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SpaceX FALCON HEAVY Launch Thread - Arabsat-6A Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:11:06 2019 No.10537868 [STICKY]

BLACK HOLE edition

WHEN: Wednesday, April 10, 6:35 PM EDT / 22:35 UTC to 8:32 PM EDT / 00:32 PM UTC Thursday, April 11 (17 bongs from this post)
STREAM: https://www.spacex.com/webcast & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXMGu2d8c8g
Probability of weather delay: 20% (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2010%20Apr%20Launch.pdf?ver=2019-04-09-094233-720))
Backup launch date: Thursday, April 11 6:35 PM EDT / 22:35 UTC to 8:31 PM EDT / 00:31 UTC Friday, April 12

~ Primary Mission ~
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (East Coast)
Booster numbers & previous flights: B1053, B1052, B1055 (center core); N/A (all cores are new)
Payload mass & destination orbit: ~6000 kg; 30.5° East GTO
SpaceX press kit: https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/arabsat-6a_press_kit.pdf
Payload information:
>Arabsat-6A is a high-capacity telecommunications satellite that will deliver television, radio, Internet, and mobile communications to customers in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Built on Lockheed Martin’s enhanced LM 2100 platform, Arabsat-6A includes several innovations that provide advanced Ka-spot beam communications services and Ku and Ka-band coverages in addition to other frequency bands.
>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/arabsat-6a.htm
>https://www.arabsat.com/english/the-fleet/upcoming-satellites
>https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2018-02-20-Lockheed-Martin-Completes-Assembly-on-Arabsats-Newest-Communications-Satellite

~ Secondary Missions ~
First stage landings: Yes, on autonomous droneship Of Course I Still Love You & landing pads LZ-1 + LZ-2 (all boosters recovered)
Fairing catch attempt: No; Mr Steven is still damaged

Stay in the loop:
https://twitter.com/SpaceX
https://twitter.com/elonmusk
https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/

Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:11:25 2019 No.10537870
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>Want to view the launch? Read this guide: http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html

Stats:
This will be the 36th, 37th, 38th landed first stages, and the 2nd Falcon Heavy launch. It is the 4th SpaceX launch of 2019. Max thrust will be 2,550 tons (10% higher than the first FH flight).

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:12:29 2019 No.10537872 File: 810 KB, 2048x1365, 26284414218_5676555810_k.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:13:45 2019 No.10537878 File: 735 KB, 2048x1365, 28377156019_fa1e942d9b_k.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:14:59 2019 No.10537880 File: 703 KB, 2048x1722, 27071857488_a1f323d4f8_k.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The last time FH launched was February 6, 2018

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:16:34 2019 No.10537883 >>10537880 Thats a big satellite

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:32:22 2019 No.10537926 File: 258 KB, 970x1148, timeline.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] center core lands almost TEN MINUTES after launch. Yow!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:35:57 2019 No.10537931 going to watch this from the VAB, very excited, will provide pics

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:37:14 2019 No.10537937 File: 1.12 MB, 1640x1153, MAP KSC TOUR 2018 small version.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10537931 nice

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:44:18 2019 No.10537952 >>10537883 hm.. but what would happen if hey removed all that aluminum foil!?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:46:55 2019 No.10537958 >>10537883 For you.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 00:49:19 2019 No.10537969 File: 216 KB, 1166x572, ourguy is hosting the webcast.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 01:16:05 2019 No.10538036 >>10537926 that is a spicy booster

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 01:23:43 2019 No.10538050 >>10538036 It’s actually a couple seconds less than DM-1, for instance. The challenging bit is that this is a FH center stage, and the horizontal distance is gigantic. The time to landing doesn’t tell the whole story

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 01:47:11 2019 No.10538088 >>10537952 It would be very off-nominal

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 01:51:23 2019 No.10538100 File: 939 KB, 1920x1080, Elon_Musk's_Tesla_Roadster_(40143096241).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] ...you were here for the first FH flight thread, weren't you anon?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 02:01:53 2019 No.10538127 File: 136 KB, 4048x1273, launch-profiles.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 02:05:44 2019 No.10538139 >>10538127 thought I had a source for the downrange distance OCISLY is at for this launch but I couldn’t find it...

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 02:07:03 2019 No.10538145 >>10538139 just under a megameter

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 02:15:34 2019 No.10538163 >>10538100 >missed the stream by half hour Fuck. A least I got to see it drift off in to space for 3 hours

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 02:21:20 2019 No.10538169 File: 1003 KB, 1920x1080, 1517953682580.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10538163 It was fucking amazing, even if they showed one camera twice by accident.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 02:23:38 2019 No.10538173 >>10538169 easy mistake to make hopefully they've got the bugs worked out for this one

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 02:30:32 2019 No.10538182 >>10538173 if you remember from DM-1, they've revamped the entire webcast aesthetics.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 02:31:01 2019 No.10538185 >>10538182 yeah the new one sucks

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 02:32:35 2019 No.10538189 >>10538185 what’s wrong with a bigass protractor thingy rotating slowly? Oh wait

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 05:52:55 2019 No.10538419 >>10538189 ...everything?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 05:58:25 2019 No.10538426 File: 2.67 MB, 960x540, ol_musky.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10538127

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 06:17:07 2019 No.10538449 File: 491 KB, 960x627, 1518148856342.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10538100

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 06:20:28 2019 No.10538452 >>10538100 Yes and it was glorious.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 06:24:24 2019 No.10538457 File: 46 KB, 1080x607, 26871349_212376212658777_1327127358112530432_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 06:35:15 2019 No.10538474 File: 95 KB, 1347x742, 1517970496117.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 07:05:05 2019 No.10538550 File: 2.58 MB, 640x360, 1527019594561.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 07:20:16 2019 No.10538582 File: 754 KB, 607x609, 1553276780397.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I will be on a plane when this shit launches. FUCK!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 09:11:06 2019 No.10539261 File: 227 KB, 2048x1365, 9F768E2A-D833-4379-A184-97198FCE9D0F.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Rolled out

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 10:03:27 2019 No.10539973 File: 127 KB, 1200x800, D3y_vO5WwAAGOp2.jpg-orig.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >With launch preparations running behind schedule, SpaceX is likely to target liftoff near the end of today’s launch window at 8:32pm EDT (0032 GMT).

