sevenperforce Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 23 hours ago, sh1pman said: Some of the heat tiles are cracked. This norminal? Spoiler Spoiler Wow. Those legs do not even look real. I'm sure tile cracking is not norminal but that is why they are testing incrementally. The more tiles they crack now, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Any good views of the launch pad post-hop? I'm curious as to what exactly went flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) Starship Superheavy seems to have got a fraction taller! 122m is the tallest estimate I've seen yet. Edit: ah, it's 2m worth of legs: 40% of 34 is approx 14 missions over 5 years. 3 per year-ish. Edited August 7, 2020 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RCgothic Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Heck of a lot going on this evening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 This is my last tonight (this morning?!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 SpaceX has officially begun concrete proof-of-concept planning for a settlement on Mars. They're hiring a Resort Development Manager in Boca. Totally analogous Absolutely. Carries right over. Irate Martians will be nothing after dealing with a couple of Karens with broken ACs in their rooms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) MOAR cranes (and Starships): Edited August 8, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukaszenko Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Is it just me, or am I hearing less and less complaints about Starlink polluting the night sky as the constellation grows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RealKerbal3x Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 16 minutes ago, Lukaszenko said: Is it just me, or am I hearing less and less complaints about Starlink polluting the night sky as the constellation grows? It could be the measures they've been putting in place to prevent light pollution. Every satellite on the most recent Starlink launch had anti-reflection sunshades on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 2 hours ago, RealKerbal3x said: MOAR cranes (and Starships): Ahhh man. I was having such a good day until you craned on my parade. I'll get my coat... 13 hours ago, RCgothic said: Clever boy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 15 hours ago, RCgothic said: What’s 18 tons and needs to be in a polar orbit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio hc16 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, Nightside said: What’s 18 tons and needs to be in a polar orbit? same question i had when reading this, it has to be a gigantic spy satellite of sorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio hc16 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 both halves were fished out but they seems in good shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Lukaszenko said: Is it just me, or am I hearing less and less complaints about Starlink polluting the night sky as the constellation grows? Peter Beck complained that they're messing with launch windows a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Lukaszenko said: Is it just me, or am I hearing less and less complaints about Starlink polluting the night sky as the constellation grows? 538 of 12 000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 19 hours ago, cubinator said: Any good views of the launch pad post-hop? I'm curious as to what exactly went flying. Not great, but something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Lukaszenko said: Is it just me, or am I hearing less and less complaints about Starlink polluting the night sky as the constellation grows? There’s been a sizable gap between launches, so Prolly more are reaching their final altitude (where they’re less visible) before new ones show up. Like someone said, there’s also changes to the design to darken them and SpaceX is actively working with professional astronomers to tweak the sat’s attitudes so there’s less reflection from the solar panel. 6 hours ago, Nightside said: What’s 18 tons and needs to be in a polar orbit? Well, they could tell you but then they’d have to, y’know... Question is, does that mean VIB/FH at Vandy or a Falcon Heavy polar dogleg launch? Cuban cows already running for the hills... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 8 hours ago, Nightside said: What’s 18 tons and needs to be in a polar orbit? Smallest satellite made by Blue Origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 3:20 PM, cubinator said: Any good views of the launch pad post-hop? I'm curious as to what exactly went flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Im sure he’s not referring to prototype flights... right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Im sure he’s not referring to prototype flights... right? Probably not. But the goal of Starship is to be rapidly reusable, so I reckon they're going to try to accelerate test and launch cadence to eventually reach that goal when the full system is operational. Speaking of testing, here's the first flight-proven Starship getting on its taxi back to the build site. In keeping with the flight-proven Falcon boosters I reckon we should now refer to it as SN5.1 Meanwhile, SN7.1 is still in construction, the Super Heavy pad and high bay are progressing, and they may be building a wall at the build site (noooooooo! ) Edited August 9, 2020 by RealKerbal3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) No posts here in nearly 24 hours? Interesting. Anyway, here's the new NSF video. The fact that the outdoor eating area now has chairs and tables is absolutely the most interesting insight from this. Welcome to a new era! Edited August 10, 2020 by RealKerbal3x whitespace randomly appearing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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