tater Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, SOXBLOX said: I just discovered that Boeing's Starliner is more reusable than Crew Dragon. Because the Dragon splashes down, it can't be reused for crew, only cargo, while Starliner lands on land like Soyuz, and can be reused up to 10 times. SpaceX dumped propulsive landing for Dragon. In fact, cargo Dragon 2 will be bespoke, not a reused Crew Dragon as I understand it. NASA will not be reusing Crew Dragon—doesn't mean SpaceX can't if they like. Also, it's still cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StrandedonEarth Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I wonder just how big of a cold-roll press they plan on building... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 42 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said: I wonder just how big of a cold-roll press they plan on building... What’s the limit? Height of Super Heavy booster probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) Edited April 25, 2020 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Sounds like they did a gaseous nitrogen proof test last night. There's a window for a cryo test again tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 "Ambient pressure test". Of course he means an ambient temperature pressure test. It would be a bit unfortunate if it failed a test at ambient pressure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kerbiloid Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Quote 150m The whole rocket or the topmost part flying, as usually? Edited April 26, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 On 4/25/2020 at 12:40 AM, sh1pman said: What’s the limit? Height of Super Heavy booster probably. I guess 13.6 meter wide, they make two parts and weld togetherat the raceways. This makes it easy to change thickness of plate as you move up the ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 I love how this thread is basically a constant stream of updates these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Boca Chica snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 And, it's GOOD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 That’s super cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 SN4's back down to 1 Raptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 We will see a silo fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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