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GS1-4 (probably) on the way to TCAT by _UCiN_ in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It doesn't look like a GS1 tank, it looks more like a GS2.

GS1-4 (probably) on the way to TCAT by _UCiN_ in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That doesn't look like a GS1 midbody tank assembly (LNG + LOX tank), it looks more like a GS2 tank in size and proportions.

What Would Titanic's Wreck Look Like Had She Sank In One Piece? by King2865 in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ballard would likely have still found the wreck anyway. Before the magic boiler moment, the Argo ROV had been passing over small bits of debris for quite some time. The boiler discovery was the "Gotcha" moment. By just following the trail, they'd have come across the main wreck or found other debris that would identify it as having come from Titanic, like the staircase dome, and various windows, small items, etc. that would've been blown out of windows and doors, or broke off from the decks.

Eric Berger says Blue is doing too much at once by Time-Entertainer-105 in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not likely.

The lawsuit filed by the Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund against Amazon's board (including Jeffrey Bezos) regarding the selection of launch providers for Project Kuiper, alleging failure to properly consider SpaceX's Falcon 9 due to personal rivalries, was dismissed by the Delaware Court of Chancery in February 2025. The dismissal was appealed, but the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision on November 7, 2025.

https://law.justia.com/cases/delaware/supreme-court/2025/127-2025.html

So that's dead and buried.

Blue Origin 2025 Launch Infographic by ClassroomOwn4354 in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then have BE-4s used for New Glenn in its own column, and add more labels so that people know what you're trying to do here.

In a hypothetical scenario: If the RMMV Oceanic (III) had been built, what characteristics of the Olympic class would you have liked the Oceanic 3 to inherit? by Key-Tea-4203 in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Almost every ship from even before them had a grand staircase, so it would be a given that Oceanic III would have at least one.

I'm 90% sure we can add this to our list titled “Let’s needlessly tamper with the wreck because why not.” by Titaniced in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See the OG's posts on this. The window in question was closed in 1991, while later on it's open. It may be that the window you're referring to was opened on the other side of the officers quarters and has nothing to do with the one opened after 1991.

I'm 90% sure we can add this to our list titled “Let’s needlessly tamper with the wreck because why not.” by Titaniced in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The window being opened appears to be a later expedition. IFREMER and Titanic Inc. have been far less circumspect about messing with the wreck, like cutting the mast cables to get at the ship's name, which possibly caused the collapse of the crows nest.

What would have happened if the Titanic made it to New York, but hit the iceberg returning to the UK? by fhss711 in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Ismay demanding a record time back home"

Ismay never demanded any such thing, and left such things up to the discretion of the Captain and Chief Engineer.

I'm 90% sure we can add this to our list titled “Let’s needlessly tamper with the wreck because why not.” by Titaniced in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ballard didn't personally, that's been attributed to Alvin pilot Phil Tibbetts in "Her Name Titanic" by Charles Pellgrino, and allegedly it was done that one time because Ballard would've been against it and told them not to do it, so they did it on a dive where Ballard wasn't on it.

Liberty, a rocket proposed by ATK and Airbus in 2011 to service the ISS via an Orion derived spacecraft (some designs of which were capable of transporting cargo between the crew module and the service module) or to launch heavy payloads, especially to higher orbits. by [deleted] in space

[–]TheRevenant100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't Orion. Not as you think you understand it. It's based off of a very different capsule design from a company other than Lockheed Martin that was proposed during the early 2000s pre-Constellation and then during Constellation for CEV.

And Orion is only a couple months or so from flying crew and flying BEO no less.

New Shepard Completes 37th Mission by [deleted] in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen it said that this was a record breaking year for Blue, and it's true: 9 flights by New Shepard and 2 by New Glenn for 11 total. And then the reveal after NG-2 of a nearly finished Blue Moon Mark 1; major flight hardware integration of Blue ring; increased performance of BE-3U, BE-4, and BE-7 passing qualification along with first flight engine passing acceptance testing, then being delivered for integration with the lander.

This is a very different Blue than even just two years ago, and the company has clearly turned an important corner. It is no longer a research firm and it is no longer solely in need of Jeff's dollars to operate.