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 10:05:14 2019 No.10539983 Are you Flight?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 10:08:47 2019 No.10540015 >>10539983 not sure what you're referring to

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 10:09:20 2019 No.10540019 >>10540015 All good, that's what I needed to know.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 10:09:28 2019 No.10540021 >>10539973 >0032 GMT Fucking hell.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 10:10:47 2019 No.10540033 >>10539973 source?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 10:15:22 2019 No.10540071 >>10538449 kekked + saved

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 10:25:22 2019 No.10540139 >>10537937 >not HISTORIC LC-39A weak

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 11:11:20 2019 No.10540442 >>10539973 02:32 here FUCK THAT !!!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 11:26:01 2019 No.10540526 >>10538182 I'm hoping that was special for the NASA missions, since they shared the webcast.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 11:27:46 2019 No.10540539 >>10540139 Historic means the pads they aren't using anymore, faggot.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 11:37:37 2019 No.10540587 At least it's vertical now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 11:54:18 2019 No.10540712 File: 122 KB, 602x396, 1401054323624.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10540442 This. Fuck my life.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:05:05 2019 No.10540791 >>10540033 Spaceflightnow

Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:06:10 2019 No.10540799

New Elon tweet
>First flight for Falcon Heavy Block 5 means there is some risk of failure between 5% to 10% imo. Many good design improvements from Falcon Heavy demo, but the changes are unproven.

how does Arabsat feel about their launch provider saying that there’s a potential 10% chance of their satellite exploding? Lol

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:07:17 2019 No.10540809 File: 100 KB, 1024x683, 5CD3367B-E770-426A-B79A-F9F271DE0BD0.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] earth is (sideways)

Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:12:34 2019 No.10540827
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Never gonna work too many engines just like pic related.

Every additional engine beyond 1 increases risk and such rocket design must be used only as a last resort.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:14:47 2019 No.10540837 >>10540799 More insurance money I guess, FH still has better odds than a Proton and comes with lots of free PR for the customer.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:17:53 2019 No.10540850 File: 67 KB, 970x646, NMwasUPmRFzY3ayztk55yS-970-80.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10540827 >Never gonna work

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:20:45 2019 No.10540861 >>10540850 >1/3 of the rocket crashed in the ocean >worked

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:21:04 2019 No.10540864 >>10540827 Ugh look at this rocket, its so soviet. Ugly.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:22:02 2019 No.10540870 >>10540861 that's an improvement from the whole rocket crashing in the ocean lmao which is also an improvement over the rocket crashing on a rice farming village

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:22:04 2019 No.10540871 >>10540861 as opposed to 100% of every other rockets.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:22:10 2019 No.10540872 >>10540861 >2 side boosters landed without incident >mass simulator deployed and in orbit

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 12:23:02 2019 No.10540880 >>10540864 comblock is a good look

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 13:13:22 2019 No.10541143 >>10540861 The 1/3 that crashed had a single igniter run out of fuel and the engines couldn't restart. It failed because of literally an empty Zippo lighter. It's stupid, but it's nothing like the N1 assploding.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 13:44:58 2019 No.10541346 damn, gave to work tomorow. I want to play the falcon 9 launch rocket game.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 13:49:52 2019 No.10541371 Great with rich white mans money

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 13:53:03 2019 No.10541394 ~5 and half hours till launch?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 13:56:34 2019 No.10541415 >>10541394 4:30h more

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 13:56:35 2019 No.10541416 File: 217 KB, 1366x2048, 8E17FD05-39E4-4020-A736-03A583D65491.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:00:37 2019 No.10541445 >>10537868 You have your balls full and ready to cum at liftoff?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:03:18 2019 No.10541459 File: 309 KB, 2875x1442, Falcon-Heavy-and-Elon-Musk-at-LZ-1-SpaceX-National-Geographic-1-edit.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10541445 yes

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:08:19 2019 No.10541484 I wasn't too drawn to the f9 aesthetics, but that block 5 rocket with thosse black pads is real sexy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:08:32 2019 No.10541486 note: not to scale >>10538145 seems like it yeah

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:09:34 2019 No.10541495 File: 1.04 MB, 8533x4800, profile_Arabsat-6A_Infographic_EN-3.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10541486 forgot pic

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:14:51 2019 No.10541532 >>10540809 >nominal

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:16:25 2019 No.10541541 >>10541416 Why is the interstage white and not black ?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:20:27 2019 No.10541560 >>10541416 I'm still mad the interstage isn't black coated.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:22:10 2019 No.10541571 >>10541560 isn't the black the natural color of the carbon fiber?

Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:24:39 2019 No.10541586

>>10541571
I think it's literally light thermal protection they added for block 5 F9, seeing that interstage got scorched quite a lot around grid fins after 'hot' re-entries.
But I guess the logic here is that they'll just replace it afterwards. Maybe it wasn't worth it for Heavy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:28:30 2019 No.10541601 Guyz, let's be real. This will be delayed.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:29:43 2019 No.10541608 File: 606 KB, 540x540, scrubby_the_launch_whale.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10541601 Likely.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:32:37 2019 No.10541629 >>10541608 Schoo scrubby, schoo

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:50:07 2019 No.10541737 File: 97 KB, 960x540, D3z_7PWWwAEioBd.jpg-large.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] that's a ballin shirt, Kremer

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:59:28 2019 No.10541801 >>10541737 I like his beer gut

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 14:59:32 2019 No.10541803 File: 585 KB, 3000x2000, arab_vertical_02.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 15:04:38 2019 No.10541834 >>10541737 I love Ken, he's a walking boomer stereotype from the way he dresses to his mannerisms. Makes a nice change from the rest of the onions shuttle millenials...

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 15:11:39 2019 No.10541863 >>10540809 nominal erection

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 15:29:11 2019 No.10541957 >>10541803 I hope it explodes, just because interstage should be black.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 15:34:12 2019 No.10541993 >>10541957 That's racist!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 15:58:05 2019 No.10542104 >>10541957 Please go to /pol/ with your fetish.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 16:03:43 2019 No.10542130 >>10542104 It's all in your head, anon. But yeah, in the future, I would go to prison for white supremacy over this post. It's just that I thought it would be coated with some protection, which is usually black.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 16:11:04 2019 No.10542159 if dubs rocket explodes during launch

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 16:16:33 2019 No.10542191 >>10542159 nice

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 16:18:52 2019 No.10542200 >>10541957 I hope it explodes too, but for a different reason >allowing dirty rich sandniggers to put things in orbit

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 16:32:41 2019 No.10542257 upper level winds are currently pretty bad. Looking more like the end of the window

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 16:38:03 2019 No.10542290 File: 1013 KB, 2596x7347, 7lpf2un25hr21.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 16:44:20 2019 No.10542326 Aaaaaand now the stream is supposed to start at 7PM EST.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 16:47:05 2019 No.10542339 >>10542290 Honestly, it just looks like I don't want that satellite up. And yeah, it's racist.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:05:22 2019 No.10542431 3 more hours

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:11:30 2019 No.10542455 File: 432 KB, 1536x2048, hmmm.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:19:53 2019 No.10542498 File: 34 KB, 580x548, 1551122899118.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >launch happens a 2 am >I have to get up at 7 am >I should probably just go to bed

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:22:45 2019 No.10542515 >>10542498 make sure to only get like 3 hr of sleep. between 4-5 is where it gets weird. Less than 3 or more than 6 is optimal

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:23:20 2019 No.10542519 File: 358 KB, 680x582, mon.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10542498 Just grab a monster bro and another in the morning

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:27:38 2019 No.10542543 File: 114 KB, 1200x960, D30JWkKXsAAsHNY.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:28:57 2019 No.10542556 >>10542515 It's probably related to sleep cycles and not the 4-5h of sleep >>10542498 I feel you, timezone buddy

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:31:16 2019 No.10542568 >>10542498 Same time zone and sleeping is the only option.

Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:32:52 2019 No.10542573
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landing map thingy
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?hl=en&mid=17sTdDuaLN-EJeuALqkvhM2hULM5lvIKZ&ll=30.240211943775375%2C-71.37102982533486&z=5

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 17:52:33 2019 No.10542672 >>10540799 Rule #1 of rockets: always assume it will explode They probably are prepared for that

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:00:57 2019 No.10542718 >>10542290 >Our world. Your world. Ominous.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:01:54 2019 No.10542725 >>10542718 Better than >Your world. Our world.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:07:55 2019 No.10542769 S O O N O O N

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:11:43 2019 No.10542786 >>10542498 yea same here alarm at 5:50 european time :l

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:13:11 2019 No.10542791 What's up with the fueling already. They're like 3 hours too early.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:16:49 2019 No.10542814 Launch in 1hour 45 mins, correct?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:16:54 2019 No.10542816 File: 72 KB, 718x960, cat.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Lauch tonight or not? Sleepy time in my time zone

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:20:00 2019 No.10542835 File: 178 KB, 600x450, falcon heavy upgrade.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Oh boy, I can't wait to see the upgrades in action.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:24:00 2019 No.10542860 >>10542816 Weather looks good, close to launch and no scrub yet so seems likely fren.

Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:24:07 2019 No.10542862

>SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 10 for a Falcon Heavy launch of the Arabsat-6A satellite from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 8:00 p.m. EDT, or 00:00 UTC on April 11, and the launch window closes at 8:32 p.m. EDT, or 00:32 UTC on April 11. A backup launch window opens on Thursday, April 11 at 6:35 p.m. EDT, or 22:35 UTC, and closes at 8:31 p.m. EDT, or 00:31 UTC on Friday, April 12. The satellite will be deployed approximately 34 minutes after liftoff.

https://spacex.com/webcast

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:35:08 2019 No.10542911 File: 807 KB, 2000x1501, Apollo_17_Night_Launch.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] get delayed until after sunset, goddammit

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:36:56 2019 No.10542921 >>10542835 Did they literally forget to fill an according tank enough or was the tank too small to begin with or they had a malfunction and used too much?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:37:54 2019 No.10542927 >>10542921 used more than expected iirc

