Wjolcz Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 15 minutes ago, wumpus said: Hmm, I don't know. Pallet, shipping container, how about orbit container? Granted, assuming you are launching the cage, that "cage" costs at least a buck a gram for Falcon, but might make sense on BFR. I wonder if you could make them "stackable", so you could buy a certain amount of vertical space relatively easily (I'm guessing not, unless you were willing to meet critical center of mass requirements and be willing to pay for ballast). But if you want to really make shipping to space crank up into high gear, this is what you need (try imagining modern shipping without shipping containers). Eat the efficiency loss (presumably with BFR or similar) and do it. I'd think it would still be cheaper than regular rocket (even F9) launch since only the fuel is expended +costs of ground crew working on the integration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Block 5 seems to have some teething trouble... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DAL59 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, tater said: Roasted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Augustus_ Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 36 minutes ago, tater said: GET REKT ARS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 “Operational status” requires the astronaut office signs off and certifies the vehicles. That process is said to take over a year, and starts with the first crew flight. This is why NASA is making the first crew missions operational missions, vs 2 week stays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Soooo... Can we expect DragonLab in 3 months? They don't need any 'special' permissions to launch it empty, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 2 hours ago, tater said: “Operational status” requires the astronaut office signs off and certifies the vehicles. That process is said to take over a year, and starts with the first crew flight. This is why NASA is making the first crew missions operational missions, vs 2 week stays. Yet they’re perfectly willing to stick people on the second flight of SLS and shoot them round the moon... 49 minutes ago, Wjolcz said: Soooo... Can we expect DragonLab in 3 months? They don't need any 'special' permissions to launch it empty, right? It will probably be carrying non-essential cargo (and hopefully cheese) to the Space Station as the unmanned test mission... in August. if we’re lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/block-5-rocket-launch-marks-the-end-of-the-beginning-for-spacex/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, tater said: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/block-5-rocket-launch-marks-the-end-of-the-beginning-for-spacex/ I thought it said "the beginning of the end for spaceX" I was slightly worried at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 According to SpaceFlightNow.com: The doors to SpaceX's hangar at pad 39A are now opening (was an hour ago now) http://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/03/falcon-9-bangabandhu-1-launch-preps/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) Nothing new, just a recap. Edited May 3, 2018 by NSEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 At 18:25 UTC The Falcon 9 is emerging from its hangar at launch complex 39A. I should be on the way to Playalinda in 10 minutes, and will try to get some good pictures of it for the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, XB-70A said: At 18:25 UTC The Falcon 9 is emerging from its hangar at launch complex 39A. A light is emerging from the hangar. The Falcon is ready to be erected, almost ready to bring its payload into the cosmos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 HYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYPE Those sexy, sexy legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 More dark-leg Block 5 beauty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB-70A Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 They will probably raise her in the next hours, but the engines test will not be done until tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Finally! The hot rocket action we've all been waiting for, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I think this launch might be getting more hype than Falcon Heavy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Just now, CatastrophicFailure said: I think this launch might be getting more hype than Falcon Heavy... It's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Found a better pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 11 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Found a better pic. omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg I do not have enough likes to like this enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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