SpaceX

[Tank]

3 hours ago, True Grich said:

The debris from that space station is headed for the elbows of Angels' pitchers and hitters.

sounds like at least one piece hit dustin may of the dodgers. he was scheduled for TJS today.

[Lou]

55 minutes ago, Tank said:

sounds like at least one piece hit dustin may of the dodgers. he was scheduled for TJS today.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it will be "successful".

[Lhalo]

SpaceX will attempt to launch/land Starship SN15 in about 20 minutes.

 

[Lhalo]

Hey! Looks like they landed it!

[Slegnaac]

That was amazing. 

[Lhalo]

 

[Lhalo]

 

[gotbeer]

Pretty impressive.  Also, unfortuantely, it sounds like Vandenberg is off the table now for launches.

Is SpaceX reliable? Company goes for 100th successful flight in a row today

[Tank]

i got pretty excited when there was talk of launching space shuttles from vandenberg, and figured it'd be worth it to drive up there for a launch or two or three. it was pretty disappointing when they scrubbed that idea.

[gotbeer]

Pretty routine from what I saw.  16:55 was kind of cool.  It let off a real cool effect when it went supersonic.

 

[T.G.]

You know... every time I open this thread, I expect to see a video of a rocket exploding.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

You know... every time I open this thread, I expect to see a video of a rocket exploding.

 

 

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, True Grich said:

You know... every time I open this thread, I expect to see a video of a rocket exploding.

 

[gotbeer]

SpaceX's most-flown Falcon 9 rocket is a sooty veteran after 10 launches and landings (photos)

[gotbeer]

Well that's one way to garner interest in your space company.  All eyes will be on this launch.

Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of his company Blue Origin in July

[gotbeer]

Making it look routine.  Pretty cool video of the landing on the ship.

 

 

[Tank]

hi-ho, X marks the spot!

[gotbeer]

Not looking good for Hubble.  Then again, probability that this is a software issue has gone up if both systems are doing the same error.

NASA Continues Work on Hubble Space Telescope – Backup Computer Turned On, but It Fails With the Same Error

[Lhalo]

The first booster to travel to the launch pad is on it's way. This one will not fly but will be "static fired." The Starship will eventually be mounted to the top of it to travel to the moon/Mars.

[gotbeer]

Another routine landing.

 

[Tank]

That’s so sexy.

[gotbeer]

SpaceX sets new goals for Falcon booster reuse goals after ten-flight milestone

 

Glad to hear that when it eventually goes boom, we on the west coast will be able to see it live.  Anyways, lol at the competitors getting smoked by SpaceX.  Not a Musk fan, but what he's doing with space is pretty remarkable.

[gotbeer]

Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's newest drone ship for rocket landings at sea

 

[Blarg]

That is how you go to Space in style. The rivals are building what looks like a vibrator. 

 

[Tank]

5 hours ago, Blarg said:

That is how you go to Space in style. The rivals are building what looks like a vibrator. 

 

That was fun to watch yesterday (the space flight, not the vibrator). It opens up space flight to civilians and the waiting list is already at 600 or so. The cost though is going to be $200k, so that’s going limit greatly who can go.