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:38:46 2019 No.10542932 >>10542927 Thanks. That makes the most sense.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:43:35 2019 No.10542966 File: 48 KB, 1176x220, scrub approaching.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:49:05 2019 No.10543009 File: 9 KB, 220x229, pink-wojak.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10542966

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:51:13 2019 No.10543018 >>10543009 >Upper atmospheric wind shear is very high. Will have to postpone launch unless weather improves soon. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1116110823015849985

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:52:44 2019 No.10543027 >>10542966 That's two and a half bongs past midnight for me (CEST) Fuck fuck fuck

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:54:19 2019 No.10543028 >>10542498 go to sleep anon. It is now 4 hours away

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:55:01 2019 No.10543030 File: 507 KB, 1070x601, 33481015d04b3974f9ed7acf616592901b13507ebdabf48ee1d6d09d63acc2c4.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10543018 >>10543009 >>10542966

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:57:08 2019 No.10543032 >>10542966 Ok fuck it. Night all and I hope it blows up when I dream about it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 18:58:46 2019 No.10543037 >mfw live in California >rocket launch at 535pm Feels good man

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:00:42 2019 No.10543045 >>10543018 FUCKKKKKKKKKK

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:03:13 2019 No.10543056 >>10542966 Nein!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:03:27 2019 No.10543059 File: 143 KB, 807x1013, That feel.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10543028 Okay

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:03:41 2019 No.10543061 File: 143 KB, 1242x1506, 1a69d8kwcqz01.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >mfw live in Brazil >launch at 9:32pm

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:09:03 2019 No.10543089 File: 11 KB, 300x225, baghdad_bob_iraq_information_minister_nothing_to_see.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10543018 Starship global travel will be the future, you can hop from one city to another in minutes. Trust me.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:10:53 2019 No.10543099 >>10543089 >you can hop from one city to another in minutes. yeah after you waited 2 hours for spacex to prepare the rocket.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:12:25 2019 No.10543107 >>10543099 Hours? I would say weeks, with a lot of optimism.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:13:13 2019 No.10543112 When you samefag you should try to make it not so obvious

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:26:14 2019 No.10543163 :^)

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:26:25 2019 No.10543164 scrubbed

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:26:31 2019 No.10543168 Scrubbed today

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:26:55 2019 No.10543170 launch scrubbed until tomorrow according to space x on twitter

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:26:57 2019 No.10543171 File: 340 KB, 1028x732, 1529946879350.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] scrubbed

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:26:59 2019 No.10543172 File: 54 KB, 720x202, Screenshot_20190410-202623_cropped.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] That's it, boys.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:28:24 2019 No.10543187 REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:28:35 2019 No.10543188 File: 109 KB, 451x451, 1523539271323.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10543172 FUCK

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:30:31 2019 No.10543202 RIP those that went to sleep and set alarms. Thanks to SpaceX for scrubbing so euros people can go to sleep.

Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:35:19 2019 No.10543237

DAMN IT.

Oh well, I really want it to work and I bet they do too. Even beyond avoiding any RUD, they probably also would really like to recover all 3 cores if they can, they're not using old Block 3/4s anymore that can be trivially regarded as disposable it's all final B5s now that they'll want to be able to get some multiple use out of to make the economics work. It'll still be the first real launch so some real pucker factor there.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:51:19 2019 No.10543325 >>10543172 FFFFFFFUCK. I hate the wind.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 19:55:15 2019 No.10543339 File: 111 KB, 410x356, 1522940302440.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] GOD DAMN IT!!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 10 21:38:47 2019 No.10543771 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D31B2w7U8AEycI7.jpg:large

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 00:30:21 2019 No.10544327 >>10543771 Do you not know how imageboard fucking works?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 01:15:37 2019 No.10544474 >now have to get MORE launch snacks

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 01:16:16 2019 No.10544476 Did they scrub today or something? I thought this already happened?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 01:18:12 2019 No.10544483 >>10544476 technically a postponement, scrubs are only when you cancel a launch after fueling procedures have started

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 01:18:23 2019 No.10544485 >>10544476 S C R U B B E D C R U B B E D

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 03:57:40 2019 No.10545024 >>10544476 >>10544483 >>10544485 But I don't want no scrub https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OhVBhrLw6Jw

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 04:07:02 2019 No.10545064 So when is the reschedule? Everything I can find says "tomorrow"

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 04:09:24 2019 No.10545070 >>10545064 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXMGu2d8c8g

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 04:10:07 2019 No.10545073 File: 488 KB, 960x726, 1553678087174.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] What is the time window for today? Please remember Elon,we wagecucks in Europe have to sleep as well.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 04:11:26 2019 No.10545080 >>10545073 see >>10545070 >The primary launch window opens at 6:35 p.m. EDT, or 22:35 UTC, and closes at 8:32 p.m. EDT, or 00:32 p.m. UTC on Friday, April 12.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 04:21:21 2019 No.10545103 >>10545080 Same time, not again. Aaaaa

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 05:09:59 2019 No.10545202 >>10545103 Yep and this time I will not stay late Fuck it see you tomorrow lads

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 09:32:53 2019 No.10545771 >>10545064 it’s in the OP as well

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 10:55:26 2019 No.10546030 >>10543172 HAHAHA Imagine being that one anon who skipped work to watch the launch live.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 11:00:29 2019 No.10546050 >>10546030 Imagine being that one French family who died in a car accident after visiting Florida for the launch for the first FH flight

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 12:27:22 2019 No.10546440 File: 565 KB, 2268x4032, 20190410_210315.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] took some pics last night after the scrub

