cubinator Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, tater said: SpaceX is targeting Monday, September 11 at 11:57 p.m. PT (06:57 UTC on September 12) Thought this was for Starship for a second before the tweet loaded and nearly fell out of my chair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalswissarmyknife Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 9/10/2023 at 6:41 AM, CatastrophicFailure said: All 63 requirements have either been completed or are for future flights… also 90+ cameras. Only if we got all of the footage from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 That's definitely a thing you do when ready to launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I just noticed the GOAT on the OLT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalswissarmyknife Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 32 minutes ago, tater said: I just noticed the GOAT on the OLT Very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 20 minutes ago, Royalswissarmyknife said: Very odd. Greatest Of All Time = GOAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I'm gathering that it is the mascot for the Stage 0 team. Rumor has it anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 2 hours ago, tater said: GOAT Lot of talk of ungulates on this board, lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 2 hours ago, RCgothic said: That's definitely a thing you do when ready to launch. Almost. 3 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Lot of talk of ungulates on this board, lately https://x.com/austinbarnard45/status/1702057715051253848 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Almost. https://x.com/austinbarnard45/status/1702057715051253848 What I read there is another typical "leave us alone" statement of vagary by the FAA. The license may come as early as next month, but they haven't actually said there's no possibility it won't come as early as today. They could have said "The license will be issued in October". Or "The license *won't* be issued in September". But they didn't. Meaningless. It'll come when it comes. Edited September 14, 2023 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 1 hour ago, RCgothic said: What I read there is another typical "leave us alone" statement of vagary by the FAA. The license may come as early as next month, but they haven't actually said there's no possibility it won't come as early as today. They could have said "The license will be issued in October". Or "The license *won't* be issued in September". But they didn't. Meaningless. It'll come when it comes. "Teams are working together and I think we're optimistic sometime next month," - acting FAA Administrator Polly Trottenberg I think that's more than a 'nothing' statement, but that's just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 This has to be teaching SpaceX a lot about spacesuit development, I wouldn't be surprised if they're getting started on more advanced EVA suits for planetary environments (or already have a while ago), given how the development of this, comparatively, simpler suit is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 This new book is a good read so far. The post below is a good highlight: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, tater said: Huh. Yes that looks a bit weird, had been smarter to use the end pieces seen here to round off the edge of the heat shield for less drag and better look. My guess is that its an test of these edge tiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 38 minutes ago, magnemoe said: Yes that looks a bit weird, had been smarter to use the end pieces seen here to round off the edge of the heat shield for less drag and better look. My guess is that its an test of these edge tiles. It's apparently over vents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) There’s this… which despite the usual hullabaloo seems like more nothing… Edited September 16, 2023 by CatastrophicFailure %$$%#&#$!! X... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Makes sense with the Raptor performance increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 A small SS stretch makes lunar surface round trips a thing from LEO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Something that crosses my mind when I see stuff like this, even though it's probably already evident, is that it's interesting that they took a lot of inspiration for Falcon 9's development in Starship's test program. Where they started out with basically a minimum viable rocket, and gradually upgraded everything over time to block 5, Starship is going down a similar path while still in development before they declare it operational. Raptor 1-3 (and possibly 4+ in the next several years), stretching Starship's tanks, adding hot staging, not to mention the more fundamental changes like carbon fiber to steel, and 12 to 9m. If they had decided to freeze the design earlier and focus on orbit, could they be flying right now? Maybe, maybe not, steel was still a relatively recent change for that, but they also likely want to avoid getting themselves stuck in a potentially limiting design like Falcon 9, and not having more room to work on reusability and turnaround, at least not without more of a cost. So they're working on a design they like while everything is still in flux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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