CatastrophicFailure Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 “...end of the month...” hmm... ... my birthday’s the 23rd... I wonder what the chances are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: “...end of the month...” hmm... ... my birthday’s the 23rd... I wonder what the chances are... If it really does stay in January, and it can't go up before the fifteenth, than around 7-10 percent (values in the middle are probably more likely than the extremes). Edited January 5, 2018 by Ultimate Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) I just want to say that @NSEP won the internet today. Spoiler Edited January 5, 2018 by Racescort666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Interesting, they say it’s Zuma spacecraft, not Zuma satellite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) @Ultimate Steve 11 minutes ago, sh1pman said: Interesting, they say it’s Zuma spacecraft, not Zuma satellite. Not that unusual, I’ve heard the term used a few times with satellites. Tho... it is usually used more with BLEO flights... Edited January 5, 2018 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 minute ago, CatastrophicFailure said: @Ultimate Steve Not that unusual, I’ve heard the term used a few times with satellites. Tho... it is usually used more with BLEO flights... You probably wouldn't say "Iridium spacecraft" or "GPS spacecraft". Could be some new X-plane or some such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: “...end of the month...” I hope it's during the Rolex 24 because there was a launch during the 12 hours of Sebring last year and they basically stopped reporting on the race for a few minutes to talk about rockets. It was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 35 minutes ago, sh1pman said: You probably wouldn't say "Iridium spacecraft" or "GPS spacecraft". Could be some new X-plane or some such. Its a spacecraft if it can significant change its orbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Yeah, I'd assume it has more propellant than a typical sat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 They will never release what Zuma actually is right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightfury Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 minute ago, NSEP said: They will never release what Zuma actually is right? Probably not Maybe some poeple watching the launch with telescopes can identify it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Spoiler 5 minutes ago, Nightfury said: 7 minutes ago, NSEP said: They will never release what Zuma actually is right? Probably not Maybe some poeple watching the launch with telescopes can identify it 7 hours ago, tater said: I'd assume it has more propellant than a typical sat. Beyond Tesla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 With all the hype, excitement and rampant speculation about Falcon Heavy, it seems like this thread has expressed insufficient hype, excitement and speculation about the evidence of the fairing RCS in last month's spectacular V'burg launch. Scott Manley mentioned it in his video and this video has very clear footage right around 4:00. So my questions to the forum are: What do we know about fairing recovery and why is SpaceX being so characteristically secretive about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Fairing recovery is something that ALL launch providers could potentially do relatively quickly. I suppose it's to SpaceX's advantage to be a little more circumspect about methodology in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 20 hours ago, tater said: That would be pretty awesome to have Crew Dragon operational before the end of the year. Would that mean I can get an internship on the ISS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dartguy Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 13 hours ago, Racescort666 said: I hope it's during the Rolex 24 because there was a launch during the 12 hours of Sebring last year and they basically stopped reporting on the race for a few minutes to talk about rockets. It was awesome. Man, I hope so! I'll be at the Rolex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Can we expect a launch of the Falcon Heavy this year? /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 26 minutes ago, ZooNamedGames said: Can we expect a launch of the Falcon Heavy this year? Its going to be pay-per-view, they will launch when they get enough subscribers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, PB666 said: Its going to be pay-per-view, they will launch when they get enough subscribers. Come on, I'm going to be there in person, isn't that enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 23 hours ago, ZooNamedGames said: Can we expect a launch of the Falcon Heavy this year? /s We expect Falcon Heavy to launch in mid-2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 http://spacenews.com/sierra-nevada-clears-dream-chaser-test-milestone/ NASA has decided that dream chaser has cleared the last CCiCap milestone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) So that basically ends their funding, or what? Quote After the November flight, SNC executives said that, if NASA agreed the flight met the milestone requirements, the vehicle would be put into storage. “If we have all the data that we needed from the test, and if NASA concludes that with us, the vehicle will not need any further flight tests,” Mark Sirangelo, corporate vice president of SNC’s Space Systems unit, said at the time. Edited January 6, 2018 by mikegarrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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