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SpaceX |OT| Reusable Rockets - To Mars!
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Yeah, the abort system blowing up the capsule is gonna put SpaceX Commercial Crew back a looooooooooooooong way.
They were a good 6 months ahead of Boeing, maybe more. This is the sort of thing that could now put them years behind.
They were a good 6 months ahead of Boeing, maybe more. This is the sort of thing that could now put them years behind.
Really early speculation by me, but I wonder if either the re-entry or landing in sea did something to the internals of the fuel system and/or the Super Dracos themselves. from what I understand, all the thrusters share a prop loop network between them all - I am concerned that firing up the Super Dracos after use for preparation for the inflight abort was a mistake - in fact using a used capsule for the abort a mistake on its own.
If it was something like the above, a potential option would be to split the super draco loop away from dracos, and then essentially creating a LES loop - for which they could safe when they reached orbit, dump the propellent and then use the dracos as normal from there.
Either way, I'm massively bummed out by this news.
If it was something like the above, a potential option would be to split the super draco loop away from dracos, and then essentially creating a LES loop - for which they could safe when they reached orbit, dump the propellent and then use the dracos as normal from there.
Either way, I'm massively bummed out by this news.
I think next month I'm going to take a drive to the Boca Chica site. Would be cool to see a rocket on the pad but if not I'll just snap some pictures of the empty site. Will be cool just to say I've checked it out
You got scammed for clicks.
Please pay attention while using the internet, it's full of people trying to bilk you.
They even replayed it again last night (Euroland time). Had to take a double take to realize it's a replay...
I watch pretty much all the launches so Youtube likes to recommend all those clickbait live videos to me, so I'm used to seeing them.
Btw, there's a real SpaceX launch in a hour or two, CRS-17. They had to switch the landing site from RTLS to a drone ship just off shore because they're still dealing with the Dragon 2 capsule explosion cleanup. Apparently the landing booster should be partially visible over the horizon after landing, would be a great shot for flat-earthers if it wasn't so late at night in Florida.
Btw, there's a real SpaceX launch in a hour or two, CRS-17. They had to switch the landing site from RTLS to a drone ship just off shore because they're still dealing with the Dragon 2 capsule explosion cleanup. Apparently the landing booster should be partially visible over the horizon after landing, would be a great shot for flat-earthers if it wasn't so late at night in Florida.
Rocket go up, rocket come down. Dragon on it's way to the ISS.
Very pretty night launch, you can really see just how much of a toasting the 1st stage gets when the 2nd stage lights up.
Also an awesome infrared camera shot of the drone ship landing, followed by a live ride all the way down since the ASDS was just off shore and they didn't have to rely on garbage satellite reception.
Very pretty night launch, you can really see just how much of a toasting the 1st stage gets when the 2nd stage lights up.
Also an awesome infrared camera shot of the drone ship landing, followed by a live ride all the way down since the ASDS was just off shore and they didn't have to rely on garbage satellite reception.
Whatever livestream you're watching has about a two week lag. Don't want to spoil anything but the Atlantic in spring isn't exactly glass. It was a hell of a launch though.
Last night's launch was a regular Falcon 9, but it was still pretty cool.
You're not the first person to get confused in the last few days, I blame youtube.
Wow, I hope they will be able to deploy them all. Will the last stage taxi them all out to their orbit, or will satelites get into place individually with onboard fuel?
As someone who can only get 13mbit internet connection at my house, I can't wait to see how this tech will eventually end up performing, both in bandwidth and latency.
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We don't know what deployment strategy they'll be using for this first launch. 60 is a lot for a single orbital plane, so I suspect the 2nd stage will have enough fuel left over to make one or two plane changes.
These won't be fully operational anyway. Gwynne has already confirmed that this batch don't have satellite to satellite comms. Literally just a test of deployment, fleet operations and ground stations. Not the full network.
These won't be fully operational anyway. Gwynne has already confirmed that this batch don't have satellite to satellite comms. Literally just a test of deployment, fleet operations and ground stations. Not the full network.
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Apparently some kind of crazy spin maneuver
https://arstechnica.com/science/201...ellites-and-deploy-them-like-a-deck-of-cards/
I hope they get some cool video of that
Sounds really cool, I hope it's actually practical and not overdoing it though.
I like the Orion capsule. Not so much the SLS, the time for expendable launch vehicles is vanishing rapidly. And I seriously doubt that it will be ready in time to get people on the moon by 2024.
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The extra budget required to make this a reality has not been appropriated, and the WH has made Congress choose between (not enough) money to accelerate the moon programme OR not raid a fund for education of disadvantaged children. It will not get funded, and NASA is not going to the moon in 2024, or ever at this rate.
At this launch. It better go tonight!
Nothing tonight huh? Took off on time and the stage 1 landed. Too bad it was on the drone ship. Saw a little on the horizon at least.
Cool experience.
Nothing tonight huh? Took off on time and the stage 1 landed. Too bad it was on the drone ship. Saw a little on the horizon at least.
Cool experience.
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Got to take a tour of the Hawthorne factory floor. It was pretty incredible seeing guys working on freaking rocket engines and big pieces of Falcon 9s waiting for assembly.
SpaceX continues to do badass things. First Starlink launch went fine.
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