Racescort666 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 1 hour ago, sevenperforce said: Probably maybe definitely heavier. Probably not a problem. It depends on the helicopter they use but the BE-4 weighs 1500 - 2000 kg which is well within the range of a Super Stallion even if they were to catch 2 of them. Even a Blackhawk has got enough external payload capacity to snag them if the engines weigh on the lower end of my estimation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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_Augustus_ Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 ULA strike could delay InSight http://spacenews.com/union-recommends-members-reject-ula-contract-proposal/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 1 hour ago, _Augustus_ said: ULA strike could delay InSight http://spacenews.com/union-recommends-members-reject-ula-contract-proposal/ So could weather: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 2 hours ago, _Augustus_ said: ULA strike could delay InSight http://spacenews.com/union-recommends-members-reject-ula-contract-proposal/ considering that the soonest the vote for the strike to happen is the day of the launch, and the fact that the company has contingency plans in place, no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 A few teasers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchz95 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) Don't think I'll be able to stay up to watch this one live. Godspeed, InSight! Edited May 5, 2018 by Mitchz95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Livestream started: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Go Centaur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 There is a part of me that gets a warm fuzzy to know that there are multiple Centaur upper stages in interplanetary space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Question: Does anyone know if ULA still offers the 4-meter-fairing for Delta IV Medium+? And do they still fly Delta IV Medium without any SRBs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Question: Does anyone know if ULA still offers the 4-meter-fairing for Delta IV Medium+? And do they still fly Delta IV Medium without any SRBs? Their website doesn't list a D-IV (4,2) but the users guide still talks about it (2013 publish date). It does not mention a non-SRB Delta IV Medium. Going by the payload numbers, I suspect that something that wouldn't need SRBs on a Delta IV would be better suited to fly on an Atlas V. I suspect that Atlas V is also cheaper to fly especially in 401 configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, Racescort666 said: Their website doesn't list a D-IV (4,2) but the users guide still talks about it (2013 publish date). It does not mention a non-SRB Delta IV Medium. Going by the payload numbers, I suspect that something that wouldn't need SRBs on a Delta IV would be better suited to fly on an Atlas V. I suspect that Atlas V is also cheaper to fly especially in 401 configuration. Delta IV's heyday is fading fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Racescort666 said: Their website doesn't list a D-IV (4,2) but the users guide still talks about it (2013 publish date). It does not mention a non-SRB Delta IV Medium. Going by the payload numbers, I suspect that something that wouldn't need SRBs on a Delta IV would be better suited to fly on an Atlas V. I suspect that Atlas V is also cheaper to fly especially in 401 configuration. ULA LV WIP: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racescort666 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 @sevenperforce, not that it's relevant to what you're working on but ULA offers a 5m metallic fairing (all of the others are graphite epoxy sandwich structure) which is a modified Titan IV fairing. The Titan rocket lives on to some degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Augustus_ Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 22 hours ago, sevenperforce said: ULA LV WIP: BE-4 Vulcan confirmed???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 17 minutes ago, _Augustus_ said: BE-4 Vulcan confirmed???? I made that graphic; wasn't anything official from ULA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canopus Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 19 minutes ago, _Augustus_ said: BE-4 Vulcan confirmed???? Both Variants would apparently have the same diameter now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 14 minutes ago, tater said: Surprising.............no one. IN BREAKING NEWS, SPACEX SELECTS MERLIN 1D FOR BLOCK 5 FALCON 9 INDUSTRY TITANS SHOCKED TO LEARN NEW GLENN ROCKET WILL FEATURE BE-4 ENGINE TWITTER ABUZZ AS TRUMP SHOCKS COUNTRY BY SELECTING REPUBLICAN FOR NEW CABINET POSITION EXTRA! EXTRA! WATER NOW WET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) Edited May 11, 2018 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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