darthgently Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 54 minutes ago, Kekkie said: I’m rooting for either Hope or Challenge (Inspiration was already taken by a mission flown by the Dragon capsule). However, I would understand if Challenge is too similar to Challenger, which, to put it mildly, is bad luck. I would go for Snap Dragon, to honor a US blockade runner in the war of 1812 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Hope would be a good one. I think it is about time we got an Enterprise that actually flies in space as we have thus far had two that were supposed to but didn't, though that would put 3/5 Dragons as starting with E. Determination maybe? That's probably a little less elegant than average. Adventure would also be a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Ultimate Steve said: Hope would be a good one. I think it is about time we got an Enterprise that actually flies in space as we have thus far had two that were supposed to but didn't, though that would put 3/5 Dragons as starting with E. Determination maybe? That's probably a little less elegant than average. Adventure would also be a good one. bonus if its a carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Production facility: A long way from a "water tank" in a field of dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: Hope would be a good one. I think it is about time we got an Enterprise that actually flies in space as we have thus far had two that were supposed to but didn't, though that would put 3/5 Dragons as starting with E. Determination maybe? That's probably a little less elegant than average. Adventure would also be a good one. This. Shuttle Enterprise did get enough love to make orbit As an additional bonus for Snap Dragon; she was a privateer. Very appropriate to commercial crew history in my admittedly eccentric view Edited January 5 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) “The launch window for SpaceX's Integrated Flight Test 7 (IFT7) in local Starbase time is between 4:00 PM and 5:37 PM CST on January 10, 2025.” So, same, no change Edited January 6 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Monday the 6th through the following Monday, SpaceX has 6 launches scheduled, including Starship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 No more sheets to the wind on LM1. Yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaelommiss Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 39 minutes ago, darthgently said: No more sheets to the wind on LM1. Yay I don't remember seeing those guy wires on the mast before. Did they decide to MOAR STRUTS the problem away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio hc16 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Jaelommiss said: I don't remember seeing those guy wires on the mast before. Did they decide to MOAR STRUTS the problem away? Yeap, and I know for a fact that someone must have screamed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) They’ve been adding the guy wires for at least a day or so. Now they are not loose Edited January 6 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Here is an excellent shot from Starship Gazer. Here is earlier view of antenna tower. Monumental, you have to zoom in Edited January 6 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Infographic that looks nice. Looking forward to seeing how the actively cooled tiles work, and the mock SL deploy should be interesting. Also wondering if the launch trajectory will be more lofted given V2 SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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darthgently Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) Same time on the 11th presumably. I have to shout out to Felix of Felix Space Time. The young man watches this kind of thing like a hawk Edited January 7 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Starship has been pushed a few days into next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Extended fairing for FH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) Hmmm. Bummer. Waiting for better verification, but this is probably true Edited January 8 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKspEngineer Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 *insert angry rambling about starhsip launching (in Europe) at Monday 23:00 while school* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 1 hour ago, TheKspEngineer said: *insert angry rambling about starhsip launching (in Europe) at Monday 23:00 while school* Your schoolwork must be intense if you are still there at 23:00 Spoiler Don't worry, I know what you meant and I'm just playing with words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 in progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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