RCgothic Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Get hyped: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, RCgothic said: Get hyped: Unless, you know, it's windy that day or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 18 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: Unless, you know, it's windy that day or something. Interesting point. Wonder what the limits are for recovery of the booster for this flight? Would they delay over bad weather downrange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Drive-by tour of Boca Chica site: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Frosty SN4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 wiz00tle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kerbiloid Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 So, they have welded a fridge and an oven and tested this as both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) Idea for new Christmas song: Frosty the Starship. Edited May 10, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kspbandit Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) My falcon 9 Block 2, 1 to 1 scale, with a mock dragon 2 capsule, using the 3.7m part is so huge, I think too huge for kerbin. Edited May 10, 2020 by kspbandit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 It's been a slow news day for Boca Chica. SpacePadreIsle is going to take a look in a bit to see what's changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidCosmos Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 13 hours ago, kspbandit said: My falcon 9 Block 2, 1 to 1 scale, with a mock dragon 2 capsule, using the 3.7m part is so huge, I think too huge for kerbin. Send it to Elon. He will deal with it and plus it looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Raptor #20 is the one for the hop: SN6 gets some more progress: And Elon doesn't (always) mess around: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Full video from NASA Spaceflight on Raptor SN20 being delivered: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Apparently there are some fairly major differences between Raptors still: This must be a photo of the installation in MK1? Starhopper didn't have 3. I don't think SN1 got as far as 3 engines installed. SN3 also lost before engines installed. SN4 has only had one. If that's the case then we maybe don't need to get too excited. MK1 could just have been posing for the cameras with whatever would fit. I heard #8, #9 & #10 were earmarked for Mk1, but that doesn't mean those are the ones installed. Could be some significantly earlier numbers there. Edited May 11, 2020 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Wet dress rehearsal and static fire tentatively in for Tuesday with Wed Thurs backup dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Some photos that weren't posted earlier: That last photo in particular... Check out the fat falcon legs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 11 hours ago, RCgothic said: Apparently there are some fairly major differences between Raptors still: This must be a photo of the installation in MK1? Starhopper didn't have 3. I don't think SN1 got as far as 3 engines installed. SN3 also lost before engines installed. SN4 has only had one. If that's the case then we maybe don't need to get too excited. MK1 could just have been posing for the cameras with whatever would fit. I heard #8, #9 & #10 were earmarked for Mk1, but that doesn't mean those are the ones installed. Could be some significantly earlier numbers there. Yes on MK1 was just to bolt the engines below the skirt to take an up skirt photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, magnemoe said: Yes on MK1 was just to bolt the engines below the skirt to take an up skirt photo. Maybe I should do a Google search on that ... OK, no. I guess I should not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 20 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: Maybe I should do a Google search on that ... OK, no. I guess I should not. it was an guess from mine side but as the fins was just bolted on I assumed the same was true for the engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) This is an excellent article on the nature of risk in spaceflight: Edited May 11, 2020 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, RCgothic said: That last photo in particular... Check out the fat falcon legs! Interesting, I started to wonder if this was a new design change when I realised that it's just a stylised logo and probably doesn't reflect the real landing leg plans in any way. Though Starship/Super Heavy's design is extremely flexible, so we never know... Edit: New NASA Spaceflight video, there are nosecones everywhere in Boca Chica! Edited May 11, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Static fire date slips to Wednesday: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) Soon, we won't be counting them at all. Edit: Oh, whoops. Somebody posted this already. Edited May 12, 2020 by Wjolcz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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