CatastrophicFailure Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 58 minutes ago, tater said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) But still... Edited July 24, 2020 by CatastrophicFailure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Didn't Elon say that starship should be able to take off through storm conditions? To do with much better fineness ratio than F9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 2 hours ago, RCgothic said: Didn't Elon say that starship should be able to take off through storm conditions? To do with much better fineness ratio than F9. "Yes, necessary for landing on Jupiter" -Elon, probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOXBLOX Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 2 hours ago, cubinator said: "Yes, necessary for landing on Jupiter" -Elon, probably I wouldn't put it past him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Tropical Storm Hanna is a jerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) Static fire livestream courtesy of NSF. The road reopened for a few minutes and the stream almost ended as a result, but now it's closed again so the test may still go ahead. Edit: Stream over, for real this time. Nothing has happened yet, the road is open and vehicles are at the pad. Edited July 25, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 46 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said: Edit: Stream over, for real this time. Nothing has happened yet, the road is open and vehicles are at the pad. Well, there's a hurricane hitting the TX a few miles N right now, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Spoiler 5 hours ago, RealKerbal3x said: Tropical Storm Hanna is a jerk. Tropical storms suck. Up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, tater said: Well, there's a hurricane hitting the TX a few miles N right now, so... I know, but for a while the road was closed and it seemed like something was going to happen. Since the conditions are going to worsen the later they get into the testing window, testing is probably unlikely today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said: I know, but for a while the road was closed and it seemed like something was going to happen. Since the conditions are going to worsen the later they get into the testing window, testing is probably unlikely today. They're on the safe side of it, though: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 5 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Hide contents Tropical storms suck. Up. Cancel tropical storms now. Real word don't work that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Spoiler 7 hours ago, magnemoe said: Real word don't work that way. Ok, First up, then sideways, spirally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 That was pretty intense seeing that whirl on the RADAR moving up and fanning Boca Chica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) This is probably a bit late as the storm has already arrived, but I hope everyone is safe... Edited July 26, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silavite Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I've said it before, and I'll say it again: SpaceX needs to take the threat of tropical cyclones more seriously in Boca Chica. There is certainly precedent for a severe hurricane directly impacting the area. Quote In Texas upon landfall, an 18 feet (5.5 m) to 20 feet (6.1 m) storm surge inundated lower Padre Island. The force of the storm tide made 31 cuts completely through the barrier island. Padre Island suffered significant devastation, and the island's sensitive ecosystem was altered by the storm. The highest sustained wind was reported as 136 miles per hour (219 km/h), recorded in the town of South Padre Island, across the Laguna Madre from Port Isabel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beulah#United_States_2 I don't know the exact ASL elevation of the Boca Chica facility, but it seems likely to me that a storm surge of 18 - 20 ft would totally inundate the facility. And that's without getting into wind damage. Major hurricanes don't happen often, certainly. The hurricane return period for the area within a 50 nmi radius of Boca Chica is 13 years, and the major hurricane return period is 30 years. Spoiler Images courtesy of the NHC/NOAA Those are averages, however, and there is a very real risk that a storm could strike the area in the near future. How long will it be until the area receives another hit? 5, 20, 50 years? Later this season? SpaceX may get lucky, but relying on luck is a dangerous game to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kerbiloid Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Spoiler 1 hour ago, Silavite said: SpaceX needs to take the threat of tropical cyclones more seriously in Boca Chica Their motto is "Our SCE is always AUX!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 NSF's weekly summary of activities in Boca, if you're interested: P.S: They have an 'Orange Rocket Good' shirt in their merch store. Burn the heretics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Farm venting, SN5 venting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Something is gonna happen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, tater said: Something is gonna happen... Nothing happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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