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Sitting in Titusville, waiting on the launch.
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now the world is gone. I'm just one.
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Inland Northwest checking in.
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That was awesome, just got to see it separate here on the Georgia coast
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24/365's skidmark
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ASOG successful in its first rocket landing.
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This never gets old. I love it.
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now the world is gone. I'm just one.
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SpaceX... making it look easy.
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This never, ever gets old.
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Nou ani Anquietas. Hic qua videum.
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One of the few that I've missed.
The 90th landing of a booster and the first one for the new drone ship. As cool as it ever was. |
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I wish they would have a drone with a good camera a safe distance away from the droneships to capture the landing. They seem to really struggle capturing those when they land at sea. Compare that to the epic shot of the two Falcon Heavy boosters landing side by side.
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Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: I wish they would have a drone with a good camera a safe distance away from the droneships to capture the landing. They seem to really struggle capturing those when they land at sea. Compare that to the epic shot of the two Falcon Heavy boosters landing side by side. View Quote Drone footage of the drone ship would be awesome. |
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“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a 10mm at your side, kid.”
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ASOG just came in with B1061-4.
Parking it right now behind Doug. I'll get some pics today. ARCHIVE: Space Coast Live |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Thanks for the pics. |
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"If It Has Tits, Wheels, or a CPU, it's gonna cause you Problems".
NRA LIFE MEMBER FOR OVER 35 YEARS. "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero." |
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Smooth as butter and Dragons have been making a good many visits to the ISS in the last year.
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Clean landing video on ASOG from rocket cam.
See SpaceX's 1st landing on new drone ship in amazing rocket cam view |
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"What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch!"
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View Quote Damn close to a bullseye |
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"Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -Dark Helmet
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Originally Posted By hoosierhick: The Inspiration 4 mission should use one of these as the zero g indicator. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22875/Estes-NewShepard-ModelRocket-0821a-2075765.jpg View Quote Holy shit. That was funny. |
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not spacex but first orbital flight coming up in t-50ish
erday astronaut livestreaming now Watch Firefly launch their FIRST EVER orbital rocket, Alpha! |
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Originally Posted By hoosierhick: The Inspiration 4 mission should use one of these as the zero g indicator. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22875/Estes-NewShepard-ModelRocket-0821a-2075765.jpg View Quote Still waiting on Zero G flight test data from any Starship, let alone returning from an altitude higher than a 737 can fly and safely landing. Then there is MaxQ, how many TPS tiles are they going to lose if it ever gets to that point ? And now Elon want's to scrap the idea of a re-useable booster/2nd stage because he has 'get there itis' for half an orbit ? None of those plans are remotely close to his initial claims, scrapping things like landing gear and reusability have gone out the window. The point is, he's got to get that stuff off the ground and return it safely before he starts hauling the mail. And he is overdue and once again under delivering. Don't see any of his pipe dreams happening this year, maybe not even next year. He's too far behind. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: Still waiting on Zero G flight test data from any Starship, let alone returning from an altitude higher than a 737 can fly and safely landing. Then there is MaxQ, how many TPS tiles are they going to lose if it ever gets to that point ? And now Elon want's to scrap the idea of a re-useable booster/2nd stage because he has 'get there itis' for half an orbit ? None of those plans are remotely close to his initial claims, scrapping things like landing gear and reusability have gone out the window. The point is, he's got to get that stuff off the ground and return it safely before he starts hauling the mail. And he is overdue and once again under delivering. Don't see any of his pipe dreams happening this year, maybe not even next year. He's too far behind. View Quote where did reusability go out the window? cause they are choosing not to try it for a test flight? they showed it can land at terminal velocity, why risk a breakup over a populated area? don't need legs with a giant fucking robot crane to catch it. Get there itis is being able to launch 100 tons in to leo. landing is not as important. |
