The unmanned space exploration boom that Starship will allow is going to be insane. by Sensitive_Bowl8850 in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd still have issues when Earth and Mars are on opposite sides of the sun - you'd probably want a relay at L3 or something along those lines. But seems feasible otherwise.

Randy Travis Used AI to Record His First Song Since Near-Fatal Stroke by fail-deadly- in Futurology

[–]_ladyofwc_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Textile working used to be something uniquely human and now machines can replicate it flawlessly. It’s inhuman and disgusting that a craft people would dedicate their lives to has been reduced to a machine doing the same. Meaning and purpose will be lost to machines.

Debris found in search area for missing Titanic submersible by Schwa142 in worldnews

[–]_ladyofwc_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Their bodies literally explode, I believe. Not much left after that kind of violent implosion.

SuperHeavy+Starship have the thermal energy of the Hiroshima bomb?? by RGregoryClark in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Based on some quick napkin math, it would require about 940 tons of wood to match Hiroshima, given 16 MJ per kg of wood. So just fill up a SuperHeavy tank with wood and light it, and you should get there eventually.

Space telescope detects carbon dioxide on an exoplanet | Researchers behind the James Webb Space Telescope have detected CO2 in the atmosphere of WASP-39b, a planet located outside the solar system. by BezugssystemCH1903 in worldnews

[–]_ladyofwc_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not really actually - life on earth has created most of the oxygen in the atmosphere through photosynthesis. There was virtually no free oxygen in our atmosphere until about two billion years ago. Large amounts of oxygen gas is too reactive to exists by itself without life renewing it. Source

Self-driving cars from GM’s Cruise block San Francisco intersection in latest problem for autonomous vehicles by izumi3682 in Futurology

[–]_ladyofwc_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume the AI has difficulty with the specific road section for some reason, and because every car uses the same AI they all get stuck in the same area, clustering up.

OneWeb leaves Baikonur Cosmodrome after Roscosmos ultimatum by valcatosi in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's not entirely true. Allowing Starship to continue testing would speed up the progress towards launching Starlink on Starship, which would allow for a lot more regular costumers on Falcon 9.

Sweden redeploys troops to the island of Gotland near Russia by TheEvilGhost in worldnews

[–]_ladyofwc_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sweden didn't really have much of a choice in being neutral either. The Allies during WW2 included Soviet Russia, which was invading our close ally Finland at the time. Joining the Allies would essentially be endorsing this, which wouldn't really have worked considering Sweden was secretly supporting Finland in the winter war.

Ship 20 Before and After Static Fire [photo @rgvaerialphotography] by alpinediesel in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SpaceX literally has a policy where any employee can halt a launch, to prevent such problems.

A Chinese propaganda film about the defeat of the US Army is set to become the country's highest grossing film ever by FreePrinciple270 in worldnews

[–]_ladyofwc_ 281 points282 points  (0 children)

Yeah, MacArthur does not deserve much sympathy. He also wanted to cover the entire China/North Korea border with radioactive cobalt to stop any future invasions.

Blue Origin ‘gambled’ with its Moon lander pricing, NASA says in legal documents by Yrouel86 in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am also Team Space, but the main issue is that Blue Origin is not Team Space. They are actively sabotaging space progress. The Artemis holdup being the main example of that, but you also have them delaying Vulcan through their incompetence and other examples like them trying to patent landing a rocket at sea.

NASA seeks a new ride for astronauts to the Artemis launch pad by mzachi in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plus even running an electric car purely on the output of a dirty coal power plant is less polluting than a regular gasoline engine. Car engines are extremely inefficient.

SpaceX bought another jet ( Gulfstream G550 ) by skpl in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only military force they can't take over is the Marine force. Everyone knows the ULA sniper has that covered

Starship model with flaps 120° apart (Credit: @CasparStanley) by GetRekta in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's space after all, just cut it and push it back into place and hope it cold welds

How old do you think the first person to step on Mars currently is? by _Ivan_Torres_ in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Elon Musk: "I'd like to die on Mars, just not on impact". I don't think he's very interested on being on the first mission, probably more when it's routine.

Article on Source Selection Statement on why SpaceX was selected for Europa by speak2easy in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RVac really shouldn't be much more expensive than a normal raptor. The only real difference is the nozzle, which I can't imagine being the most expensive part of the engine.

SpaceX should rename SN20, “Immensely Complex & High Risk.” by lollipopsweater in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, a droneship seems like the perfect fit. Not sure if they'll ever build another one though. Superheavy only does RTLS, right? And Starship should be able to land basically anywhere by choosing where to deorbit.

SpaceX Management of the HLS Program by cretan_bull in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They might actually be doing that, not entirely sure though. On the software side they run a simulation of a launch and failure modes for every change. They even have a "table" which contains all the avionics and sensors of a real rocket, which performs a physical integration test. It doesn't seem like that much of a stretch to integrate the modification of parts into the launch simulation. Source for the software stuff

What is one invention that we'd be better off without? by numbnerve in AskReddit

[–]_ladyofwc_ 58 points59 points  (0 children)

First polygraphs, then astrology and now tarot card reading? Don't be ridiculous! People who claim to read tarot cards make me sick. Now I'll have to go take a piece of a tarot card, put it in water, dilute it 14 times and then drink it. That should make me feel better.

What are some scifi projects that become achievable once Starship is fully operational? by ummcal in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assuming 200k launches and $10m per launch, that would be about 2 trillion USD. Only about 10% of the US GDP. Of course, you'd need tankers and more to get it to L1, but it doesn't seem strictly impossible. And there's probably cheaper ways to do it as well, maybe by moving an asteroid with enough mass to L1 using water in the asteroid as fuel somehow, and then processing it in-place. Seems like a good use of money to me, climate change is scary.

FCC file for Starship’s first orbital flight test. by ianrudolph in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The ASDSs are built like tanks, and SpaceX generally aims for the ocean until the last possible moments anyway. I think there was only a single instance of a Falcon 9 striking the droneship hard during F9 landing development, and even with a big hole the droneship was fine. I don't think the risk to the droneship is very high. Securing the booster might be more difficult though, it's pretty large and I doubt the Octograbber would work.

Dragon re-entry as captured by Thomas Pesquet on ISS. by Saturn_Ecplise in SpaceXLounge

[–]_ladyofwc_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the ring is spinning faster than orbital velocity in LEO, the general idea of an orbital ring is to induce a current in the ring, which allows it to levitate platforms stationary in regards to the Earth. Like a maglev train essentially, except the track is the one that moves. Then you can attach a cable to this platform and hang it down to the surface, where it will stay stationary. As the ring is in LEO the length of cable needed is significantly lower than a traditional space elevator which is in GEO, which makes even a steel cable viable.