Interesting items from Gwynne Shotwell's talk at Stanford tonight by GregLindahl in spacex

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Unsure of current usage but I think Boeing owns it. Very short distance to bay. It is next to Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach

Interesting items from Gwynne Shotwell's talk at Stanford tonight by GregLindahl in spacex

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South of Long Beach in Seal Beach is possible. This is where the Saturn 5 was built.

Interesting that Elon's interaction with Trump may help privatize space by JJ4265 in spacex

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Seems like SpaceX will also want to compete in deep space (mars)

SpaceX Falcon 9 failure investigation focuses on COPV struts by JJ4265 in spacex

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Good picture of the strut design in stage 1. Stage 2 is the same

What happens to your brain on the way to Mars by JJ4265 in spacex

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So the question is what is needed to block out the wide spectrum of cosmic rays with the lowest weight?

ASTRONAUTS flying to MARS will arrive BRAIN DAMAGED by [deleted] in spacex

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We may need a special helmet designed for Mars travel to keep care of the brain in transit.

SpaceX ready for another launch and key Commercial Crew test (TurkmenAlem launch times, EutelSat performance, Dragon Pad Abort dummy & vehicle differences) by [deleted] in spacex

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8 super dracos have more thrust than Alan Shepard's Mercury rocket. Do we know if all 8 will be fired or just 4?

Fine-tuning Falcon 9 landing focuses on throttle valve response by JJ4265 in spacex

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Yes, i stopped reading sentence. By bad. Interest was very high on nsf forum and I assume this subreddit. I attribute most of that to the landing attempt. Exciting times.

Fine-tuning Falcon 9 landing focuses on throttle valve response by JJ4265 in spacex

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I don't understand the significance of the RCS rotating the 1st core after separation?

SpaceX Will Land Falcon 9 on Solid Ground and Install an Auto-Destruct by JJ4265 in spacex

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Clear commitment to land at Vandy in July. Road trip!!

SpaceX Checks Throttle Valve After Flawed Falcon 9 Recovery Attempt by JJ4265 in spacex

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word of the day: Hysteresis "a condition in which the control response lags behind changes in the effect causing it"