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Posted: 3/11/2019 8:03:29 PM EDT
[#1]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Variable556:
I keep trying to see stuff on Starship Cam, but that place seems to get a lot of fog. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/53338/6C14E146-DBF3-47CD-AF97-E5630491946D_png-874254.JPG I keep expecting King Kong or a T Rex to pop out. |
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Posted: 3/15/2019 3:10:56 PM EDT
[#2]
Raptor has arrived to the launch pad
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Posted: 3/15/2019 3:19:34 PM EDT
[#3]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
Raptor has arrived to the launch pad https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1tP2XAXcAAKAJ8.jpg 
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Posted: 3/15/2019 3:44:18 PM EDT
[#4]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
They should launch the SpaceX Winnebago on the first orbital launch of Starship 
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Posted: 3/15/2019 6:14:24 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Variable556]
[#5]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
Raptor has arrived to the launch pad https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1tP2XAXcAAKAJ8.jpg  Attached FileStarship Cam live view The fog is gone. 
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Posted: 3/15/2019 8:01:25 PM EDT
[#6]
 IT’S ALIVE!!!! Hopper’s first breath! |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 3/15/2019 9:59:18 PM EDT
[#7]
While SpaceX is doing this. NASA is full speed ahead with this....
WASHINGTON DC: The first person on Mars is 'likely to be a woman', NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said. "It's likely to be a woman, the first next person on the Moon. It's also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman," CNN cited Bridenstine as saying on a science and technology radio talk show "Science Friday". The NASA administrator did not identify a specific person but said women are at the forefront of the agency's upcoming plans. I could care less who the first person on Mars or back on the moon, as long as they are American. But Nasa just can't help themselves. How about worry about building something capable of getting there, not the gender of the crew. |
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Posted: 3/15/2019 10:00:43 PM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: Unlikel SLS, I believe STARSHIP/BFR will actually fly ... and I cannot wait to see it!   Suck it Elon haters!
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Posted: 3/15/2019 10:01:36 PM EDT
[#9]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bullet3:
While SpaceX is doing this. NASA is full speed ahead with this.... WASHINGTON DC: The first person on Mars is 'likely to be a woman', NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said. "It's likely to be a woman, the first next person on the Moon. It's also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman," CNN cited Bridenstine as saying on a science and technology radio talk show "Science Friday". The NASA administrator did not identify a specific person but said women are at the forefront of the agency's upcoming plans. I could care less who the first person on Mars or back on the moon, as long as they are American. But Nasa just can't help themselves. How about worry about building something capable of getting there, not the gender of the crew. |
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Posted: 3/15/2019 10:03:30 PM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
At the pace they're going NASA may not put the first person on Mars... |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 1:32:26 AM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
At the pace they're going NASA may not put the first person on Mars... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Originally Posted By bullet3:
While SpaceX is doing this. NASA is full speed ahead with this.... WASHINGTON DC: The first person on Mars is 'likely to be a woman', NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said. "It's likely to be a woman, the first next person on the Moon. It's also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman," CNN cited Bridenstine as saying on a science and technology radio talk show "Science Friday". The NASA administrator did not identify a specific person but said women are at the forefront of the agency's upcoming plans. I could care less who the first person on Mars or back on the moon, as long as they are American. But Nasa just can't help themselves. How about worry about building something capable of getting there, not the gender of the crew. 
 Attached File(Parody- I know Elon doesn’t expect to be the first person setting foot on mars)
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Posted: 3/16/2019 1:34:49 AM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bullet3:
While SpaceX is doing this. NASA is full speed ahead with this.... WASHINGTON DC: The first person on Mars is 'likely to be a woman', NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said. "It's likely to be a woman, the first next person on the Moon. It's also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman," CNN cited Bridenstine as saying on a science and technology radio talk show "Science Friday". The NASA administrator did not identify a specific person but said women are at the forefront of the agency's upcoming plans. I could care less who the first person on Mars or back on the moon, as long as they are American. But Nasa just can't help themselves. How about worry about building something capable of getting there, not the gender of the crew. |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 1:50:20 AM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Walkure:
Pretty sure you mean inconel - they had announced development of a new superalloy in the inconel family earlier this year, IIRC. (Inconel alloys aren't anything like stainless steel, BTW. They aren't even steel - they are Ni-Cr based.) Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Walkure:
Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Apparently during development of the Raptor rocket engine SpaceX discovered a new super-strong cryoformed Stainless steel type alloy that allowed them to skip building it out of composites and accelerate development. |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 6:39:05 AM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Variable556:
If they fuck around completely enough, the first words could be “One small step for me, one giant leap for Spacex!”
