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RealKerbal3x Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 hours ago, RCgothic said: Gorgeous: Oh yeah, it's all coming together... Also, that reminds me of this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) New road closures, 14th, 15th, and 16th. Static fire attempt TONIGHT. Edited October 14, 2020 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Surprised no one has brought this up. This gives SpaceX more than $50 million to develop in-orbit refueling. And (cross posting in a sec), if you look at NASA's release, ULA is also going to be demonstrating in-orbit refueling for the Centaur stage. ACES is effectively back!! Edited October 14, 2020 by Spaceception Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 57 minutes ago, tater said: New road closures, 14th, 15th, and 16th. Static fire attempt TONIGHT. Woah, I didn't see this coming! Let's hope things go well... 11 minutes ago, Spaceception said: Surprised no one has brought this up. This gives SpaceX more than $50 million to develop in-orbit refueling. And (cross posting in a sec), if you look at NASA's release, ULA is also going to be demonstrating in-orbit refueling for the Centaur stage. ACES is effectively back!! I love how NASA has been actually taking Starship seriously recently. This is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zolotiyeruki Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On the topic of P2P Starship delivering rapid cargo, what if they stuck the cargo in its own re-entry vehicle, and lofted it on a ballistic trajectory with SS? Then SS releases the cargo, and (now unladen) burns to put itself onto a one-around orbit. The cargo reenters to its destination, and SS lands back where it started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropian Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 You would have to really want that cargo delivered fast, and you would have to pay an arm and a leg for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 https://spacenews.com/spacex-to-explore-ways-to-provide-weather-data-to-u-s-military/ Hmm now it looks like there are plans for starlink based weather sats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 11 hours ago, insert_name said: https://spacenews.com/spacex-to-explore-ways-to-provide-weather-data-to-u-s-military/ Hmm now it looks like there are plans for starlink based weather sats Why not provide 24\7 live weather data to everyone? With 40+ thousands of satellites in orbit the entire world could be their customer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Scotius said: Why not provide 24\7 live weather data to everyone? NOAA is doing this. "noaa metar ftp" tgftp.nws.noaa.gov public access - anonymous/anonymous mode: passive Edited October 15, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOXBLOX Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Scotius said: ...live weather data... Unless you're a meteorologist, that wouldn't be useful. You need the facilities, computers, models, and staff to actually use the data. SpaceX probably doesn't want to invest in that, and it wouldn't make much profit, when the government is giving away the same or better services "for free". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Was there a static fire last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Quote SpaceX Starship - Pitch, roll and yaw control Do they have petunias? Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 37 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Was there a static fire last night? Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scotius Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 8 hours ago, SOXBLOX said: Unless you're a meteorologist, that wouldn't be useful. You need the facilities, computers, models, and staff to actually use the data. SpaceX probably doesn't want to invest in that, and it wouldn't make much profit, when the government is giving away the same or better services "for free". Well, I'm not talking about making long term predictions. More like popping to the site to check if there is rain incoming. Or a thunderstorm. I'm checking our local weather radar before going for a walk in the forest, or starting substantial work in the backyard. Many times it proved to be very useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 11 hours ago, SOXBLOX said: Unless you're a meteorologist, that wouldn't be useful. You need the facilities, computers, models, and staff to actually use the data. SpaceX probably doesn't want to invest in that, and it wouldn't make much profit, when the government is giving away the same or better services "for free". I would not be surprised if SpaceX has some meteorologists on staff. Our Flight Test group has our own meteorologists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOXBLOX Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Scotius said: local weather radar Yeah. But those big Doppler radars live here on Earth, not in LEO. I don't think this is really SpaceX's shtick. *** Anyone know anything about how they'll subdivide the spaces in manned Starship? Also, are they still planning on using the "chomper" fairing for the cargo version? Or do we even know anything about this stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) The road has been closed in Boca Chica, we may be seeing a static fire (or at least a wet dress rehearsal) tonight! Edit: WDR appeared to be successful. Edited October 16, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 7 hours ago, RealKerbal3x said: Edit: WDR appeared to be successful. That's a step in the right direction. I don't remember WDRs before the single-engine static fires. I guess with three Raptors bolted on there, they are a little more cautious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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