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 12:37:24 2019 No.10546476 >>10546440 going again today?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 12:45:18 2019 No.10546506 >>10546476 yep, but i'm bringing my gf so i won't be able to go on base

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 12:46:43 2019 No.10546510 >>10546506 >gf >implying women have dicks

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 13:14:44 2019 No.10546614 >>10546510 he will learn

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 15:57:42 2019 No.10547535 the space luck gods aren’t too happy today.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:00:09 2019 No.10547547 >>10547535 They demand a sacrifice. If dubs FH blows up 30 seconds after launch

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:19:53 2019 No.10547636 >>10547547 nice

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:20:30 2019 No.10547638 >>10547636 It’s gonna be 31 seconds clearly

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:20:47 2019 No.10547639 >>10547547 you are the third person I've seen post this trying repeatedly for dubs just means it'll never happen

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:23:17 2019 No.10547650 >>10547639 Yeah im relieved, Beresheet was apparently enough of a sacrifice

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:45:47 2019 No.10547723 >>10547639 If dubs it blows up on the pad

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:48:33 2019 No.10547733 File: 294 KB, 432x745, 1551504209187.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >All systems and weather are currently go ahead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXMGu2d8c8g

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:50:28 2019 No.10547742 >>10546510 Women don't have dicks? That's pretty fucking gay.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:51:35 2019 No.10547747 File: 605 KB, 540x540, scrubby_the_launch_whale.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] If dubs, it's scrubbed.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:51:40 2019 No.10547748 File: 35 KB, 498x550, 1554021847912.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10538100 OMG CAR IN SPACE!!! SOOOO COOOOL!!!!!XDXDXD

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:53:39 2019 No.10547752 >>10547733 Dubs of go-ahead confirm.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:55:33 2019 No.10547757

>>10547748
>SpaceX sends something of no scientific value into space using their newest heavy rocket because they're that confident in it
>NASA had to make up missions specifically for their heavy rocket just to justify the tens of billions of dollars in expense just to recycle 70s parts

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 16:56:01 2019 No.10547761 File: 88 KB, 540x540, 1536854666061.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] SpaceX engineer with big dick and hot gf here. Were not launching today.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 17:20:04 2019 No.10547848 File: 24 KB, 860x137, 123414135161.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 17:39:14 2019 No.10547905 Will Insprucker be doing the webcast or has he stopped in that role?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 17:40:44 2019 No.10547910 File: 61 KB, 720x234, Screenshot_20190411-183952_cropped.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] T-1 hour, guys.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 17:44:53 2019 No.10547932 >>10547905 we don't know

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 17:58:15 2019 No.10547975 >>10547905 I kind of like the black chick, no bully pls.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:03:06 2019 No.10547989 File: 59 KB, 740x1110, ezgif-1-b3538e29b393.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10538100 >tfw I watched it with my gf and now I'm alone

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:07:09 2019 No.10548002 BEGIN PLAYING THIS VIDEO AT T-MINUS 3 MINUTES https://youtu.be/sr2EnBzyjfc UPON BOOSTER DETACH BEGIN PLAYING THIS https://youtu.be/zcev7yEPeF8

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:14:06 2019 No.10548020 File: 59 KB, 1280x721, index.php?action=dlattach;topic=47862.0;attach=1556240;image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:15:08 2019 No.10548024 File: 68 KB, 1280x722, index.php?action=dlattach;topic=47862.0;attach=1556254;image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:15:12 2019 No.10548025 >>10548002 make me

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:15:23 2019 No.10548026 MUSIC

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:16:09 2019 No.10548027 STREAM IS LIVE and youtube streaming is, once again, complete shit

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:16:26 2019 No.10548028 >>10547733 >the stream keeps dropping bravo, Musk

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:16:53 2019 No.10548030 >>10548002 Bitch please https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxX6phlbds8

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:20:20 2019 No.10548043 >they're using the new, shit, display

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:21:05 2019 No.10548047 Boo, no Insprucker. Also the new display sucks.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:21:50 2019 No.10548053 let's light this fucking candle you cunts

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:22:25 2019 No.10548056 File: 93 KB, 600x860, 1551513502052.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Also, postan in a sticky.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:22:43 2019 No.10548058 explosion

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:23:49 2019 No.10548063 >>10548056 wow, gay

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:24:19 2019 No.10548067 >123k watching Woah

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:24:47 2019 No.10548070 T-10 minutes

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:24:49 2019 No.10548071 INSPRUCKER

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:24:51 2019 No.10548072 IT'S INSPRUCKER AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:24:57 2019 No.10548074 >>10548047 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO gaggagagaaa

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:24:59 2019 No.10548075 technical webcast?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:25:09 2019 No.10548076 THERE HE IS!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:25:23 2019 No.10548077 File: 834 KB, 4000x3170, 1517529349947.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] we sticky now just need that stream to stop breaking also INSPRUCKER

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:25:47 2019 No.10548080 >>10548067 >Not 2.7 million like before.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:25:53 2019 No.10548081 File: 460 KB, 566x955, 677bd4c627c8f318ad6f7d72fdbd2adb.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Insprucker

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:26:00 2019 No.10548083 God, what a shitty stream.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:28:39 2019 No.10548091 arabic propaganda hype

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:28:52 2019 No.10548092 File: 478 KB, 3532x687, aspect-raidou.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:29:00 2019 No.10548093 >>10548077 refresh for an 480p arab promo

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:29:03 2019 No.10548094 lmao how old was that laptop in the commercial arabs catch up

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:29:49 2019 No.10548096 Inb4 it explodes.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:30:04 2019 No.10548098 200k watching