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/53338/02A7BE36-9599-4DE7-8733-0534C5A60F69_jpeg-879182.JPG (Parody- I know Elon doesn’t expect to be the first person setting foot on mars) Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Variable556:
Originally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Originally Posted By bullet3:
While SpaceX is doing this. NASA is full speed ahead with this.... WASHINGTON DC: The first person on Mars is 'likely to be a woman', NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said. "It's likely to be a woman, the first next person on the Moon. It's also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman," CNN cited Bridenstine as saying on a science and technology radio talk show "Science Friday". The NASA administrator did not identify a specific person but said women are at the forefront of the agency's upcoming plans. I could care less who the first person on Mars or back on the moon, as long as they are American. But Nasa just can't help themselves. How about worry about building something capable of getting there, not the gender of the crew.
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/53338/02A7BE36-9599-4DE7-8733-0534C5A60F69_jpeg-879182.JPG (Parody- I know Elon doesn’t expect to be the first person setting foot on mars)
Kharn |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 9:58:13 AM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Variable556:
If they fuck around completely enough, the first words could be “One small step for me, one giant leap for Spacex!”
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/53338/02A7BE36-9599-4DE7-8733-0534C5A60F69_jpeg-879182.JPG (Parody- I know Elon doesn’t expect to be the first person setting foot on mars) Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Variable556:
Originally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Originally Posted By bullet3:
While SpaceX is doing this. NASA is full speed ahead with this.... WASHINGTON DC: The first person on Mars is 'likely to be a woman', NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said. "It's likely to be a woman, the first next person on the Moon. It's also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman," CNN cited Bridenstine as saying on a science and technology radio talk show "Science Friday". The NASA administrator did not identify a specific person but said women are at the forefront of the agency's upcoming plans. I could care less who the first person on Mars or back on the moon, as long as they are American. But Nasa just can't help themselves. How about worry about building something capable of getting there, not the gender of the crew.
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/53338/02A7BE36-9599-4DE7-8733-0534C5A60F69_jpeg-879182.JPG (Parody- I know Elon doesn’t expect to be the first person setting foot on mars) |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 1:58:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Chokey]
[#16]
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Posted: 3/16/2019 2:37:19 PM EDT
[#17]
I had a wierd-ass half awake dream Friday morning that the hopper wasn't only a hover/landing testbed for BFR/Starship, but also a secret project to disrupt/destroy the grain silo industry.
And in some weird TED talk type conference, Musk explained if SpaceX could eventually do $100 per kg to LEO, their Raptor powered grain silos could do $1 per kg to 2 miles up and fly grain to market faster than trains. Then I realized that was weird and woke up fully. 
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Posted: 3/16/2019 2:44:25 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Variable556:
Yeah, I hadn't thought out those numbers. That equals about $45 per pound, into orbit... Holy shit. If accurate and successful, that'd enable a whole lotta shit to start happening. A pretty staggering concept to envision where that could lead. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Variable556:
Originally Posted By ludder093:
Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: Sea Dragon is cool, but BFR/Starship will easily beat it on economics because it is fully re-usable. Fuel is cheap, aerospace equipment is expensive (EDIT: fucking ARFcom keeps auto deleting what I try to write here) With BFR/Starship you should be capable of >100 tonnes to orbit for <$10 million. If accurate and successful, that'd enable a whole lotta shit to start happening. A pretty staggering concept to envision where that could lead. $9,000 for a 200lb man. At $45/lb, some seriously cool stuff will happen. |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 3:03:10 PM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tolip:
It seems so bulky |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 3:49:30 PM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof:
Unlikel SLS, I believe STARSHIP/BFR will actually fly ... and I cannot wait to see it! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof:
Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Starship/BFR will be the largest, most powerful rocket ever built World changing. Can’t wait for the materials and process technology spinoffs start filtering down. |
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Posted: 3/16/2019 5:07:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/16/2019 5:14:37 PM EDT
[#22]
It's amazing how much new tech is going into the starship. I wish they'd eventually look at ion or VASMIR engines.... That stuff would be game changing.
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Posted: 3/17/2019 4:16:50 PM EDT
[#23]
In response to being asked about the new nosecone being built.
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Posted: 3/17/2019 4:50:52 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
In response to being asked about the new nosecone being built.
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Posted: 3/17/2019 4:51:40 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ludder093:
That would enable us to build things in space that we wouldn't be able to launch. Like a space station capable of supporting missions to Mars and maybe even a moon base. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ludder093:
Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: Sea Dragon is cool, but BFR/Starship will easily beat it on economics because it is fully re-usable. Fuel is cheap, aerospace equipment is expensive (EDIT: fucking ARFcom keeps auto deleting what I try to write here) With BFR/Starship you should be capable of >100 tonnes to orbit for <$10 million. 
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Posted: 3/17/2019 4:55:38 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
In response to being asked about the new nosecone being built.
