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Scotius Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 It made me laugh out loud. The face says it all: What I'm supposed to do with that thing? Talk about pipe spaghetti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-origin-completes-the-delivery-of-flight-engines-to-ula-for-vulcan-initial-launch/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 The meme is finally dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 3 hours ago, RCgothic said: The meme is finally dead. It ain't over 'til the fat engines roar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 live in 3 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Problem with nighttime launches is the short viewing time. It's very impressive at the beginning, but soon after it's just bright point of light moving away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 10/11/2022 at 11:13 PM, Scotius said: It made me laugh out loud. The face says it all: What I'm supposed to do with that thing? Talk about pipe spaghetti. That engine and spaghetti made me think something like this https://search.brave.com/images?q=alien+face&img=125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 SMART related testing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 Blurred some of the hardware: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 This feels sleazy https://spacenews.com/tory-bruno-dod-should-block-buy-heavy-launch-services-as-supply-is-tight/ Shouldn't the shaky global economy lead to fewer launches in the near future? Wasn't Russia's retreat from the commercial market a lot more gradual? Does ULA merely want a more stable cash flow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, DDE said: This feels sleazy https://spacenews.com/tory-bruno-dod-should-block-buy-heavy-launch-services-as-supply-is-tight/ Shouldn't the shaky global economy lead to fewer launches in the near future? Wasn't Russia's retreat from the commercial market a lot more gradual? Does ULA merely want a more stable cash flow? It makes demand and therefore production scheduling more predictable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 24 minutes ago, DDE said: Does ULA merely want a more stable cash flow? I mean honestly, yeah. That ULA may not have enough rockets for the wanted cadence is probably true, but Tory saying that SpaceX won't have either when they're launching nearly every 6 days is quite laughable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 33 minutes ago, Beccab said: I mean honestly, yeah. That ULA may not have enough rockets for the wanted cadence is probably true, but Tory saying that SpaceX won't have either when they're launching nearly every 6 days is quite laughable ULA will have enough difficulty making good on the Amazon buys since they'll throw 2 engines away every time, and BO has not shown any sort of production cadence yet. They are likely concerned that they could lose launches for lack of launchers. They won 60% of the contract, but what if the SF needs a launch soon and they have no vehicle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, tater said: ULA will have enough difficulty making good on the Amazon buys since they'll throw 2 engines away every time, and BO has not shown any sort of production cadence yet. They are likely concerned that they could lose launches for lack of launchers. They won 60% of the contract, but what if the SF needs a launch soon and they have no vehicle? Yeah, the whole article is literally "We may not be able to hit our contractual obligations, you should pay us more" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 It don't read it quite that cynically. It's more "Our services are popular, so DoD should get in early to make sure there's availability before everything is going up commercially." Where it's a bit of a fib is that there isn't a global shortage of launch services. SpaceX have basically shown they can service any foreseeable number of commercial launches with Falcon 9 (albeit they may have to cut down on Starlink a bit). And the idea of SpaceX having a launch scarcity when Starship comes online is laughable. Just because everyone other than SpaceX is having a hard time keeping up doesn't mean there's a launch supply shortage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 No vehicles on the ULA lot, go next door to kick some nozzles on the SpX used rocket lot… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleshJeb Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 5:38 PM, tater said: Blurred some of the hardware: I'm assuming that stand has the ability to rotate the rocket so that they can even out materials creep (as well as make it easier to work on)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 What sorts of concepts was ULA toying with in 2009-2011? For a fictional world I'm working on, I am trying to use proposals from the era just after Constellation got cancelled, and there are no tensions so the reason for Vulcan existing in the way it does isn't a thing. I'm looking for something with a payload to LTO of 11,000 kg or so. Wikipedia says "ULA looked at numerous proposals to replace Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy since the company's founding in 2006" but I have no idea where to find them. If possible, I'm trying to find the proposal they thought they might go with at the time, or a main series of proposals, rather than radical concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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