SpaceX

[JAHV76]

3 hours ago, Tank said:

i have 7th graders that can't go 15 inches without running into something.

but drop a piece of trash on the floor and all of them can move with the nimbleness of baryshnikov to avoid picking it up.

Not me must be a popular student name in your class

[gotbeer]

Man, this really shows the difference between a legacy space program like Boeing, and a new thinking space program like SpaceX.

Boeing’s First Crewed NASA Launch Delayed Due To Last Minute Brainstorming

 

[Tank]

12 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Man, this really shows the difference between a legacy space program like Boeing, and a new thinking space program like SpaceX.

Boeing’s First Crewed NASA Launch Delayed Due To Last Minute Brainstorming

 

when i hear brainstorming, i think of stuff like "in your groups, please discuss a way to . . ." 

this headline seems a bit misleading.

[gotbeer]

The first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on hold indefinitely

Meanwhile, at evil SpaceX with it's tyranical owner.

Surviving reentry is the key goal for SpaceX’s fourth Starship test flight

[gotbeer]

SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion

 

[gotbeer]

Umm.  OK.

NASA finds more issues with Boeing’s Starliner, but crew launch set for June 1

 

[Tank]

3 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Umm.  OK.

NASA finds more issues with Boeing’s Starliner, but crew launch set for June 1

 

if i were an astronaut, i think i'd wait to be on the second or third flight.

[Blarg]

16 hours ago, Tank said:

if i were an astronaut, i think i'd wait to be on the second or third flight.

I think I would consider a career change. 

[Taylor]

19 hours ago, gotbeer said:

SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion

 

Elon is such a genius.

[Jay]

 

[gotbeer]

Scrubbed once again.  

NASA provides updates following Boeing Starliner scrub

[Amazing Larry]

Awesome video of Musk describing the state of SpaceX, Falcon, Starlink, Starship and the mission to Mars. He says if Starship fight 4 is successful this week then they will try to land Starship flight 5 on the tower later this year. He also says they should start being able to reuse Starships by next year. 

They are building a second launch tower in Texas and will also have 2 in Florida. The first launch tower at the Cape will be operational by the middle of next year. Lots of info in this video.

 

[Jay]

7 hours ago, Amazing Larry said:

Awesome video of Musk describing the state of SpaceX, Falcon, Starlink, Starship and the mission to Mars. He says if Starship fight 4 is successful this week then they will try to land Starship flight 5 on the tower later this year. He also says they should start being able to reuse Starships by next year. 

They are building a second launch tower in Texas and will also have 2 in Florida. The first launch tower at the Cape will be operational by the middle of next year. Lots of info in this video.

Incredible.

[Amazing Larry]

 

[gotbeer]

8 hours ago, Amazing Larry said:

Awesome video of Musk describing the state of SpaceX, Falcon, Starlink, Starship and the mission to Mars. He says if Starship fight 4 is successful this week then they will try to land Starship flight 5 on the tower later this year. He also says they should start being able to reuse Starships by next year. 

They are building a second launch tower in Texas and will also have 2 in Florida. The first launch tower at the Cape will be operational by the middle of next year. Lots of info in this video.

 

 

 

[Amazing Larry]

Launch time released.

 

[Slegnaac]

6 hours ago, Amazing Larry said:

Launch time released.

 

D-Day anniversary!

[Amazing Larry]

 

[Amazing Larry]

 

[Amazing Larry]

 

[gotbeer]

Wow.  On the 4th try.  That was impressive.  

[Amazing Larry]

Even with the flap melting away they were able to pull it off. Probably the coolest launch I’ve ever seen. 

[gotbeer]

5 minutes ago, Amazing Larry said:

Even with the flap melting away they were able to pull it off. Probably the coolest launch I’ve ever seen. 

The data they are going to get from this flight, with both the upper and lower sticking the landing, and even with the problems they had is going to be insane.  I wonder if they are going to try a claw landing next?  If I was Musk, I'd fill that thing up with big next gen starlink deep space satellites, and see if starship can pull it off as a test.  

[Jay]

Looked to me like one of the engines didn't start on the booster.

[Amazing Larry]

10 minutes ago, Jay said:

Looked to me like one of the engines didn't start on the booster.

Tim Dodd explained on his live stream that the other 32 engines can easily make up for the malfunctioning one. SpaceX can either increase the propulsion or extend the burn time to keep Starship on a nominal path.