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Posted: 3/17/2019 4:56:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: theskuh]
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By EastcARstle: ... being built using equipment from JoeBob's Crane Rental, an old Winnebago, and nailed-together 2x4s. Love it  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/17/2019 5:01:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: somaliskinnypirate]
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bullet3:
While SpaceX is doing this. NASA is full speed ahead with this.... WASHINGTON DC: The first person on Mars is 'likely to be a woman', NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said. "It's likely to be a woman, the first next person on the Moon. It's also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman," CNN cited Bridenstine as saying on a science and technology radio talk show "Science Friday". The NASA administrator did not identify a specific person but said women are at the forefront of the agency's upcoming plans. I could care less who the first person on Mars or back on the moon, as long as they are American. But Nasa just can't help themselves. How about worry about building something capable of getting there, not the gender of the crew. Not A Space Agency....Then they so the whole SJW thing... wonder if they've picked the crew for the first warp 1 event?
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Posted: 3/17/2019 5:26:31 PM EDT
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NH, USA
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Posted: 3/17/2019 6:27:05 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By theskuh:
Fucking A just go for it. 
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Posted: 3/17/2019 7:37:48 PM EDT
[#31]
Video at link in tweet.
Reddit discussion on it
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Posted: 3/17/2019 7:46:10 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
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Posted: 3/17/2019 7:47:37 PM EDT
[#33]
SpaceX is doing great with Falcon 9 but this venture seems ill-advised to me.
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Posted: 3/17/2019 7:50:06 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople:
SpaceX is doing great with Falcon 9 but this venture seems ill-advised to me.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/17/2019 9:49:16 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Originally Posted By theskuh:
Fucking A just go for it. http://i.imgur.com/wprdbnp.jpg Re heat tiles: That’s a new one on me. I guess a recent change? I thought it was heat shield, then stainless with transpirational, and now it’s stainless w/tiles and partial transpirational? |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 1:04:03 AM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Why? Very similar to the approach they took to developing reusability on F9 with the Grasshopper. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/75AFD646-598E-46A5-900A-E7257FA159A6_jpeg-881510.JPG |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 10:39:24 PM EDT
[#37]
I hope they have a better way to deal with the wind for the new orbital test vehicle.
Also does it flood at the boca chica site? Seems awful close to a lot of water. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 11:26:28 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By theskuh:
Also does it flood at the boca chica site? Seems awful close to a lot of water. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 6:48:52 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Plumber576: You ever been to Kennedy Space Center? Or Wallops?  Attached FileTotally without buildings to protect from wind and really close to the ocean. Obviously way smarter people have thought about this but how much are they risking building rockets on a launch site than somewhere even slightly more inland. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 8:35:01 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople:
SpaceX is doing great with Falcon 9 but this venture seems ill-advised to me. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 8:37:00 AM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Variable556:
That’s Starship Block 87 Re heat tiles: That’s a new one on me. I guess a recent change? I thought it was heat shield, then stainless with transpirational, and now it’s stainless w/tiles and partial transpirational? |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 8:40:06 AM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Variable556: That's Starship Block 87 Re heat tiles: That's a new one on me. I guess a recent change? I thought it was heat shield, then stainless with transpirational, and now it's stainless w/tiles and partial transpirational?
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Posted: 3/19/2019 9:02:35 AM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By webtaz99:
They do a LOT of very high-accuracy simulations. It lets them test engineering alternatives much faster. This is what smart, agile companies do. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By webtaz99:
Originally Posted By Variable556:
That’s Starship Block 87 Re heat tiles: That’s a new one on me. I guess a recent change? I thought it was heat shield, then stainless with transpirational, and now it’s stainless w/tiles and partial transpirational? |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 9:03:52 AM EDT
[#44]
Any idea when the first hop will be?
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Posted: 3/19/2019 9:12:38 AM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DCV_117:
Any idea when the first hop will be?
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Posted: 3/19/2019 9:12:54 AM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Supposed to be this week Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Originally Posted By DCV_117:
Any idea when the first hop will be? |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 9:25:25 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bullet3:
While SpaceX is doing this. NASA is full speed ahead with this.... WASHINGTON DC: The first person on Mars is 'likely to be a woman', NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said. "It's likely to be a woman, the first next person on the Moon. It's also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman," CNN cited Bridenstine as saying on a science and technology radio talk show "Science Friday". The NASA administrator did not identify a specific person but said women are at the forefront of the agency's upcoming plans. I could care less who the first person on Mars or back on the moon, as long as they are American. But Nasa just can't help themselves. How about worry about building something capable of getting there, not the gender of the crew. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 10:45:44 AM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AgeOne: and SLS, is likely dead... as they couldn't figure out how to re purpose and update the rocket system from the shuttle program without waisting billions of dollars. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 11:16:55 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople:
SpaceX is doing great with Falcon 9 but this venture seems ill-advised to me. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 11:42:32 AM EDT
[#50]
I get that it's a prototype, but that thing looks really really rough. Buckled sheet metal, rust, the whole thing looks slapped together, and they just "decide" not to use the nose cone after it gets damaged? That sounds more to me like Musk saying "build it anyway" and not a decision they arrived at by thoughtful analysis. There's doing it better faster smarter, and there's being needlessly reckless. SpaceX is not out of the woods by any stretch; I bet the SJW's at NASA would love to see SpaceX sidelined.
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