SpaceX

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

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.

And it only lasts 4 minutes.  So just like the vibrator.

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

And it only lasts 4 minutes.  So just like the vibrator.

You obviously haven't met the right women. 

[gotbeer]

47 minutes ago, Lou said:

You obviously haven't met the right women. 

Then it would last 1 minute.

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Then it would last 1 minute.

You must not like women.

nttawwt

[Lhalo]

For reference, the starships that have flown only had 3 raptors. When the Super Heavy booster flies it’s going to be insane.

 

[Lhalo]

Super Heavy booster No. 4 on it's way to the launch site with 29 Raptors attached.

[Tank]

6 hours ago, Lhalo said:

Super Heavy booster No. 4 on it's way to the launch site with 29 Raptors attached.

when is the next test flight? or are they jumping right into the first mission?

[Lhalo]

3 hours ago, Tank said:

when is the next test flight? or are they jumping right into the first mission?

They are going to stack Starship SN20 on top of Heavy Booster 4 and take a trip around the globe. They’ll probably do a tank (get it) pressure test and then a static fire on both the booster and Starship to make sure all the Raptor engines are working and then it’s go time. SN20 is currently having heat shield tiles installed for it’s future re-entry into the atmosphere. 

 

 

[Lhalo]

I’d say the orbital trip will happen within the next month. 

[Lhalo]

Here’s something worth watching @Tank.

 

[Lhalo]

Musk just tweeted that Starship already has all it’s Raptor engines installed. The three outer engines are vacuum engines for use in space. 

 

[Tank]

57 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

Here’s something worth watching @Tank.

 

started watching, but 53 minutes was too long. the parts i watched were interesting, though. thanks for sharing it. i'm gonna start following this guy on twitter.

 

[Lhalo]

7 hours ago, Tank said:

started watching, but 53 minutes was too long. the parts i watched were interesting, though. thanks for sharing it. i'm gonna start following this guy on twitter.

 

He has a lot of interesting videos that explain how the rockets and mechanical elements work. 

[Lhalo]

 

[Blarg]

All I can see is points of failure. For mission success every one of those rocket engines must perform at optimum standards. Any one component in each of those engines could fail. So by having so many engines with so many components you increase the possibility of catastrophic failure. I feel like this is a dangerous path to take for lift off boost. 

[Lhalo]

Starship SN20 has been rolled out to the launch site. 

 

[Lhalo]

32 minutes ago, Blarg said:

All I can see is points of failure. For mission success every one of those rocket engines must perform at optimum standards. Any one component in each of those engines could fail. So by having so many engines with so many components you increase the possibility of catastrophic failure. I feel like this is a dangerous path to take for lift off boost. 

It also creates redundancy. If 4 or 5 of the rockets fail the rest can pick up the slack. I have a feeling some will fail during the static fire(s) and will be replaced even before launch. 

[Lhalo]

 

[Lhalo]

Looks like the stacking won't happen until tomorrow. It was deemed that the winds were too high.

[Lhalo]

 

[Tank]

nice! let's go!

[Slegnaac]

On 8/5/2021 at 7:18 AM, Lhalo said:

It also creates redundancy. If 4 or 5 of the rockets fail the rest can pick up the slack. I have a feeling some will fail during the static fire(s) and will be replaced even before launch. 

This was my thought as well.

[Lhalo]

Not exact but here's a comparison between Starship and Saturn V.

[Tank]

the look of the Saturn V is one of those perfect images in my mind. wouldn't change a thing about it visually, and all other space vehicles are measured against it. in this case, the Starship doesn't have nearly the same visceral appeal as the Saturn V.

[gotbeer]

So is there any timetable on when they are going to blow that thing up?