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:30:05 2019 No.10548099 File: 96 KB, 1300x951, arab-man-computer-hardhat-63178158.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:30:37 2019 No.10548101 >>10548077 what sound files are encoded in the pulsar lines?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:30:45 2019 No.10548103 Y'all think they're gonna be able to land all the thrusters this time?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:30:45 2019 No.10548104 JESUS FAGGOT FUCK WHAT IS A "CONNECTION ERROR" test

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:31:03 2019 No.10548105 is arabsat delivering this shit stream

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:31:27 2019 No.10548107 wanted to watch this IRL

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:31:38 2019 No.10548110 >>10548096 >tfw kikes failed >tfw arabs fail too It would be too good to be true.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:31:46 2019 No.10548111 n o m i n a l

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:31:53 2019 No.10548112 >>10548107 No one cares , faggot.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:31:53 2019 No.10548113 File: 81 KB, 1280x720, 1547053839913.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Three minutes left

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:31:54 2019 No.10548114 File: 26 KB, 400x462, Disdain for Plebs.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548104 >2010+9 >not using StreamLink

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:31:55 2019 No.10548115 Good grief I almost missed the stream

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:32:11 2019 No.10548117 >>10548103 First two should be no sweat, third one is going to be extremely toasty though, we'll see.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:32:44 2019 No.10548121 >>10548101 I think it was either Life on Mars or Space Oddity.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:32:48 2019 No.10548122 That's some pretty lewd venting.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:32:56 2019 No.10548123 >>10548107 I went to the FH test launch, it was cool, but being able to watch all this with different camera angles is good too in its own way.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:33:08 2019 No.10548125 File: 143 KB, 808x960, 1553315331067.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Who's comfy while watching the stream?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:33:28 2019 No.10548126 2 minutes until go time!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:33:32 2019 No.10548128 File: 67 KB, 896x504, Screenshot_2019-04-11 Arabsat-6A Mission - YouTube.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] There seems to be somewhat of a technical stream if you switch cameras

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:33:32 2019 No.10548129 can we hit 300k on stream ?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:34:19 2019 No.10548134 wtf is that noise

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:34:40 2019 No.10548135 GO FOR LAUNCH

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:34:43 2019 No.10548136 >GO

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:34:45 2019 No.10548137 >idiots yelling dropped

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:35:08 2019 No.10548138 File: 476 KB, 332x292, launch-cat.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] That clock isn't ticking right, it triggers me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:35:10 2019 No.10548139 FIVE

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:35:25 2019 No.10548140 go babby go

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:35:28 2019 No.10548141 SHIT LIFTOFF CAMERA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:35:35 2019 No.10548142 MAXIMUM ERECTION!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:35:36 2019 No.10548143 HAPPENING

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:35:52 2019 No.10548145 >>10548138 Based launch cat poster

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:36:10 2019 No.10548146 such a long boi that they had to have a sideways camera

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:36:13 2019 No.10548148 File: 28 KB, 600x446, nominal.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:36:16 2019 No.10548149 FUCKING N O M I N A L

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:36:24 2019 No.10548150 MAX Q

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:36:26 2019 No.10548151 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:36:28 2019 No.10548153 NORMINAL

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:36:29 2019 No.10548154 >>10548128 yeah they always have that and I've never seen it do anything interesting

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:36:33 2019 No.10548155 Insprucker delivering the high energy commentary.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:36:57 2019 No.10548157 I'm at my maximum dynamic pressure if you know what I mean.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:37:04 2019 No.10548161 >>10537868 >6:35 >got here at 6:35 by my clock >1 min after launch Damn it! at least I'll see the landings(explosions)

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:37:15 2019 No.10548162 >earth is curved WTF

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:37:21 2019 No.10548163 They're just so good at this now, it's crazy

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:37:27 2019 No.10548165 IT FUCKING EXPLODED

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:37:32 2019 No.10548168 Looks like the side booster cameras are set up correctly this time

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:37:37 2019 No.10548169 File: 66 KB, 500x500, jeb_mrse3jfVjC1qjvqwho1_500.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] STRUTS AWAY!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:37:45 2019 No.10548170 >that womans voice maximum thrust!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:37:51 2019 No.10548172 File: 29 KB, 600x446, decouple.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:37:53 2019 No.10548174 Huh, thought there's gonna be more hype

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:38:01 2019 No.10548175 BOOSTER SEPARATION CONFIRMED

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:38:12 2019 No.10548177 File: 808 KB, 600x600, 71da13df07739b6acf2100f71a437b0c64e4052809cba422e88227840f268a72.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:38:35 2019 No.10548181 DAT SEP!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:38:36 2019 No.10548180 Anyone else see the flex on those hard points during BECO?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:38:38 2019 No.10548182 Core staging S O O N

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:38:38 2019 No.10548183 >>10548162 That's just because of the camera. If you correct for the fish-eye effect, you can plainly see the disc.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:39:03 2019 No.10548185 File: 789 KB, 444x272, 1537589238315.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:39:18 2019 No.10548186 Come on baby Make it a triple landing

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:39:27 2019 No.10548187 GOOD LUCK CORE CHAN GANBATTE KUDASAI

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:39:29 2019 No.10548188 >>10548180 Yep

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:40:03 2019 No.10548190 ALL BOOSTIES N O M I N A L

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:40:03 2019 No.10548191 NOMINAL

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:40:09 2019 No.10548194 DOUBLE BOOSTER LANDING INCOMING CORE LANDING INCOMING

