 DJI SPARK climbs high and attempts to look into the starhopper 
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Sounds like the upper section was tipped over and heavily damaged in an overnight storm
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Originally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Sounds like the upper section was tipped over and heavily damaged in an overnight storm https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/FD14C5AC-5191-4A3A-BDA9-7DBC54E8AD46_jpeg-818525.JPG
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
Damnit! ETA: Attached File |
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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. Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Originally Posted By LTCetme:
If you like that check out The sea dragon . Super heavy rocket designed for heavy lift economy. It was designed to be launched partially submerged vertical. The saturn V second stage would fit in the nozzle. With BFR/Starship you should be capable of >100 tonnes to orbit for <$10 million. |
Originally Posted By justsayin:
WHY do celebrities think we care what philosophical or political opinions they have?
We don't pay them for who they really are.....
WHY do celebrities think we care what philosophical or political opinions they have?
We don't pay them for who they really are.....
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Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
SpaceX uses quick iteration and fast failure, which is the same process that got us from rockets being large fireworks displays to less than ten years later walking on the moon. Oldspace is paralysis by analysis, which is why it has taken a decade to design/build a rocket from shuttle hand-me-downs. Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Originally Posted By tnriverluver:
Fucking amazing the speed that Spacex is moving. Oldspace is paralysis by analysis, which is why it has taken a decade to design/build a rocket from shuttle hand-me-downs. |
Originally Posted By justsayin:
WHY do celebrities think we care what philosophical or political opinions they have?
We don't pay them for who they really are.....
WHY do celebrities think we care what philosophical or political opinions they have?
We don't pay them for who they really are.....
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Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
100+ tonnes to LEO, ~20 tonnes to GTO, (100+ with one refueling) Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Originally Posted By MCSquared:
We talking LEO or geosynchronous? Maybe it'll be cheaper to get some "five and dime" satellites into GTO now. |
Originally Posted By justsayin:
WHY do celebrities think we care what philosophical or political opinions they have?
We don't pay them for who they really are.....
WHY do celebrities think we care what philosophical or political opinions they have?
We don't pay them for who they really are.....
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Originally Posted By MCSquared:
The destruction of the American space program was deliberate, with Bathhouse Barry shutting down the shuttle program being the Coup de grce, or so they though. Originally Posted By MCSquared:
Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Originally Posted By tnriverluver:
Fucking amazing the speed that Spacex is moving. Oldspace is paralysis by analysis, which is why it has taken a decade to design/build a rocket from shuttle hand-me-downs. |
Way to go U.S. Military! Kick ass and take names! NRA Life member, Ohio CCW.org member, Ohio CCW licensee, Infidel ????
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Originally Posted By MCSquared: The destruction of the American space program was deliberate, with Bathhouse Barry shutting down the shuttle program being the Coup de grâce, or so they though. 
Although the downside is that NASA and the ULA companies have been busy applying Shuttle style bureaucracy and waste to what ought to be "simpler" traditional rockets with Constellation/SLS/Orion. Although not having realistic funding levels doesn't help. |
Like most Americans, I learned all I needed to know about the Vietnam War by watching M*A*S*H*...
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Originally Posted By Variable556:
Damnit! ETA: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/53338/572F43DD-8346-4021-9AB2-0DE896A913B1_jpeg-819146.JPG |
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another webcam
https://www.spadre.com/  STARSHIP CAM - SpaceX Boca Chica Texas Live View of Starship Hopper Launches |
 SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Pad and Starship Construction Progress 1/25/19 |
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Originally Posted By AJ_Dual:
Killing the Space Shuttle is ironically the FIRST thing that someone who was serious about SAVING the US space program would have done too.
Although the downside is that NASA and the ULA companies have been busy applying Shuttle style bureaucracy and waste to what ought to be "simpler" traditional rockets with Constellation/SLS/Orion. Although not having realistic funding levels doesn't help. Originally Posted By AJ_Dual:
Originally Posted By MCSquared: The destruction of the American space program was deliberate, with Bathhouse Barry shutting down the shuttle program being the Coup de grâce, or so they though.
Although the downside is that NASA and the ULA companies have been busy applying Shuttle style bureaucracy and waste to what ought to be "simpler" traditional rockets with Constellation/SLS/Orion. Although not having realistic funding levels doesn't help. |
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"Hillary's corruption is corrosive to the soul of our nation." Donald J. Trump, 10/29/2016
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Originally Posted By Pavelow16478:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/7DB8F5A2-CCAA-4066-BC0F-EB6DAFF94F47_jpeg-829040.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/AB378751-FD4B-41A9-A23F-9A86FF8A71BE_jpeg-829042.JPG Raptor compared to the Merlin https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/15DC330D-D412-4C7D-BA66-1209D1815754_jpeg-829043.JPG Also, OST |
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couple of quick videos Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2019 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2019 |
 DJI Spark Fly by SpaceX Launch Pad Brownsville Tx |
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Looks like SpaceX is hiring for a few positions in Brownsville.
https://www.spacex.com/careers/list?location%5B%5D=1356 Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
Security Officer - Level 2 Security Officer - Level 3 Build Engineer (Starship) Supervisor, Tank Fabrication Tank Fabricator/Welder |
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Isn't that pretty small for a launch pad when compared to their McGregor, TX launch pad?
Or maybe it's just that it's a bigger rocket.  Grasshopper 744m Test | Single Camera (Hexacopter) |
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Originally Posted By Pavelow16478:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/86377/3BD7AEB5-7C2E-4ED3-B4AA-DBFF39F257D7_jpeg-873743.JPG 
Poor Russia, now with Raptor it's just one more thing that SpaceX has beat them at. It's also amazing that SpaceX can likely build that engine for less than Aerojet-Rocketdyne can build an RL-10.... 
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Originally Posted By Cole2534: How is that different than a Vacuum Arc Remelt? 
then there is the microgravity - should allow for some really cool crystal alignments that aren't possible on earth. |
If not for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable.
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
videos here: https://www.facebook.com/maria.pointer/posts/2147432611989999
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Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: New angle... Can get a nice view of the Methane/fuel rich turbopump assembly. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Raptor_Engine_Unofficial_Combustion_Scheme.svg/800px-Raptor_Engine_Unofficial_Combustion_Scheme.svg.png Poor Russia, now with Raptor it's just one more thing that SpaceX has beat them at.  
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Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: The eventually 250 tonne thrust version will have over 100,000 hp IIRC. Thrust power is about 4,000,000 hp https://rlv.zcache.com/because_merica_thats_why_us_flag_poster_large-r2c264e06b0d44424a0a8109ee782dbd5_2us63_8byvr_540.jpg 
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I keep trying to see stuff on Starship Cam, but that place seems to get a lot of fog.
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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. |
Religion was born when the first con man met the first fool." --Mark Twain.
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
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Originally 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. 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. |
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