CatastrophicFailure Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 2 hours ago, mikegarrison said: I know people who work there. What are your skills? They do hire people. I’m a bus driver. I thinking it would be awesome to even watch a test like that, but the probably don’t let plebs in for those. Y’know, like because of what happened on the last test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: I’m a bus driver. I thinking it would be awesome to even watch a test like that, but the probably don’t let plebs in for those. Y’know, like because of what happened on the last test. Well, maybe they need bus drivers? The people I know are folks that used to work with me and left when they got hired at BO. I've actually considered it myself, but I'm only a few years from being eligible for retirement where I am now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 This is big news, and important for Blue. Aerojet has to be wondering what they might be doing for a living in a few years, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 14 minutes ago, tater said: This is big news, and important for Blue. Aerojet has to be wondering what they might be doing for a living in a few years, honestly. Working for Blue Origin. Or maybe SpaceX. Sure, they’d all have to start out back on the bottom rung, but after years of hard work and determination (and horrible working conditions), they could move up to next to the bottom rung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Phil Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 2 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Working for Blue Origin. Or maybe SpaceX. Sure, they’d all have to start out back on the bottom rung, but after years of hard work and determination (and horrible working conditions), they could move up to next to the bottom rung. Aerojet has changed hands before. Sure, the company they operate under may be different, but their experience is valuable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cubinator Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) "Later this year" is not a long time from now... "Next year" is astoundingly soon... Edited October 25, 2017 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 On 10/20/2017 at 1:11 PM, tater said: This is big news, and important for Blue. Aerojet has to be wondering what they might be doing for a living in a few years, honestly. Building the engines for centaur, aces, not to mention the Senate launch system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 1 minute ago, insert_name said: Building the engines for centaur, aces, not to mention the Senate launch system Centaur is a thing, but ACES might well use the BO engines if it ever gets built at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Augustus_ Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 1 hour ago, insert_name said: Building the engines for centaur, aces, not to mention the Senate launch system And XS-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 What's AR worth these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CatastrophicFailure Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Will they build the prototype New Glenn there or at their existing facilities, do y’all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 9 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Will they build the prototype New Glenn there or at their existing facilities, do y’all think? Do they still build prototype rockets? Nobody builds prototype airplanes anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 15 hours ago, mikegarrison said: Do they still build prototype rockets? Nobody builds prototype airplanes anymore. Expendable vehicles make wildly more sense to prototype. I suspect the difference between first article and prototype is largely marketing (the real issue is committing to tooling). If they expect to land the first article a number of times, that changes things dramatically (although I'm pretty sure that only Columbia (first article, enterprise was effectively a prototype) had those problematic tiles). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 The NS that has already flown was a prototype. The version they plan to fly this year is a upgrader version. Falcon 9 has changed substantially, making the previous versions prototypes, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 You could say each is a Working Prototype, and each production run has successive improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 16 hours ago, mikegarrison said: Do they still build prototype rockets? Nobody builds prototype airplanes anymore. *cough*SLS*coughcough* But seriously, yes prototypes are still quite common. I see the prototype 787 around Boeing all the time. The first Electron was a prototype, the first (arguably several) Falcon 1 was a prototype, the first (and still only) New Shepherd. I would think that if it’s the first of its design and is never meant to carry payload or other commercial activity, it’s a prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 It depends on what you consider to be a prototype. In my world, a prototype could be anything from something that's completely unique with most or all parts being custom/hand fabricated to a fleet (5-100) of vehicles that are more or less identical and have parts that are production representative made from semi-permanent tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Augustus_ Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: *cough*SLS*coughcough* But seriously, yes prototypes are still quite common. I see the prototype 787 around Boeing all the time. The first Electron was a prototype, the first (arguably several) Falcon 1 was a prototype, the first (and still only) New Shepherd. I would think that if it’s the first of its design and is never meant to carry payload or other commercial activity, it’s a prototype. The New Shepard that was re-used was actually the second. The first booster crash-landed and was destroyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I can't be bothered with New Shepherd, it's just an expensive carnival ride. This, though... This is pretty cool. I feel like I've seen it before, though. Also, does that barge actually have a bridge for people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullius Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 47 minutes ago, regex said: Also, does that barge actually have a bridge for people? It is not a barge, but a ship. And unlike SpaceX's barges, it will be moving during the landings of New Glenn to provide a more stable landing spot. Added bonus is of course that it will be much faster to bring New Glenn back to port, if it lands on a ship instead of a barge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Returning the booster to port quickly is substantially less important when you have a few dozen of them lying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 So... BO is basically making software so a ballistic missile can hit a moving target from the edge of space, hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 26 minutes ago, tater said: Returning the booster to port quickly is substantially less important when you have a few dozen of them lying around. Apply ointment directly to burn. 36 minutes ago, Tullius said: It is not a barge, but a ship. And unlike SpaceX's barges, it will be moving during the landings of New Glenn to provide a more stable landing spot. Hopefully it can move fast enough to avoid a failed landing, especially if its crewed, amirite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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