tater Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 in progress entry burn Perfect landing Landing number 300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 B13 went to the Massey site for cryo testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 (height actually a feature here because of shallow angle sunlight in polar regions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 The truth about the SH/SS origin is revealed. Spoiler Technics For Youth, April 1961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 7 hours ago, kerbiloid said: The truth about the SH/SS origin is revealed. Hide contents Technics For Youth, April 1961 That top stage looks very Von Braun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 hours ago, darthgently said: That top stage looks very Von Braun It would be very interesting to know if Soviet space artists took notes on what their Western counterparts were doing, or if they both read Jules Verne as kids and ended up following the same (convergent) evolutionary path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 3 hours ago, darthgently said: That top stage looks very Von Braun Maybe. Or they were reading same sci-fi books. 50 minutes ago, SunlitZelkova said: It would be very interesting to know if Soviet space artists took notes on what their Western counterparts were doing, or if they both read Jules Verne as kids and ended up following the same (convergent) evolutionary path. I guess, the early XX style was common. Also, Western movies were shown in cinema. *** What is strange on this picture is that the tower arms are retracted, but the bridge is still extended, and the human on the bridge is waving with hands. Something went wrong? SpaceX, check it just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) Glad to see that the prop-transfer test was a success- *double-take* *searches* Ah! I see hot-gas thrusters are still/back on the menu. I'd hoped for this, if only for the coolness factor. Edit: You know, if this is pulled off first time, we essentially have a functional launch system. Sure, it's far, far too heavy for reusable mode, but expendable would be well within reach. Edited April 26 by AckSed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoeSchmuckatelli Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 successes - which I hope for the love of Gawrd someone records and uploads to YT at 4k. (specificity intentional) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) 8 hours ago, DAL59 said: I wonder if they will do what I ended up settling on for rendezvous in KSP/kOS; orient the target craft either normal or anti normal so its attitude remains constant in orbit, ha ha (without constant adjustments) Edited April 27 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigyihsuan Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 6 hours ago, tater said: Booster catch attempt this year... I really really hope (and I hope they hope) they get it right the first time, otherwise mayhem's gonna ensue when Superheavy smacks into the chopsticks too fast, and the launch stand, and the deluge system... Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 some people just want to watch the world burn. i'l get the marshmallows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 12 hours ago, bigyihsuan said: Booster catch attempt this year... I really really hope (and I hope they hope) they get it right the first time, otherwise mayhem's gonna ensue when Superheavy smacks into the chopsticks too fast, and the launch stand, and the deluge system... Fingers crossed. Hopefully the water landing test is enough to prevent any of those issues happening at the tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted Saturday at 08:04 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:04 PM 18 hours ago, bigyihsuan said: Booster catch attempt this year... I really really hope (and I hope they hope) they get it right the first time, otherwise mayhem's gonna ensue when Superheavy smacks into the chopsticks too fast, and the launch stand, and the deluge system... Fingers crossed. I've heard it's going to be guiding itself in from the side. Chopsticks will be facing away from vital equipment to minimize the risk. But it's certainly going to be interesting, worst case scenario we'll gat an especially spectacular crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted Saturday at 10:31 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:31 PM 8 hours ago, cubinator said: Hopefully the water landing test is enough to prevent any of those issues happening at the tower. I would want two as one might be an happy accident, its also ways to negate an crash next to the tower, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted Sunday at 05:27 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:27 PM Respect matters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codraroll Posted Sunday at 08:39 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:39 PM 22 hours ago, magnemoe said: I would want two as one might be an happy accident, its also ways to negate an crash next to the tower, One might also want a ground landing test, just to see what the ground effects of an incoming Superheavy booster are like. It might be overly expensive to build a mock-up tower and mount for the test vehicle to land on too, but possibly cheaper than risking the real hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted Sunday at 09:15 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:15 PM 29 minutes ago, Codraroll said: One might also want a ground landing test, just to see what the ground effects of an incoming Superheavy booster are like. It might be overly expensive to build a mock-up tower and mount for the test vehicle to land on too, but possibly cheaper than risking the real hardware. Then hit land but don't think water and ground is very different as they are not landing, And I'm pretty skeptical to starting with catching, High risk modest payoff short term. Relevant then they have daily launches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted Sunday at 09:46 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:46 PM Launch in about 20 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted Sunday at 11:06 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:06 PM (edited) 2 hours ago, Codraroll said: One might also want a ground landing test, just to see what the ground effects of an incoming Superheavy booster are like. It might be overly expensive to build a mock-up tower and mount for the test vehicle to land on too, but possibly cheaper than risking the real hardware. Pay some nation to allow a landing in a "ghost city". Pick a challenging plaza between windswept vacant buildings Edited Sunday at 11:07 PM by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terwin Posted Monday at 01:33 AM Share Posted Monday at 01:33 AM 4 hours ago, magnemoe said: Then hit land but don't think water and ground is very different as they are not landing, And I'm pretty skeptical to starting with catching, High risk modest payoff short term. Relevant then they have daily launches. They said they wanted to have two consecutive good landing simulations over water before attempting it with the tower, and that seems pretty reasonable to me. How many consecutive 'good' landings would you demand before trying it for real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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