mikegarrison Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Loads of vids of that F9 Stage 2 reentering. Wonder what the deal is with their deorbit burns, this is I think the third one that was not disposed of properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 They swapped out an engine yesterday, so static fire and flight in one day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 34 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said: They swapped out an engine yesterday, so static fire and flight in one day? I believe that was also the case for SN10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 21 minutes ago, RCgothic said: I believe that was also the case for SN10. That might have been the original plan but as far as I can tell SN10 did its last static fire on 25 Feb and flew on 3 March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Huh. I was sure at least one flight was conducted immediately after a static fire, but I can't confirm it so I must be misremembering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRising Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, RealKerbal3x said: That might have been the original plan but as far as I can tell SN10 did its last static fire on 25 Feb and flew on 3 March. They aborted a flight just after ignition on March 3 (then turned around and flew that same day!) so that probably counts as a static fire. ‘Twas static and the engines fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, RyanRising said: They aborted a flight just after ignition on March 3 (then turned around and flew that same day!) so that probably counts as a static fire. ‘Twas static and the engines fired. That's probably what I was thinking of. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Pad is clear, coverage starting soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Static fire! Looked good to me, but it's not always easy to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 9 hours ago, tater said: Loads of vids of that F9 Stage 2 reentering. Wonder what the deal is with their deorbit burns, this is I think the third one that was not disposed of properly. I mean, that's always what it looks like, right? Usually it just does that over the Indian Ocean or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 47 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: I mean, that's always what it looks like, right? Usually it just does that over the Indian Ocean or something. Yeah, reentry over land has got to be off nominal. There's usually a hazard warning in the S Pacific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, tater said: Yeah, reentry over land has got to be off nominal. There's usually a hazard warning in the S Pacific. I wonder if a normal, planned re-entry is steeper and thus looks different..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: I wonder if a normal, planned re-entry is steeper and thus looks different..... You'd think these days there would be sailing cruisers in the SoPac, and they have internet and phones like the rest of us, lol. Spoiler ^^^ESA ATV being disposed of SoPac. Edited March 26, 2021 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Hope all goes well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JcoolTheShipbuilder Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 im excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 SpaceX website updated for SN11 flight: https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said: SpaceX website updated for SN11 flight: https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/ Presser: As early as Friday, March 26, the SpaceX team will attempt a high-altitude flight test of Starship serial number 11 (SN11) – our fourth high-altitude flight test of a Starship prototype from Starbase in Texas. Similar to previous high-altitude flight tests of Starship, SN11 will be powered through ascent by three Raptor engines, each shutting down in sequence prior to the vehicle reaching apogee – approximately 10 km in altitude. SN11 will perform a propellant transition to the internal header tanks, which hold landing propellant, before reorienting itself for reentry and a controlled aerodynamic descent. The Starship prototype will descend under active aerodynamic control, accomplished by independent movement of two forward and two aft flaps on the vehicle. All four flaps are actuated by an onboard flight computer to control Starship’s attitude during flight and enable precise landing at the intended location. SN11’s Raptor engines will then reignite as the vehicle attempts a landing flip maneuver immediately before touching down on the landing pad adjacent to the launch mount. A controlled aerodynamic descent with body flaps and vertical landing capability, combined with in-space refilling, are critical to landing Starship at destinations across the solar system where prepared surfaces or runways do not exist, and returning to Earth. This capability will enable a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo on long-duration, interplanetary flights and help humanity return to the Moon, and travel to Mars and beyond. There will be a live feed of the flight test available here that will start a few minutes prior to liftoff. Given the dynamic schedule of development testing, stay tuned to our social media channels for updates as we move toward SpaceX’s fourth high-altitude flight test of Starship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spaceception Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Maybe 4th time's the charm for them? It was with Falcon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, Spaceception said: Maybe 4th time's the charm for them? It was with Falcon 1 Stakes are a lot lower here than on THAT fourth flight, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Landing pad is looking nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Scrubbed for today. Edited March 26, 2021 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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