tater Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Nice landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flying dutchman Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I honestly never expected them to reuse them that many times, amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 The last 39A tower segment is about to be delivered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 The notice has been delivered, the road is closed, the pad is clear and prop loading has just begun on B7. Looks like we could see more static fires today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 It's a spin prime Still 4 hours in the window, but i'm not sure if there's going to be more after this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Interesting observation: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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darthgently Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) On 9/9/2022 at 2:28 PM, tater said: PPS—If the Depot stages the nose off to leave a flat top that exactly matches the SH interstage, they could tank the LSS. Stack to the bottom of LSS, as it does with SH, then do the bulk of TLI withthe now tug Depot, depot returns to circular LEO. LSS can fly round trip to LEO. Having just watched a vid of the Sierra Space inflatable module test I remembered this post and thought I'd throw in here the idea of an inflatable nose cone that would deflate compactly enough for the tanker starship to emulate a booster interface for a starship to refuel. I'm not sure how hot the nose gets during ascent but maybe some kind of flexible nomex or woven fiberglass outer layer could work. [Edit] there could be a section that would be intentional pierced during refueling and refurbished on the ground. The piercing would be designed to push in between the woven straps of the structures rather than tearing through them Edited September 13, 2022 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 27 minutes ago, darthgently said: Having just watched a vid of the Sierra Space inflatable module test I remembered this post and thought I'd throw in here the idea of an inflatable nose cone that would deflate compactly enough for the tanker starship to emulate a booster interface for a starship to refuel. I'm not sure how hot the nose gets during ascent but maybe some kind of flexible nomex or woven fiberglass outer layer could work. [Edit] there could be a section that would be intentional pierced during refueling and refurbished on the ground. The piercing would be designed to push in between the woven straps of the structures rather than tearing through them The original plan was to fuel Starship trough superheavy but the skipped that, probably to save on the piping inside superheavy and they needed to stabilize the stack anyway. Current plan is to refuel side by side. I assume the depot will have an docking adapter and fuel piping looking like the quick disconnect adapter. I also guess it has an standard fueling adapter on the other side. Down the line I would like an androgynous adapter so Starships could refuel each others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RealKerbal3x Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 So, production at the Cape might begin sooner than we think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said: So, production at the Cape might begin sooner than we think... Either they are reeeaaaal confident in the iteration they (hopefully) plan to test soon, or they're simply getting stuff ready for production. Parallel / competing design & iteration seems perhaps aggressive to me given we've not seen SH fly yet and SS is still a very early prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, magnemoe said: The original plan was to fuel Starship trough superheavy but the skipped that, probably to save on the piping inside superheavy and they needed to stabilize the stack anyway. Current plan is to refuel side by side. I assume the depot will have an docking adapter and fuel piping looking like the quick disconnect adapter. I also guess it has an standard fueling adapter on the other side. Down the line I would like an androgynous adapter so Starships could refuel each others. Yeah, I replying to the concept that tanker starship (not super heavy) could have a top like superheavy so refueling would use the same docking mechanisms that were used between the booster and starship. But that left tanker starship with a need for some kind of removable nose cone. Anyway... Edited September 13, 2022 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Barzon Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) A Raptor just ate itself at McGregor (again): (got the clip on discord and idk how to do clips of livestreams so heres the mp4 clip as an unlisted video) Edited September 13, 2022 by Barzon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 My dad was in California for vacation this past week and he went 0 for 3 on launch attempts. I guess the luck required to get 3 consecutive launch attempts from Vandy was canceled out by the bad luck of none of them working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 1 hour ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Green! It ain't easy healthy being green... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 15 hours ago, Barzon said: A Raptor just ate itself at McGregor (again) Gobble gobble, nom nom. On 9/10/2022 at 9:59 PM, tater said: Just an aside, but as usual, public reporting on spaceflight sucks SO bad. This, from EarthSky: Yes, "perhaps" Falcon 9 would struggle with lofting a 1.5 tonne payload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannu2 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 15 hours ago, Barzon said: A Raptor just ate itself at McGregor (again): That green flame is spectacular. Maybe they should add little bit copper containing chemical in fuel in those missions do not need 100 % capacity. Do you know was that unexpected anomaly or did they some destructive or intentionally risky testing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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