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: Still waiting on Zero G flight test data from any Starship, let alone returning from an altitude higher than a 737 can fly and safely landing. Then there is MaxQ, how many TPS tiles are they going to lose if it ever gets to that point ? And now Elon want's to scrap the idea of a re-useable booster/2nd stage because he has 'get there itis' for half an orbit ? None of those plans are remotely close to his initial claims, scrapping things like landing gear and reusability have gone out the window. The point is, he's got to get that stuff off the ground and return it safely before he starts hauling the mail. And he is overdue and once again under delivering. Don't see any of his pipe dreams happening this year, maybe not even next year. He's too far behind. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By hoosierhick: The Inspiration 4 mission should use one of these as the zero g indicator. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22875/Estes-NewShepard-ModelRocket-0821a-2075765.jpg Still waiting on Zero G flight test data from any Starship, let alone returning from an altitude higher than a 737 can fly and safely landing. Then there is MaxQ, how many TPS tiles are they going to lose if it ever gets to that point ? And now Elon want's to scrap the idea of a re-useable booster/2nd stage because he has 'get there itis' for half an orbit ? None of those plans are remotely close to his initial claims, scrapping things like landing gear and reusability have gone out the window. The point is, he's got to get that stuff off the ground and return it safely before he starts hauling the mail. And he is overdue and once again under delivering. Don't see any of his pipe dreams happening this year, maybe not even next year. He's too far behind. Far behind whom? Once again your prejudice is rearing its ugly head. Where the hell did you get the idea Elon's scrapping the idea of Starship reusability? That's the whole point of the project. So again I ask. Elon is far behind whom? |
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Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Far behind whom? Once again your prejudice is rearing its ugly head. Where the hell did you get the idea Elon's scrapping the idea of Starship reusability? That's the whole point of the project. So again I ask. Elon is far behind whom? View Quote He's behind his promises, IOW he's behind himself. Right now it's looking like he bit off more than he can chew and he's choking on it. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: He's behind his promises, IOW he's behind himself. Right now it's looking like he bit off more than he can chew and he's choking on it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Far behind whom? Once again your prejudice is rearing its ugly head. Where the hell did you get the idea Elon's scrapping the idea of Starship reusability? That's the whole point of the project. So again I ask. Elon is far behind whom? He's behind his promises, IOW he's behind himself. Right now it's looking like he bit off more than he can chew and he's choking on it. Yeah, space flight is kinda hard. So I ask again. Where the hell did you get the idea Elon's scrapping the idea of Starship reusability? |
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Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Far behind whom? Once again your prejudice is rearing its ugly head. Where the hell did you get the idea Elon's scrapping the idea of Starship reusability? That's the whole point of the project. So again I ask. Elon is far behind whom? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Originally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By hoosierhick: The Inspiration 4 mission should use one of these as the zero g indicator. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22875/Estes-NewShepard-ModelRocket-0821a-2075765.jpg Still waiting on Zero G flight test data from any Starship, let alone returning from an altitude higher than a 737 can fly and safely landing. Then there is MaxQ, how many TPS tiles are they going to lose if it ever gets to that point ? And now Elon want's to scrap the idea of a re-useable booster/2nd stage because he has 'get there itis' for half an orbit ? None of those plans are remotely close to his initial claims, scrapping things like landing gear and reusability have gone out the window. The point is, he's got to get that stuff off the ground and return it safely before he starts hauling the mail. And he is overdue and once again under delivering. Don't see any of his pipe dreams happening this year, maybe not even next year. He's too far behind. Far behind whom? Once again your prejudice is rearing its ugly head. Where the hell did you get the idea Elon's scrapping the idea of Starship reusability? That's the whole point of the project. So again I ask. Elon is far behind whom? |
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"What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch!"
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Originally Posted By Obo2: where did reusability go out the window? cause they are choosing not to try it for a test flight? they showed it can land at terminal velocity, why risk a breakup over a populated area? don't need legs with a giant fucking robot crane to catch it. Get there itis is being able to launch 100 tons in to leo. landing is not as important. View Quote Landing isn't important ? That's his whole "I'm better than everybody else because reusability" schitck. So far his whole Starship program has not demonstrated anything close to that. But he keeps telling everybody that, but what's the point ? The guy would be in a much better light if he told everybody the truth. I love his F9 success, but so far his Starship endeavors have fallen short of his promises. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Yeah, space flight is kinda hard. So I ask again. Where the hell did you get the idea Elon's scrapping the idea of Starship reusability? View Quote Question bears repeating. Its not something I've heard anywhere. And it would certainly make all the trouble they're going to for the catch system on the launch tower kinda pointless... |
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Never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. - Adm James Stockdale
