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Boat out in the no-go zone....
Someone is about to have a bad day.... |
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I hope I'm not the only one who thinks they're going to say "Butch & Sundance."
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Quoted: That's the way it's been done for decades. But not for too much longer. Atlas uses Russian engines and I think they only have 16 or so of them sitting around. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: That sounds pretty wasteful IMO. That's the way it's been done for decades. But not for too much longer. Atlas uses Russian engines and I think they only have 16 or so of them sitting around. I dunno, most of the launches I've seen lately have landed the booster. |
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Quoted: I dunno, most of the launches I've seen lately have landed the booster. View Quote All the American launches to the space station for many years and 90% of lifts to LEO land the boosters. This thing is so antiquated it launches on a 50 year old rocket using surplus Soviet hardware. It even looks 1962 on the inside. It is a fucking waste of our tax dollars. |
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Good show. This was getting a little long in the tooth.
I don't know where in the timeline it comes up but they will be doing a hand flying maneuvers test sometime this afternoon. |
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Quoted: All the American launches to the space station for many years and 90% of lifts to LEO land the boosters. This thing is so antiquated it launches on a 50 year old rocket using surplus Soviet hardware. It even looks 1962 on the inside. It is a fucking waste of our tax dollars. View Quote |
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it fent!
didn't do anything special for the launch, so of course it went! Watched with the neighbors while monitoring LCC coms on the radio.. It came above the trees for a second and then went behind the clouds... it did come out on the other side and I'm downloading pics from my camera atm. |
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Interesting that after the Centaur burn the perigee was about 77 (unknown units). I will have to check the orbital parameters after a Falcon 9 Crew Dragon launch.
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I understand that they kept it low in case of an abort. Once Starliner separated from the Centaur they used the thrusters in the service module to bump it up to the desired orbit.
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Quoted: SpaceX is the only one landing/reusing rockets. I don't think NASA has ever done it. View Quote Rocket Lab is the only other outfit that recovers boosters with the intent to refly but none of them have reflown yet. The Russians and Chinese sometimes recover bits and pieces but that stuff is not reflown. Other companies are working on this but its a hell of a technical challenge. To do a re entry and landing burn you have to relight a rocket engine in the face of supersonic wind. At the moment it looks like RL is going to be the next to successfully land a rocket. But we will have to see. Neutron is scheduled to fly sometime next year but I wouldn't be shocked if that prediction slips. Relativity Space and Stoke Space are hot on their heels. |
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View Quote That's real white of him. |
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Tory just said a large part of the trajectory and configuration they use is crew safety. They can abort at any point in the burn without injuring the crew. Also they would have a free return if they aborted after SECO (Per Tory Bruno during press conference).
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While I wish them well, I think that using the term "heroes" for the people in the spacecraft is a bit overused. Sure it takes lots of skill and preparation and courage, I'm just not sure it is "heroic".
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Quoted: While I wish them well, I think that using the term "heroes" for the people in the spacecraft is a bit overused. Sure it takes lots of skill and preparation and courage, I'm just not sure it is "heroic". View Quote |
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Why are Elon Musk's rockets pointy?
Did Elon Musk Seek Inspiration From 'The Dictator' For ... Mr Musk stated that Starship, the 165-foot-tall spacecraft, was also originally supposed to have a blunt head, however, he told his engineers to make the vehicle more pointy. "You literally told them to make the Starship more pointy because of the movie 'The Dictator?' " Mr Rogan asked in the podcast. "Yep.Nov 8, 2023 |
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Quoted: Given all the issues with Boeing as a company and that specific spacecraft... youd have to be a crazy and heroic motherfucker to fly in it View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: While I wish them well, I think that using the term "heroes" for the people in the spacecraft is a bit overused. Sure it takes lots of skill and preparation and courage, I'm just not sure it is "heroic". I would gladly go up in a Crew Dragon. I would go up in a Soyuz if it was my only option. I would not go to space in a Boeing product... Maybe at gunpoint. |
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Quoted: Why are Elon Musk's rockets pointy? Did Elon Musk Seek Inspiration From 'The Dictator' For ... Mr Musk stated that Starship, the 165-foot-tall spacecraft, was also originally supposed to have a blunt head, however, he told his engineers to make the vehicle more pointy. "You literally told them to make the Starship more pointy because of the movie 'The Dictator?' " Mr Rogan asked in the podcast. "Yep.Nov 8, 2023 View Quote The ones flying now are prototypes. The ones that will be carrying payloads will be less pointy and probably even bigger. If Musk weaponizes Starship I can guarantee that his enemies will be terrified to see these things coming after them. No matter how rounded they may become. |
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Quoted: SpaceX is the only one landing/reusing rockets. I don't think NASA has ever done it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I dunno, most of the launches I've seen lately have landed the booster. SpaceX is the only one landing/reusing rockets. I don't think NASA has ever done it. I guess since ULA throws away rockets that's why NASA needs to pay them ~50% more than SpaceX. Click To View Spoiler I guess my sarcasm is flying over peoples heads Click To View Spoilerand then crashing into the ocean instead of landing
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It looks like a giant... |
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