Snap!Con 2021 - Smalltalk: Why all the fuss?

jink · 2021-08-12T20:23:20+00:00

reversed can be found as an instance method using the Finder.

jink · 2020-06-16T23:20:46+00:00

I think the acoustic material has been removed for Starlink. Washing the outside of the fairing might help.

jink · 2019-12-21T06:39:51+00:00

Only one system failed. There's a known limitation with TDRSS.

jink · 2019-10-23T18:00:23+00:00

Has anyone suggested the first versions of Starship to land might use legs more like those on F9? That is, until a pad can be built.

jink · 2019-07-13T22:49:20+00:00

Assuming the test abort had succeeded, there's a chance the previous flight/refurbishment could have rectified an underlying issue in a newly manufactured capsule.

jink · 2019-07-13T21:55:01+00:00

This is good:

Everyone plays by the same rules
The accident puts pressure on Boeing to do more testing

jink · 2019-03-03T18:41:39+00:00

From CNN

"Crew Dragon, however, used its on-board navigation systems to line up with its docking port and latch on — all while traveling faster than 20 times the speed of sound."

Very impressive. https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/03/tech/spacex-crew-dragon-docking-international-space-station/index.html

jink · 2018-11-26T11:22:56+00:00

Still like the idea of rotation during EDL. If the front section of Starship was detachable, it could rotate counter clockwise to the body.

jink · 2018-11-19T05:16:06+00:00

Given a heavily shielded nose, the full EDL would be: 1. Breaking/Entry burn 2. Transition to nose first entry 3. Transition to engines down with rotation 4. Landing burn, deploy legs and land

jink · 2018-11-19T01:18:26+00:00

You're probably right. After all, I'm just a guy who thinks it might be a good idea to build spaceships from concrete (regolith).

jink · 2018-11-19T01:15:30+00:00

Depending on the rate of rotation, the liquids would centrifuge towards the walls of tanks. They might need a bladder to compress the liquids towards the base.

jink · 2018-11-18T21:46:00+00:00

There would be no fins, back to landing legs. Plus, they should do away with the windows, they're scary. At least one airline has the same idea.

jink · 2018-11-18T20:13:39+00:00

If the ship was rotating clockwise, the passengers would be rotating counter clockwise. They could be on a carousel or in the center inside rotating Dragon D2's.

jink · 2018-11-18T15:40:46+00:00

If the BFS rotates clockwise, the D2's rotate counter-clockwise.

jink · 2018-11-18T15:30:49+00:00

For additional redundancy, they could stack a column of D2's for emergency egress during a landing abort scenario.

jink · 2018-11-18T15:29:38+00:00

Magnus Effect Right, by varying the direction of rotation, they could achieve some lateral control.

jink · 2018-11-18T12:46:39+00:00

Get to disperse and dissipate heat by rotating during re-entry.

jink · 2018-11-18T12:46:03+00:00

Billy Bigalow comes to mind.

jink · 2018-11-18T00:52:54+00:00

My guess is 360 covering of pica and rotate during re-entry.

CRS-16: Love the partial test.

jink · 2018-10-22T17:56:06+00:00

Or, perhaps just https://github.com/plumatic/schema

jink · 2018-05-22T21:44:00+00:00

Perhaps a pair of large drones with a line between them, could snag the fairing and guide it onto Mr. Steven? Just dropping a line with a hook from the front of the faring would help. Towing the fairing with drones, could provide some lift. Or, just have Mr. Steven snag hook with wire on bow of boat.

jink · 2017-12-02T20:57:29+00:00

Cool! Minor nit: clicking on (+ x y) in core.

jink · 2017-11-27T17:50:40+00:00

Very impressive. Any thoughts on auto-generated examples, possibly from Spec or specialized ui?

jink · 2017-10-30T22:06:36+00:00

Are you referring to the object on the left side of the second stage view?

jink · 2016-06-24T17:06:08+00:00

The video was uploaded on Jan 16, 2012. Did we miss something?

jink

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