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: Landing isn't important ? That's his whole "I'm better than everybody else because reusability" schitck. So far his whole Starship program has not demonstrated anything close to that. But he keeps telling everybody that, but what's the point ? The guy would be in a much better light if he told everybody the truth. I love his F9 success, but so far his Starship endeavors have fallen short of his promises. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By Obo2: where did reusability go out the window? cause they are choosing not to try it for a test flight? they showed it can land at terminal velocity, why risk a breakup over a populated area? don't need legs with a giant fucking robot crane to catch it. Get there itis is being able to launch 100 tons in to leo. landing is not as important. Landing isn't important ? That's his whole "I'm better than everybody else because reusability" schitck. So far his whole Starship program has not demonstrated anything close to that. But he keeps telling everybody that, but what's the point ? The guy would be in a much better light if he told everybody the truth. I love his F9 success, but so far his Starship endeavors have fallen short of his promises. Dear Lord. I'm starting to wonder if you even comprehend the difference between a rocket tourist ride and what SpaceX is trying to build right now. |
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: I don't take meds. Prove me wrong. Right now. No bullshit, just prove me wrong. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By AZ_Sky: I'd just ignore Dagger - he seems to be off his meds again.... I don't take meds. Prove me wrong. Right now. No bullshit, just prove me wrong. Prove. You. Wrong. On. WHAT? For fucks sake dude, all you do is shit in this thread. |
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: Landing isn't important ? That's his whole "I'm better than everybody else because reusability" schitck. So far his whole Starship program has not demonstrated anything close to that. But he keeps telling everybody that, but what's the point ? The guy would be in a much better light if he told everybody the truth. I love his F9 success, but so far his Starship endeavors have fallen short of his promises. View Quote My goodness... you mean he missed self-imposed deadlines? In the rocket industry? Unheard of! I remember when you were beating the drum of "They're moving too fast and they're gonna get people killed!" I've seen Musk Derangement Syndrome before... but never Bipolar Musk Derangement Syndrome |
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Never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. - Adm James Stockdale
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: Landing isn't important ? That's his whole "I'm better than everybody else because reusability" schitck. So far his whole Starship program has not demonstrated anything close to that. But he keeps telling everybody that, but what's the point ? The guy would be in a much better light if he told everybody the truth. I love his F9 success, but so far his Starship endeavors have fallen short of his promises. View Quote you can't just leave out words. Landing is not as important. The milestone of being able to achieve low earth orbit is exponentially more important than landing and reuse. Even if it is fully expendable it is still less expensive and more capable than anything else out there. Just being able to launch 400 satellites for close to or less than 60 for their own starlink project is well worth it. Landing just makes everything cheaper. His timelines tend to be off by a good bit but so are everyone elses. While elon time means maybe it takes a few extra months nasa time means 20 years later we probably just scrap the whole damn project. So far the prototypes have done what they were intended to do with some exceptions that provide ample data to improve from which is sort of the point of rapid prototyping... |
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go flight on firefly looks like t - 17
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: Still waiting on Zero G flight test data from any Starship, let alone returning from an altitude higher than a 737 can fly and safely landing. Then there is MaxQ, how many TPS tiles are they going to lose if it ever gets to that point ? And now Elon want's to scrap the idea of a re-useable booster/2nd stage because he has 'get there itis' for half an orbit ? None of those plans are remotely close to his initial claims, scrapping things like landing gear and reusability have gone out the window. The point is, he's got to get that stuff off the ground and return it safely before he starts hauling the mail. And he is overdue and once again under delivering. Don't see any of his pipe dreams happening this year, maybe not even next year. He's too far behind. View Quote Oooookay.... I posted that because Bezos is being a troll with all of the crap with HLS and Starlink, and thought it'd be funny if SpaceX would troll him back on a flight of a proven crewed orbital launched on a proven launch system. I really have no idea what is going on with Starship anymore. I quit following the Starship thread because of all the purse swinging and poo throwing that goes on in it. Please, all of you... DON'T SHIT THIS THREAD UP TOO! Thank you. |
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"Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." -Dark Helmet
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Dagger41 = bezos troll account
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: He's behind his promises, IOW he's behind himself. Right now it's looking like he bit off more than he can chew and he's choking on it. View Quote Best thing to do is just take Musk's predictions as "notional." He is doing great with Falcon 9, Crew Dragon, Cargo Dragon. Starship/Super Heavy booster will take time. There will be lots of failures. Probably lots of deaths. Mainly because he seems to like suicide maneuvers just prior to landing with no real-time backup. |
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aborted 4 hour window still
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Originally Posted By hoosierhick: The Inspiration 4 mission should use one of these as the zero g indicator. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22875/Estes-NewShepard-ModelRocket-0821a-2075765.jpg View Quote I have the image in my minds eye of that being blurred out if they used that as the indicator. |
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