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Re: SpaceX

#621 Post by Boac » Wed May 12, 2021 7:39 am

It appears that they enjoyed it SO much they may be going to do it again... :))



Pick it up at 11:00'ish.

However, from https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-first- ... ext-steps/

"It’s worth noting that even after SpaceX reinstalls Starship SN15 on a launch mount, there’s no guarantee that the prototype will fly again. Before any reflight, SpaceX will almost certainly put the rocket through at least one additional tank proof test and static fire its Raptor engines. Issues or damage that escaped initial post-flight inspections could easily arise during that process and it’s more likely than not that one or more of SN15’s three Raptors will be removed for detailed inspection or replaced outright."

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#622 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Wed May 12, 2021 2:29 pm

I noticed that the name of the website that Boac linked to in his last interesting post was teslarati.com and the name tickled me in the light of last night's banter about the Spacex Boca Chica argot, and I now propose that from now on anybody who posts here on that subject may be termed a SpaceX argotnaut!

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#623 Post by Boac » Wed May 12, 2021 2:59 pm

Forgive me, it is a slow afternoon
No chance!

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#624 Post by Boac » Wed May 12, 2021 4:15 pm

I have always imagined that website to be one that Colonel Plum watches avidly in his conservatory while clutching his lead pipe :)) (NB For those not familiar with Cluedo...............)

Surely Premium access is provided to those of 'the clan' on purchase along with emblazoned pyjamas and monogrammed Balkan Sobranies??

Meanwhile, back at El Rancho, from 'Nasa Spaceflight.com'
"Starship SN15 is being prepared for a lift back onto the launch pad, this time Suborbital Pad B. It is unclear if it will be flown again but Elon has stated they may attempt to. Meanwhile the Nosecone Test Rig is rolled back to the Production Site."

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#625 Post by Boac » Wed May 12, 2021 5:46 pm

Just realised that promotion to Colonel was misplaced. He is a Professor.

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#626 Post by Boac » Fri May 14, 2021 2:21 pm

SN15 is being lifted back onto the launch platform. Have a look at this grab of the process to get some sort of idea of scale. Those little black things underneath it are PEOPLE!!

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#627 Post by Boac » Fri May 14, 2021 6:51 pm

Submission to the FCC gives basic details of the planned 'orbital' flight with the 'Big' booster under a Starship. Believe it or not, Musk aims to recover both vertically for re-use!

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#628 Post by G-CPTN » Fri May 14, 2021 7:22 pm

How long does it take to manufacture and build parts which would otherwise be 'saved' by recovery?
My point is that if a recovery was unsuccessful, would this affect the programme?

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#629 Post by Boac » Fri May 14, 2021 7:32 pm

Judge that by the first 4 Starship flights?

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#630 Post by Boac » Sun May 16, 2021 9:16 am

Ho Hum, yet another successful Falcon 9 satellite launch and recovery. Only the 8th landing for the first stage, and the 80th landing of a Falcon 9 booster! Nothing much to see, really. :))

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#631 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun May 16, 2021 9:19 am

Boac wrote:
Sun May 16, 2021 9:16 am
Ho Hum, yet another successful Falcon 9 satellite launch and recovery. Only the 8th landing for the first stage, and the 80th landing of a Falcon 9 booster! Nothing much to see, really. :))
More reliable than our local bus service, that's for sure! ;)))
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#632 Post by llondel » Thu May 20, 2021 4:46 am

Boac wrote:
Sun May 16, 2021 9:16 am
Ho Hum, yet another successful Falcon 9 satellite launch and recovery. Only the 8th landing for the first stage, and the 80th landing of a Falcon 9 booster! Nothing much to see, really. :))
Thunderbird 1 and Thunderbird 3 managed perfect landings every time back at base, with TB3 managing to nail the silo every time. I guess it was the strings that helped.

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#633 Post by Boac » Thu May 20, 2021 6:52 am

Which of the characters is Elon?

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#634 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu May 20, 2021 7:24 am

llondel wrote:
Thu May 20, 2021 4:46 am
Boac wrote:
Sun May 16, 2021 9:16 am
Ho Hum, yet another successful Falcon 9 satellite launch and recovery. Only the 8th landing for the first stage, and the 80th landing of a Falcon 9 booster! Nothing much to see, really. :))
Thunderbird 1 and Thunderbird 3 managed perfect landings every time back at base, with TB3 managing to nail the silo every time. I guess it was the strings that helped.
And the thought that Lady Penelope would be veru cris very cross if they didn't get the landing right!



I have always had a bit of a string for Milady! =))

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#635 Post by Boac » Thu May 20, 2021 7:45 am

veru cris very cross
Does he know you've been using his tablet? =))

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#636 Post by Boac » Thu May 20, 2021 10:01 am

Latest gen I have is that SN17 is to be scrapped, with 15 and 16 retained. With 18 and 19 long gone, we are then onto 20, the 'part-orbital' flyer.

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#637 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu May 20, 2021 11:31 am

Boac wrote:
Thu May 20, 2021 10:01 am
Latest gen I have is that SN17 is to be scrapped, with 15 and 16 retained. With 18 and 19 long gone, we are then onto 20, the 'part-orbital' flyer.
It is an interesting way of working, akin in some ways to the Agile software development methodology... I assume SpaceX reuses a lot of the debris that resulted from the majority of the test that have been made to date but ultimately there is a point where prototyping becomes expensive and the value of the development methodology becomes cost negative. I wonder where they are on that development methodology cost/benefit graph at the moment?
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#638 Post by Boac » Sat May 22, 2021 9:06 am

Reports say that all 3 Raptors have been removed from SN15 on its launch pad.

Stories are circulating that a large bungee has been seen on a lorry heading for Starbase.

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Re: SpaceX

#639 Post by Boac » Mon May 24, 2021 5:47 pm

I see the second stage of the orbital launch tower has been lifted into position at Starbase.

It may be my eyes, but has someone cocked up the measurements? I don't think the RH leg quite fits? =))


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Re: SpaceX

#640 Post by Boac » Mon May 24, 2021 6:04 pm

It's looking better now they have wellied it wiv a big 'ammer. =))

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