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:40:11 2019 No.10548195 File: 111 KB, 694x320, texas-waffle-iron.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] DEM GRID FINS

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:40:13 2019 No.10548196 File: 177 KB, 180x218, 5ea.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Gimme that triple baby

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:40:18 2019 No.10548197 whats the tiny ring that falls of the second stage engine bell right after firing?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:40:31 2019 No.10548200 CENTER CORE COME OOOOOON

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:41:15 2019 No.10548201 >>10548197 Its a stiffener.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:41:16 2019 No.10548202 >>10548197 Stiffener ring, it is designed to fall off when the nozzle heats up during firing, it's there during launch to stop the nozzle flexing too much

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:41:26 2019 No.10548204 >>10548197 interstage?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:41:39 2019 No.10548205 File: 13 KB, 259x206, 1508721550132.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] yeeeee

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:42:29 2019 No.10548206 File: 201 KB, 310x313, 1445219000790.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] This better be good.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:42:42 2019 No.10548207 File: 7 KB, 225x225, THAT GAVE ME THE PUMP.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:42:44 2019 No.10548208 FUCK HERE WE GO

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:42:59 2019 No.10548209 BOOSTIES COMING DOWN!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:05 2019 No.10548210 File: 1.75 MB, 400x400, 1550969092616.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Here we go boys

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:07 2019 No.10548211 File: 172 KB, 640x453, icame2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:10 2019 No.10548212 NICE

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:13 2019 No.10548213 >2 boosters posés la classe

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:13 2019 No.10548214 LANDEEDD

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:21 2019 No.10548215 SIDE BOOSTERS LANDED WAITING FOR CORECHAN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:28 2019 No.10548216 USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:29 2019 No.10548217 Flat earth nigs bfto!!!!!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:31 2019 No.10548218 NUT

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:40 2019 No.10548219 File: 47 KB, 934x776, 1531499312980.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] That shit is so beautiful

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:41 2019 No.10548220 Wow, that was amazing.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:46 2019 No.10548221 absolutely n o m i n a l

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:46 2019 No.10548222 >BOTH SIDE BOOSTERS HAS LANDED

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:47 2019 No.10548223 File: 317 KB, 800x800, Strong boner.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] muh dick

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:49 2019 No.10548224 File: 91 KB, 1280x720, 1446278793588.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] beautiful.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:43:59 2019 No.10548225 GOOD LUCK CORE-CHAN!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:44:11 2019 No.10548226 STOP THIS AT ONCE REUSABILITY DOES NOT WORK!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:44:16 2019 No.10548228 one sidebooster looked kind of angled qt the end?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:44:24 2019 No.10548229 Good luck center core!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:44:26 2019 No.10548230 Ahhhhhh

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:44:41 2019 No.10548231 File: 89 KB, 287x713, 1517952003923.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] GIVE YOUR ENERGY TO CORE CHAN

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:44:41 2019 No.10548232

>>10548002
Holy shit this was perfect, the first track had orchestral sweeps at t minus 1 min when the crowd stared cheering and then a big one at max q. Both were beyond perfect, then it ended RIGHT at booster detach. THEN THE SECOND TRACK ENDED EXACTLY AT THE MOMENT OF LANDING. PURE KINO. Fuckers missed out. Watch the replay and play the track exactly where I said and see for yourself.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:44:48 2019 No.10548233 I wanna sniff her armpits

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:44:51 2019 No.10548234 File: 77 KB, 750x642, IMG_20190330_113256.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] GOOD LUCK CORE-CHAN?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:11 2019 No.10548236 >>10537868 HAHAHAH BOOOOM BABY

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:17 2019 No.10548237 O L D S P A C E B T F O

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:18 2019 No.10548238 OH BABY A TRIPLE

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:22 2019 No.10548239 Of Course I Still Love You destroyed.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:23 2019 No.10548240 File: 26 KB, 526x397, 039.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] N U T T E

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:25 2019 No.10548242 File: 524 KB, 800x568, RikaScared2.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >unstable video conneciton

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:30 2019 No.10548244 FUCK YEAH

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:32 2019 No.10548245 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:33 2019 No.10548246 Now that's a three-point landing!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:37 2019 No.10548247 DEAD CORE DEAD COMPANY DEAD FUTURE

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:37 2019 No.10548248 nice CGI lol you gullible retards will believe anything

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:43 2019 No.10548249 ALL THREE BOOSTERS LANDED AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:46 2019 No.10548250 CORE CHAN CONFIRMED BOYS, OLDSPACE ETERNALLY BUTTHURT

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:49 2019 No.10548251 File: 177 KB, 160x160, 1509548459560.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] WE DID IT AAAAAAAAAAAA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:51 2019 No.10548252 File: 27 KB, 355x362, 1367787734287.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:53 2019 No.10548253 TOASTY BOI

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:56 2019 No.10548254 File: 15 KB, 327x324, 1549248111530.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Fuck yeah lets go

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:45:57 2019 No.10548255 THE TRIPLE VICTORY STADIUM STATUS LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:02 2019 No.10548256 FAAAAAKE

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:03 2019 No.10548257 File: 26 KB, 331x473, all smiles.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:10 2019 No.10548258 File: 2.00 MB, 260x200, 1554507385114.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] YEEEEEEEEEEESSS

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:12 2019 No.10548259 fake news- they shut down the camera on purpose then cut to a separate booster on a new pad

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:13 2019 No.10548260 GIGANUT! And they said it couldn't be done.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:14 2019 No.10548261 File: 642 KB, 640x360, BANGBANG.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] FUCKING DID IT

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:18 2019 No.10548262 wtf is she talking about? " I still love you" ????

