RealKerbal3x Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I've had a nagging suspicion all day that SF and flight on the same day wasn't meant to be. At least there's backup opportunities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StrandedonEarth Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Orbital tower rebar cage and forms going up,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Weather looks sorta lousy, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Weather does seem to be a concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 The first (tentative) orbital booster now has parts in production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 9:34 AM, Ultimate Steve said: I'd imagine the video would be about introducing yourself and explaining why you would be a good candidate for the mission, but they definitely should have elaborated on that. They sent out another email to clarify that they intentionally didn't clarify: "For this phase of the screening process, you will be asked to shoot and submit a one minute video. Before shooting and submitting your video, make sure you follow the guidelines below. There is no specific topic for you to present in the video and the content is free at your own creativity." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 15 hours ago, Spaceception said: The first (tentative) orbital booster now has parts in production. Blurry photo, but can we tell anything new from it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: They sent out another email to clarify that they intentionally didn't clarify: "For this phase of the screening process, you will be asked to shoot and submit a one minute video. Before shooting and submitting your video, make sure you follow the guidelines below. There is no specific topic for you to present in the video and the content is free at your own creativity." So space chanty it is then, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, sevenperforce said: Blurry photo, but can we tell anything new from it? Chris B NSF thinks it's just an old label template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 FAA inspector... Arrives, looks at rocket. "Yep, that's a rocket." Signs paper. (or does anyone imagine he measures things, calculates what he thinks will happen this launch from first principles, then makes a decision) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) That's one of the oddest reasons for a scrub I've ever seen. I can just imagine the conversation. Engineer: We're scrubbed for today. Elon: Why? We're tracking no issues on SN11 and the weather is looking good for the planned liftoff time. Engineer: Well, the FAA inspector's car broke down, so we can't launch. Edited March 29, 2021 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeSquared Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Never make critical plans that depend on government employees on a Monday. Source: was a government employee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, tater said: So space chanty it is then, lol. Haha!! No, I don't want to pigeonhole myself as a singing science guy. I'll probably do a video that introduces myself and talks about what I like, but in a format that illustrates public communication ability. That's my schtick, anyway. "Hi, I talk about science and people listen to me because I act like I know what I'm talking about, but also I know what I'm talking about." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Haha!! No, I don't want to pigeonhole myself as a singing science guy. I'll probably do a video that introduces myself and talks about what I like, but in a format that illustrates public communication ability. That's my schtick, anyway. "Hi, I talk about science and people listen to me because I act like I know what I'm talking about, but also I know what I'm talking about." If you get to go, you better livesteam a chanty, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, RealKerbal3x said: That's one of the oddest reasons for a scrub I've ever seen. I can just imagine the conversation. Engineer: We're scrubbed for today. Elon: Why? We're tracking no issues on SN11 and the weather is looking good for the planned liftoff time. Engineer: Well, the FAA inspector's car broke down, so we can't launch. Tuesday morning: a Tesla pulls up at the inspector’s house, no driver, just a sign taped to the window reading, “get in, loser, we’re launching Starships!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 21 minutes ago, tater said: If you get to go, you better livesteam a chanty, anyway. You better believe I will. Which reminds me, I still owe Astrobotics a sea shanty...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meecrob Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, tater said: FAA inspector... Arrives, looks at rocket. "Yep, that's a rocket." Signs paper. (or does anyone imagine he measures things, calculates what he thinks will happen this launch from first principles, then makes a decision) Its more so the inspector can coordinate a response if something goes wrong. Kinda like a fire chief. You can get by without them, right up until the situation overwhelms you. Edited March 29, 2021 by Meecrob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Tuesday morning: a Tesla pulls up at the inspector’s house, no driver, just a sign taped to the window reading, “get in, loser, we’re launching Starships!” AI: "Inspector? In, specter..." *** 15 seconds later Spoiler (Just in case: the car is kinda AI) Edited March 29, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Spoiler "I want moar closures! Mwahahah!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Shade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Had to chuckle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: Had to chuckle... I will point out here that we've just gone through more than two years of pretty nearly the entire world complaining that the FAA does not regulate carefully enough, but for some reason SpaceX fans seem to think the FAA should just let SpaceX do whatever they want to do. Edited March 30, 2021 by mikegarrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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