CatastrophicFailure Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 16 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said: I was in the middle of watching Spider-Man: Homecoming at the biggest twist when it got so akward I had to go over to my computer to check something. I had this notification and had a crisis - do I stop watching the first movie I've enjoyed in a long time or watch this exciting groundbreaking development? It was a hard decision and I chose the latter. I mentally prepare myself to miss part of the movie. I hated you for a second, but now I truly realize - Elon Musk is never gonna give up on BFR. But apparently he is getting in on the fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: But apparently he is getting in on the fun. Is he teasing us on something that he will never release? Is he going to pull of a big 'cancelling BFR ' prank? Is it going to be about Tesla or te Boring Company rather than SpaceX? Is it going to be real news. We may never or soon know! Edited April 1, 2018 by NSEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 What else is is a few hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, cubinator said: What else is is a few hours? Ah good! I knew I wasn't the only one refreshing that page every 5 minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 21 minutes ago, cubinator said: What else is is a few hours? So if you stuck your hand out the window at that speed and altitude, could you feel a breeze? Before it swells up and goes numb from the near-vacuum, of course. Assume you've got an oxygen helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 1 minute ago, CatastrophicFailure said: So if you stuck your hand out the window at that speed and altitude, could you feel a breeze? Before it swells up and goes numb from the near-vacuum, of course. Assume you've got an oxygen helmet. Probably, considering 100 km up it's enough to blow the solar panels off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 4 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: But apparently he is getting in on the fun. I don't think there's a recent Tesla thread, and this is the closest to a Musk thread, and bearing on what I just quoted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 7 hours ago, tater said: Summary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 This booster will be expended to test high-energy entry and low-margin landings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Sorry, I posted that last night, then started watching it. It was the usual pre CRS press conf. She basically said everything is considered booster to booster, or Dragon capsule to Dragon capsule regarding fitness for reuse. Dragon is rated for up to 3 uses, so some might get used a third time assuming they check out after being recovered. This capsule had extra waterproofing added, which really improved the turn around for reuse (fewer replaced components). Block 5 will be reused 10+ times, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophiewilson0191 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 SpaceX’s “Falcon Heavy” Lifts Off Into Space Found this article just now. Awesome video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Just a reminder that CRS-14 is going up today in a few hours, 4:30pm EDT/1:30PDT/tooearlyformath UTC. Looks like there’s an interesting space junk removal experiment in the manifest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 21 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Just a reminder that CRS-14 is going up today in a few hours, 4:30pm EDT/1:30PDT/tooearlyformath UTC. Looks like there’s an interesting space junk removal experiment in the manifest. The space junk removal experiment is stored internally and will be deployed through the Japanese module, but it is also carrying an experimental cryogenic propellant transfer module in its trunk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: The space junk removal experiment is stored internally and will be deployed through the Japanese module, but it is also carrying an experimental cryogenic propellant transfer module in its trunk! Sweet, do ya have an article on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Sweet, do ya have an article on that? https://sspd.gsfc.nasa.gov/RRM3.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 If I run, I can make it home fast enough to watch the launch today. I get out of school 15 minutes before the launch... Wait, I brought my bike today, so it should be easier to get home early than usual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piatzin Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 I'm constantly trying to keep up with the posts in this thread, but there's so many new posts every day XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Earthlinger said: but there's so many new posts every day XD I followed this thread for a short time, but then stopped because the notifications were so frequent it got annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 57 minutes ago, Delay said: I followed this thread for a short time, but then stopped because the notifications were so frequent it got annoying. It tends to come in waves. One thing you can do is change your notification preferences from “immediate” to like daily or weekly digest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 59 minutes ago, Delay said: I followed this thread for a short time, but then stopped because the notifications were so frequent it got annoying. Yeah, I tuned off most notifications. Heck, I turn them off on all my devices for almost everything, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 T-1 hour, 10 minutes. I keep notifications on for this thread because I feel lonely if I don't get at least one notification when I open the forum. I have no life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB666 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, tater said: Yeah, I tuned off most notifications. Heck, I turn them off on all my devices for almost everything, lol. I turned off my device, then never turned it back on again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 @PB666 Doesn't really solve the problem, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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