/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12173243
Launching from Vandenberg was one of the stupid stunts that Chair Force wanted Shittle to do that made it be so shitty.

>>12113924
>>12113935
They'll have plenty of launches and landings before going manned. What are the main reasons for F9 landing failures? Too hot of a mission profile for the amount of fuel remaining, and non-redundant grid fin control, which they have since fixed. And the grid fin failure still resulted in a survivable water landing.
They also have multiple redundant engines on the way down. The only thing that can keep all of them from working is lack of fuel.
>>12113850
>>12113874
And what are the main reasons for Shuttle failures? SRB failure, yeah fuck SRBs and fuck hydrolox first sages, and broken fragile heat shielding tiles, lol tiles, lol aluminum frame.
>>12113883
>At least the shuttle could theoretically get into a stable glide for the crew to bail
It "glides" like a rock, and certainly not stable if it has to detach at 72 seconds. And then it's too low to bail. And you could do fuck-all if there was a pad problem. SS is literally more survivable than Shuttle from the start.
>>12113898
>>12114440
>LES for Starship
Yes, let's add all this weight that we have to carry around like a millstone around the neck because some assholes decided A) we've launched in the cold before, GO! and B) it's super important that we don't use CFC in the foam, and let's not even look at the tiles with a camera or even tell crew there might be a problem. Orange tank bad.
>>12113993
What does littoral mean in terms of space? I guess LEO would be the "shoreline" of space.

>>11441300
Not enough pork.