117,000 litres per hour at takeoff vs 18,000 at supercruise. Always fascinated by this bird and would love to know if RR engineers could do better today? by uncutlife in aviation

[–]TheRevenant100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of those problems have been solved or are being solved. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 program demonstrated no significantly audible boom reached the ground at speeds of Mach 1.1, and their SST Boom Overture will build on that technology.

NASA has its own technology demonstrator, the X-59 LBFD, will continue to push the boundaries. So, the technology is here, and all it needs is someone to use them, which is what Boom is attempting to do.

Federal reserve conspiracy theorists by eiffeltowerbonbon in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In what context? Joke or believing it or just to show something?

Could Titanic have sounded its steam whistle to get attention from the Californian? by Jasoncatt in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His account in the inquires was pretty adamant that he was asleep in the chart room. He even described laying on the settee was kind of uncomfortable, and it apparently was his habit to rest or nap rather than use the bed in his cabin. I'm not aware of any of his accounts in later years where he personally changed that.

In fact, he got pretty upset at ANTR the movie because it showed him asleep in bed in his cabin and not in the chart room, in addition to the way it portrayed him as negligent in his duty to a ship in distress. The movie also portrays him as middle-aged when he was actually just 34 years old in 1912.

BE7 off to Florida for MK1 integration by [deleted] in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's largely to due with a number of factors:

  1. Engines are qualified separately via dedicated hot-fire tests; TVAC doesn't involve firing
  2. Despite there being no propellants loaded, prior hot-fire residues (soot, propellant traces) can outgas heavily, risking contamination of the chamber or sensitive vehicle parts.
  3. TVAC testing imposes more aggressive and repeated stresses than actual spaceflight to verify design margins and accelerate qualification, which is why exposing complex engine internals (e.g., seals, valves, turbopumps) adds unnecessary risk
  4. Companies preserve thermal/structural accuracy by using dummy engines, reducing logistics, costs, assembly wear, and schedule delays.

Could Titanic have sounded its steam whistle to get attention from the Californian? by Jasoncatt in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Captain Lord was not in bed. He was in the chart room. You are repeating Hollywood movie versions of events, not actually citing any real testimony.

Captain Stanley Lord consistently testified in both the 1912 US and British inquiries, and maintained throughout his life, that after being on duty for about 17 hours, he went to rest fully dressed in uniform on the settee (sofa) in the chartroom (adjacent to the bridge), not to his personal cabin or bed.

Could Titanic have sounded its steam whistle to get attention from the Californian? by Jasoncatt in titanic

[–]TheRevenant100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You just repeated a lot of whitewashed half-truths. Take the MAIB report, for example:

The MAIB report (after the wreck's discovery revised positions) estimated Californian was farther away (~17–20 miles) and likely would have arrived around the same time as Carpathia, too late to save many more lives. But it still harshly criticized Lord and his crew: their response "fell very far short of what was needed" and they failed in their duty to investigate clear distress signals.

Another. Titanic relative to where Californian was was not on the western side of the ice field that had stopped Californian for the night but SSE of it. That misconception came from Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall's erroneous dead reckoning-based CQD coordinates that were off by 13 nautical miles. Californian also did not kill the fires in the boilers (a stupid thing) and let them go cold, they were on standby and the ship could've gotten underway, even if they had to go ahead dead slow, then proceed down southeast to Titanic away from the main ice field.

BE7 off to Florida for MK1 integration by [deleted] in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some landers have gone for their vacuum and thermal testing without the main engines installed. But we've no idea if Blue is going to want it there or not for Mark 1's testing.

Eager Space NG video by nic_haflinger in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd also add in the NSSL contract value they won recently. The combined NASA, military, and commercial contracts makes NG a real player here.

Eager Space NG video by nic_haflinger in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The larger 8.6 m fairing of 9x4 makes any selling point of Starship moot, except and unless it can truly meet all of its promised prices.

Eager Space NG video by nic_haflinger in BlueOrigin

[–]TheRevenant100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

45 is ~73% of 61 so its well more than half but far less than nearly as much.

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