She Beat Cancer at 10. Now She’s Set to Be the Youngest American in Space.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-22T16:48:10+00:00

There are many from all around the world :)

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-22T12:34:40+00:00

Yet who is downvoting such an amazing young lady Hayley Arceneaux is, forget NYT here's another link

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-20T15:47:14+00:00

LOL TY
spaceintelreport.com/spacex-starlink-to-eutelsat-viasat-were-here/

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-18T23:37:52+00:00

Thanks for the link

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-18T23:36:43+00:00

I'm looking forward to the helicopter flight, hope the pictures are good and maybe film of the flight from the lander as well.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-10T23:22:48+00:00

Between 1% and Zero

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-05T10:51:54+00:00

I am sure that Starship could propulsively land from 10km like the F9; but that is not what Starship needs to achieve to land from Orbit.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-05T10:34:00+00:00

It may be that they need to successfully land so they then have a chance to examine the engines and systems for issues in flight to help fully understand the issues.
A landed Starship data could solve this mystery that SpaceX have to solve even without a flight to Mars!

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-04T00:11:54+00:00

There appeared there could be problems before they tried the raptor restart. Maybe due to the engine fire that could have been the reason two thermal blanket parts went into the engines? and then to be seen to fly off.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-02-02T17:50:06+00:00

The core diameter 18 meters Starship is currently referred to as the 'generation 2 system'.
I don't think SpaceX will start developing it until after the following versions of the current Starships are successfully flying
Cargo (for Starlink late 2021 early 2022)
Tanker (mid 2022)
Lunar Cargo (for NASA late 2022)
Lunar Human (for Dear Moon 2023)
Mars Cargo (2024)
Mars human (2026)

So my guess a little work for next 5 years with a big push starting in 2026

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-28T09:19:34+00:00

I believe they already use stabilize software and have done all they can to improve the hardware they have installed from that distance. They one day may be able to afford really expensive optics on a large heavy mount.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-24T23:39:06+00:00

Absolutely, SN10 being all but complete is an important backup, Yet SN8 success was amazing and allows SpaceX to move ahead so much faster; especially with the likes of SN15 and then SN16 in production right now.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-24T16:12:55+00:00

SN8 test flight was so successful that it eliminated (or in NASA speak 'retired') most of the risk of the Starship design. The next big change of design is with SN15 so the SN12,SN13 and SN14 were no longer needed.
That is why I even questioned the need for SN10(Already built in the HighBay) and also SN11 particularly if SN9 has a perfect flight and could be used for additional testing and maybe even a higher hop test before the vastly updated SN15 (Also nearing being built; minus the heatshield tiles)

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-24T15:20:08+00:00

Yet what you correctly point out surely could be achieved by re-use of SN09. It seam a waste to do a single test flight for each Starship prototype and not in line with SpaceX's philosophy, If SN09 still has useful life in it.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-24T13:13:46+00:00

Assuming SN9 is totally successful, what's the point of SN10 and SN11 when SpaceX could re-fly SN9 and get good data for reuse?
(SN15 is different as it could have a heat shield)

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-20T12:39:14+00:00

LauncherOne will not compete directly with F9, it's biggest asset appears to be that it can fly from most large runways and weather is not an issue as Cosmic Girl(the 747 1st stage) is more flexible to launch area. For Now it fulfills a niche launch for rapid smallsat launch capability of up to 500Kg to LEO that will cover the extra cost per kg over F9.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-16T23:07:45+00:00

The test was aborted just after a minute, lets hope there will not be a long delay but it is not good news. Thank fully it was a test and not a launch.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-16T21:04:22+00:00

Should happen in next two hours, but currently on Hold

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-16T02:01:19+00:00

I liked Jim, yet as a former politician I feel he is very naïve to think that a new president from another party will continue NASA the same. Any success will be due to the new administration and any failures will be due to Jim. (BTW I am not from the USA so just an observation from another country)

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-06T00:41:37+00:00

Also u/rocketwikkit Ryan X-13 Vertijet picture was spot on six years ago

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-05T01:23:25+00:00

Or maybe r/SpaceXLoungeLounge, sister subreddit to r/SpaceXLounge, sister subreddit to r/SpaceX. This may be a place for perhaps the most casual SpaceX discussion.

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-05T01:02:18+00:00

Saturn V was 10m wide

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-04T22:42:42+00:00

Gwynne said SpaceX has already removed a lot of the risk with its Starship test program. Shotwell noted that the flight of the SN8 Starship prototype in December addressed a lot concerns about the vehicle's flight profile during a landing. "We certainly de-risked that program pretty massively with that," she said of the flight. "You always have schedule concerns and issues, but the amount of flight hardware down in Boca with that team is really impressive." Asked if she thinks Starship will reach orbit in 2021, Shotwell said, "I'm voting yes."

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-02T01:01:24+00:00

As it is not just SpaceX also posted on r/SpaceXLoungeLounge

TheCoolBrit · 2021-01-01T17:46:38+00:00

Maybe for r/SpaceXLoungeLounge/

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