Flavio hc16 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) So, are we looking at what, 18 to 30 months away to have a "key in hand" license? Or as you say in the US, out of the door/car lot. Edited May 12 by Flavio hc16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AckSed Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Idle thought: would the stacking arm count as the largest industrial pick-and-place robot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 5 hours ago, AckSed said: Idle thought: would the stacking arm count as the largest industrial pick-and-place robot? If it works autonomously, not needing human control… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 24 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: If it works autonomously, not needing human control… I want it to have legs as well as the arms so it can run to an incoming booster that is off course a bit. Like someone fielding a baseball. Giant Optimus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PakledHostage Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 2 hours ago, darthgently said: Like someone fielding a baseball. And crashing into the ballpark fencing as it runs while totally focused on making the catch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 11 minutes ago, PakledHostage said: And crashing into the ballpark fencing as it runs while totally focused on making the catch? Exactly. Or running up the fence to snatch the booster with outstretched chopsticks (telescopic version). Definitely would tempt the kraken mightily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I think it's been posted here before, but Evangelion saw the future. Chopsticks v5.0 catching the highly experimental Starship v6.6.6 that attempted to use blood as propulsion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 6 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: If it works autonomously, not needing human control… My thought too, placing is done remotely or perhaps at site lining up things and shipyards had far more powerful cranes 50 years ago. Catching will be automated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meecrob Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 9 hours ago, magnemoe said: Catching will be automated. Agreed. I would actually think Elon/Gwynne went crazy if such a major function was not intended to be automated. Having said that, how cool would that job be? "What do I do? I'm a catcher" "Like in baseball?" "No, I catch rockets." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 7 hours ago, Meecrob said: Having said that, how cool would that job be? Balanced out by how stressful said job would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 3 minutes ago, Spaceception said: Balanced out by how stressful said job would be Probably similar to what a USN pilot deals with every time they drop a tailhook onto an aircraft carrier deck in high seas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 2 hours ago, darthgently said: Probably similar to what a USN pilot deals with every time they drop a tailhook onto an aircraft carrier deck in high seas Agree, one crazy part about aircraft carrier landing is that you go full throttle on touchdown. That is so you can take off if you miss all the hooks. More crazy back during WW 2 and before angled flight deck you often had planes parked on the front part of the deck so if you miss the hooks you will crash into them. Granted propeller planes landed much slower but still. US operated two training aircraft carriers on the great lakes, they used paddle wheel and was coal fired It was cut down passenger / party / cruise ships like many ferries in Europe is today used for training carrier landings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 ...and F9 booster 1062 sets new bar at 21 landings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 11 minutes ago, darthgently said: ...and F9 booster 1062 sets new bar at 21 landings Just like night landings on carriers is routine today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1791636698318745634 huh? links not working now? Also from last night's launch (see if THIS works): https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1791648312711692636 Edited May 18 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Trying from phone: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exoscientist Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Just released video by “Angry Astronaut”: SpaceX asks the FAA to bend the rules and return Starship to flight NOW! PLUS RFA ONE static fire!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG8T2HUe-Lo Points out the point I’ve been making. The reason SpaceX still has not released a mishap report is they do not want to acknowledge the reason the booster failed on landing is the Raptor still has the problem observed previously of leaking fuel on relights: Starship SN8 SN9 SN10 SN11 SN15 High Altitude Flight test synced. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww83pSeuGuA But I don’t agree with “Angry Astronaut” in his video where he says, IFT-3 offered no danger to the public so Starship can be recertified by the FAA to fly without a mishap report. The booster landed far outside the expected landing zone, probably because of flaws in the Raptor firing during the boostback burn. It should have landed 30 km off shore, but actually landed ca. 100 km off shore: Starship Booster 10 Descent Simulation. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O6a10KbkGro It could have been a danger to fishing or shipping in the area where it landed unexpectedly. Bob Clark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) I thought they were showing again, but that was the phone post. Maybe? Yeah, that showed. I changed nothing. Seems like it could not have been an X glitch, since it worked from phone, but not desktop. Edited May 18 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 45 minutes ago, tater said: Yeah, that showed. I changed nothing. Seems like it could not have been an X glitch, since it worked from phone, but not desktop. I’ve found that to make it work, you have to copy the link from the little “copy link” icon, then paste it into a browser tab, then copy that link from the status bar and paste it here. You have to wait for it to pop up in the forum window before hitting “submit” too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PakledHostage Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 6 hours ago, tater said: New desktop wallpaper for my phone, methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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