kinda trustable insider, so take it as you will: "B7 will need another 5 weeks of fitting out, then cryo, then engine fit, then another cryo. WDR and then static program starts [...] [Of Raptor 2,] 17 engines have been completed and tested, 8 under assembly and 9 in the process of completion and testing, so the numbers are getting there. Not sure of the selection process for flight certification and allocation." And of B4/S20 cryo: "Just N2 QD supply, press and valve check this time round. WDR on the cards if possible." Is this post somewhere the rest of us can access it did you get it from one of those super secret invitation-only treehouse clubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, RyanRising said: Is this post somewhere the rest of us can access it did you get it from one of those super secret invitation-only treehouse clubs? https://www.reddit.com/user/Avalaerion/comments/ Guy is an old time SpaceX insider (that previously went by another name), his info does not always end up being right but that's expected with the way spacex does things, and has said enough correct info that was impossible to guess to be trustable Edited March 19, 2022 by Beccab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 B4/S20 is dead, long live B7/S24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Here's a graph of the launches spacex made every year: 2022 is looking good for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) Unexpected, but not surprising Edited March 21, 2022 by RealKerbal3x spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said: Unexpected, but not surprising It was pride that was keeping OneWeb from going with SpaceX in the first place. They will save money this way if I'm not mistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 This would have been a easy payload for ULA to get had Blue Origin shipped ULA their engines when they were supposed to (initial launch was supposed to be mid-2020). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 40 minutes ago, tater said: This would have been a easy payload for ULA to get had Blue Origin shipped ULA their engines when they were supposed to (initial launch was supposed to be mid-2020). Yep. I know they've had technical issues with the engines but crap or get off the pot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Wet dress reharsal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, Beccab said: Wet dress reharsal! Note that we haven't seen an overpressure notice, which means that they can't use CH4. They should still be able to load LOX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 3 hours ago, tater said: This would have been a easy payload for ULA to get had Blue Origin shipped ULA their engines when they were supposed to (initial launch was supposed to be mid-2020). Question if they could fight on price, yes they are very experienced and have very reliable rockets who is important then launching very expensive stuff but not very important launching constellations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, magnemoe said: Question if they could fight on price, yes they are very experienced and have very reliable rockets who is important then launching very expensive stuff but not very important launching constellations. 1. Vulcan is set to be reasonably competitive in price. 2. OneWeb could have picked SpaceX before, but did not—for reasons other than price. I think that given the choice, they'd continue to pick "not SpaceX." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Well, it's official now Time for B4 to shine one last time before passing the OLM to B7 and S24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Beccab said: They'll wait until the day before just to make us extra angry Just now, Beccab said: Well, it's official now Time for B4 to shine one last time before passing the OLM to B7 and S24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 6:59 AM, RCgothic said: I really wonder if they should start naming these cores. B1051.13 has half as many flights as the space shuttle Endeavour. Speaking of space shuttle Endeavour, it has 7179h in flight. Dragon Endeavour has 6328h in flight. Gaining rapidly! Hmm. Got me curious. I believe X-37B vehicle 2 has something like 47000 hours in space. Vehicle 1 is nearing the two-year mark on its current mission and has a similar number of hours. Those seem likely to be records for spacecraft that have been launched more than once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 8 hours ago, RealKerbal3x said: Unexpected, but not surprising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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