The Delta IV Orion Launch... RECORDING HERE! (Soon)

[Umlüx]

we should work together and launch as earthlings, not as nations!

[/naive dreams]

[andrew123]

It worked!

[FishInferno]

it seems like they are able to fix the fuel valves

[YNM]

Hence why I said "... or use any other rockets". I mean, even the HIIA launches off at first attempt...

You edited after I replied.

Maybe they should've hired the reliable Soyuz instead, or use other launchers they have... I'm just waiting after when it'll finally launches off. On top of any rockets.

(just to post)

[andrew123]

we should work together and launch as earthlings, not as nations!

[/naive dreams]

No, the US needs space supremacy.

[peadar1987]

Need a counter on-screen, I don't have sound on this computer!

[Kryten]

(just to post)

There's no other rocket in operation that could fly this profile. It's easily 3* soyuz's limit in particular.

[andrew123]

(just to post)

Alright.

On topic, the engineers seem to be solving the issues.

[FishInferno]

There's no other rocket in operation that could fly this profile. It's easily 3* soyuz's limit in particular.

FH probably could if it was ready

[Robotengineer]

Announcer is silent.

[piggysanTH]

If it launch on schedule. Now it should in second orbit =_=

[Robotengineer]

KSP's slogan maybe MOAR boosters, but NASA's is MOAR delays.

[Camacha]

They should just call mars. The cult mechanicus could solve this with blessed oils. :P

What's up with all the 40K references today? Not that I mind, it just goes back quite a bit for me.

[peadar1987]

KSP's slogan maybe MOAR boosters, NASA's is MOAR delays.

Better than MOAR EXPLOSIONS! (Which is already my slogan)

[FishInferno]

KSP's slogan maybe MOAR boosters, but NASA's is MOAR delays.

so true

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[Starwhip]

KSP's slogan maybe MOAR boosters, but NASA's is MOAR delays.

Time is a resource in KSP, in real life it is fuel and money.

[Camacha]

Time is a resource in KSP, in real life it is fuel and money.

Since when is time a resource in KSP? In real life it is much more of a resource - we get what we get, no more and sometimes less.

Edited December 4, 2014 by Camacha

[Agent86]

New drinking game. When someone yells "Hold, hold hold." DRINK!

[Camacha]

New drinking game. When someone yells "Hold, hold hold." DRINK!

Additional rule: every time someone says Go! you drink. No pukesies.

[Kryten]

New drinking game. When someone yells "Hold, hold hold." DRINK!

Sounds like a good way to go blind.

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

Anyone want to calculate how much Liquid Hydrogen has boiled off so far?

[Camacha]

Anyone want to calculate how much Liquid Hydrogen has boiled off so far?

15 liquid hydrogens, by my calculations.

[peadar1987]

15 liquid hydrogens, by my calculations.

Did you take the Coriolis effect into account? I only make it 12 liquid hydrogens.

[Tiberion]

It's not a comprehensive comparison, but here's the DIV-Heavy next to some other launchers for size comparison:

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/180812/Comparative-diagram-of-eight-launch-vehicles-V-2-R-7

Of currently flying launchers, the Ariane 5 probably comes closest to being able to do this mission (DIV-heavy 28,000kg to LEO versus 21,000 for Ariane-5) - the Russian Proton is slightly less than Ariane.

Falcon heavy (as spec'd on paper) could most certainly do it (53,000 kg) and of course the SLS will one day hopefully send this thing around the Moon. There's probably also some paper rockets from China and Russia that could do it as well. The Angara A7 variant lists 35 tons as its LEO target, which translates to 31,700 kgs, roughly. The heaviest Chinese Long March 5 variant seems to be about 25t which is only about 22,000 kg.

And of course Energia could have done it, 100,000 kg to LEO. But that would have been silly.

[Ralathon]

15 liquid hydrogens, by my calculations.

Arbitrary units are the best units because your answer is always correct.