Quick mission, video fly overs, debrief.
https://www.youtube.com/live/kUtttpHmt3U?si=MVpLHbNFEdZRUy2R
https://www.youtube.com/live/kUtttpHmt3U?si=MVpLHbNFEdZRUy2R
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"Unplanned Dismantling"
- Thread starter YamadudeXS650C
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I can't see the wires glimmering on Falcons, wonder how Elon does it?
This is what 29,000,000 footpounds of thrust looks like.
Successful first Vulcan launch:
https://www.youtube.com/live/rtPoAUuYXHo?si=pjxx0w3qxO2bf3JX
A lander is on the way to the moon!
https://www.youtube.com/live/rtPoAUuYXHo?si=pjxx0w3qxO2bf3JX
A lander is on the way to the moon!
“The team is working to try and stabilize this loss, but given the situation, we have prioritized maximizing the science and data we can capture."
That's science speak for "we're giving it the last rites."
More "space junk" polluting the pure lunar wasteland???
Another private endeavor to the moon!
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Astrobotic Technology are not the first to discover that rocket science has a very expensive learning curve. I suppose you've got a complicated system where any one of a large number of things failing for any reason means game over.
Once again, Mrs took the opportunity to suggest that space exploration is a huge waste of money. This time I said, OK, what would you spend that money on instead? No answer supplied as yet . . .
Once again, Mrs took the opportunity to suggest that space exploration is a huge waste of money. This time I said, OK, what would you spend that money on instead? No answer supplied as yet . . .
Sooner or later a life ending event will occur on Mother Earth... next year... a hundred years from now... 10,000yrs.
If we never learn to get off this planet, at will and at scale, it will be a humanity ending event as well.
Ya gotta start somewheres...
As someone mentioned a while ago "We should all just stay in Africa".
The military/defense aspect of all of this cannot be underestimated.
What is the best weapons system?
The one you never have to use.
Musk: Tunnel boring, efficient, high volume space launch capability. Coincidence? I doubt it.
https://www.defenseone.com/business...cket-will-it-be-able-challenge-spacex/393175/
The military/defense aspect of all of this cannot be underestimated.
What is the best weapons system?
The one you never have to use.
Musk: Tunnel boring, efficient, high volume space launch capability. Coincidence? I doubt it.
https://www.defenseone.com/business...cket-will-it-be-able-challenge-spacex/393175/
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Looking like launch 3 will be on Pie Day.
Ala-mode?
Ala-mode?
Thursday morning 7AM CST
Fingers crossed..
Fingers crossed..
Current Launch plan is at 8:24 CST
Ship is in orbit,
booster did burn back but didn't get a full second relight, soft booster landing didn't happen.
Ship Pez dispenser door opened.
booster did burn back but didn't get a full second relight, soft booster landing didn't happen.
Ship Pez dispenser door opened.
pez door didn't close properly?
no on relight of starship raptors
jury's out on fuel transfer demo.
began re-enty then lost all signal, she "rapidly disassembled"
Progress
"could have put 200 ton of payload in orbit"
Go watch video, there is some great start of re-entry footage
no on relight of starship raptors
jury's out on fuel transfer demo.
began re-enty then lost all signal, she "rapidly disassembled"
Progress
"could have put 200 ton of payload in orbit"
Go watch video, there is some great start of re-entry footage
Rather well done, I thought.
Spoiled again by the yahoos in the background.
Pretty good recap of the flight here
