SunlitZelkova Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 10 hours ago, RCgothic said: Cursed: Blessed! Obviously this my personal opinion, and you are entitled to yours. That’s not to say that I don’t like rockets that taper up to the top fully, but new shapes once in awhile are cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Gotta load up on that finger=licking good chicken, I guess. or they need some of that special grease. Those 11 herbs and spices, mmmmmm, chicken.... *drool* https://images.nasa.gov/details-MAF_20211013_ArtemisIII_OrionCMpack10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 hour ago, StrandedonEarth said: Gotta load up on that finger=licking good chicken, I guess. or they need some of that special grease. Those 11 herbs and spices, mmmmmm, chicken.... *drool* https://images.nasa.gov/details-MAF_20211013_ArtemisIII_OrionCMpack10 Brings new meaning to 'Grease Rocket' Urban Dictionary: Grease Rocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) AKA at least $350m per flight on SRBs basically in perpetuity. Edited December 2, 2021 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 $177M per booster. Lowest price paid on a F9 launch was ~$35M, right? That's how much each segment costs. Wonder how it is they got to charge NASA 3X as much for the first bunch of launches? Seems like gouging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, tater said: $177M per booster. Lowest price paid on a F9 launch was ~$35M, right? That's how much each segment costs. Wonder how it is they got to charge NASA 3X as much for the first bunch of launches? Seems like gouging. by the time those boosters fly, inflation will bring the value of the dollar down more than 3x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) My mistake, this contract is for 6 pairs of boosters up to Artemis XIII and including development for BOLE boosters for Artemis IX+, but not actual production. So that's effectively $530m per pair of boosters. Add $396m for the RS25s. Ouch. ("But that includes development costs!" "Yes, and we include development costs when talking about the CRS, CCS and HLS contracts as well.") Edited December 3, 2021 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 21 minutes ago, RCgothic said: Add $396m for the RS25s. $396,000,530? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, SunlitZelkova said: $396,000,530? (ノ｀Д´)ノ彡┻━┻ Good catch, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/12/engine-controller-artemis-1-delay/ Quote On December 17, NASA announced a delay of the launch of the Artemis 1 mission until no earlier than March 2022. Artemis 1 will be the first launch of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to the Moon. The latest delay was caused at least in part by efforts to resolve a problem with an RS-25 engine controller on the rocket’s Core Stage. The issue first occurred in late November; after four weeks of troubleshooting, NASA decided to replace the controller, which will take place over the next few weeks. An updated forecast of when the Artemis 1 hardware will be ready to launch will depend on how long it takes to install a spare engine controller and fully resolve the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 It's that time of month where SLS is delayed another month again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.50calBMG Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Spoiler Edited January 6, 2022 by .50calBMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Well... If JWST can ever launch, why shouldn't this? And here we are: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Artemis 4 will not include a moon landing, to busy setting up the gateway or something. Wonder what uses they will come up with for lunar starship in the meantime https://spacenews.com/nasa-foresees-gap-in-lunar-landings-after-artemis-3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicTech Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 F's in the chat, all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, insert_name said: Artemis 4 will not include a moon landing, to busy setting up the gateway or something. Wonder what uses they will come up with for lunar starship in the meantime https://spacenews.com/nasa-foresees-gap-in-lunar-landings-after-artemis-3/ Who knows, perhaps as Artemis 2, 3 and 4 get delayed more they'll decide to make it back a lunar landing. Here's hoping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Not sure what thread this should go in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) It's that time of the month when SLS is delayed another month again. I had been starting to think SLS would launch before Superheavy. Edited February 1, 2022 by RCgothic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 7 hours ago, RCgothic said: It's that time of the month when SLS is delayed another month again. I had been starting to think SLS would launch before Superheavy. If, and it is a big if, the WDR goes great and there are no other big problems with the rocket I could see it launching in the middle of the May launch window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I had a dream the SLS launched and instantly turned over and may or may not have landed on people (idk it was a dream). Lets hope it's not some sort divine warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 5 hours ago, Minmus Taster said: I had a dream the SLS launched and instantly turned over and may or may not have landed on people (idk it was a dream). Lets hope it's not some sort divine warning. I think somebody should check whether the avionics bay is right side up, just to be sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/nasa-delays-sls-rocket-rollout-says-launch-date-is-¯_ツ_-¯/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, tater said: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/nasa-delays-sls-rocket-rollout-says-launch-date-is-¯_ツ_-¯/ Lol the ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ in the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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