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:23 2019 No.10548263 File: 64 KB, 640x480, 1306453670881.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:29 2019 No.10548264 File: 403 KB, 1124x719, fuck off yuros.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] USA USA USA USA USA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:30 2019 No.10548265 File: 388 KB, 678x690, 1541643628877.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548226 oh no no no no no... ULA/NASA on suicide watch.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:35 2019 No.10548266 File: 64 KB, 554x439, 1318134757244.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] gg 2 ez

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:38 2019 No.10548267 File: 61 KB, 444x592, 1474876786711.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I had heard they fixed the stream stability problem for the water landing, I guess not.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:46:41 2019 No.10548269 File: 12 KB, 405x455, 9d1400eca895ff1cc1a1436642060af1[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >DAS RIT WITEY, WE AFRICANS WUZ ROCKETS N SHIET

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:03 2019 No.10548270 I have insider info sell all your tesla stocks elon musk is going to get raided by the feds.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:05 2019 No.10548271 File: 1.53 MB, 1242x1234, piercing.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] OLD SPACE BLOWN THE FUCK OUT

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:07 2019 No.10548272 File: 92 KB, 768x783, 1554529601934.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] SLS ETERNALLY BTFO HOW WILL THEY RECOVER (they won't)

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:09 2019 No.10548273 >>10548247 HAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK YOU FAGGOT SPACEX HIT THE MOTHERFUCKING THREEPEAT KILL YOURSELF

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:12 2019 No.10548274 >>10548262 the drone ship the center stage landed on is named "Of Course I Still Love You"

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:31 2019 No.10548275 >>10548256 and gay

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:37 2019 No.10548277 >>10548262 It's the drone ship's name, 'Of Course I Still Love You'

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:37 2019 No.10548278 >>10548261 based norf fc lads giving energy to spacex

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:39 2019 No.10548279 ESA ON SUICIDE WATCH

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:41 2019 No.10548281 File: 558 KB, 479x350, 1470495247228.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Und zis is ze part of Sprockets vere ve DANCE!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:49 2019 No.10548283 >>10548262 "Of Course I Still Love You" is the name for the ocean landing pad

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:52 2019 No.10548284 >kikes failed >usa succeeded Today has been a good day.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:47:59 2019 No.10548285 >>10548269 Based African

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:48:03 2019 No.10548286 Not even american rockets. Property of a private company. I have no idea why ameritards are going to so crazy you have your own national space projects.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:48:07 2019 No.10548287 >>10548267 It was much better during DM-1. I remember it not cutting out.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:48:10 2019 No.10548289 >>10548274 holy shit this is so gay and cringy

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:48:10 2019 No.10548288 File: 195 KB, 600x451, 1475010326120.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] SPACEX DOES IT AGAIN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:48:27 2019 No.10548292 >>10548259 a new giant booster on a ship that tons of people watched leave port empty? how'd it get there?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:48:32 2019 No.10548293 >>10548262 she wants you, go to her

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:48:38 2019 No.10548295 File: 10 KB, 400x300, 666.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] beautiful

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:48:40 2019 No.10548296 WORRRRRRRRRLDSTARRRRRRRRRR

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:48:54 2019 No.10548297 File: 11 KB, 276x183, images (1).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:49:01 2019 No.10548299 File: 63 KB, 112x150, c4901607641d62e68518d590b00e0e9a.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548281

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:49:12 2019 No.10548300 >>10548272 You mean: > how will they launch?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:49:12 2019 No.10548301 >>10548288 DREAM ON, MARS MAN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:49:23 2019 No.10548302 >>10548295 HULLO

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:49:29 2019 No.10548303 Odds = fap Evens = sleep

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:49:32 2019 No.10548304 >>10548289 when you build reuseable boosters to send satellites into space you can name your drone ship "of course i still suck cocks" you fucking faggot

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:49:33 2019 No.10548305 gg SpaceX

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:49:34 2019 No.10548306 >>10548288 DREAM ON, MARS MAN

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:49:53 2019 No.10548308
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>>10548259
>>10548256
>>10548248
>>10548247
>>10548226
WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
SPACEX IS THE REAL DEAL
OLDSPACE KEKS CANNOT COMPETE

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:04 2019 No.10548310 >>10548125 maximum comfy on my chaise lounge, sipping a Trippel as I watch a triple landing.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:05 2019 No.10548309 File: 869 KB, 480x271, be12c40f769776c0682de27666c38aad.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:19 2019 No.10548312 >>10548293 MOMMY

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:26 2019 No.10548313 File: 103 KB, 542x768, efd4cb432f46c25100072871e4199472.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] E-Elon Sama, my thrust nozzles are gimballing on their own!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:31 2019 No.10548315 allahu akbar

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:32 2019 No.10548314 >>10548272 SLS = America. USA. Patriotism. International Cooperation. Love. SpaceX = Late stages of capitalism. Anti-american domestic terrorists. Sodomites.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:35 2019 No.10548316

>>10548289
you would know
>The robotic ships that serve as landing platforms for SpaceX rockets now have names that honor legendary sci-fi author Iain M. Banks.

>Late last month, SpaceX's billionaire founder and CEO Elon Musk announced that he had named the company's first spaceport drone ship "Just Read the Instructions." The second autonomous boat, which is under construction, will be called "Of Course I Still Love You," Musk added.

>"'Just Read the Instructions' and 'Of Course I Still Love You' are two of the sentient, planet-sized Culture starships which first appear in Banks' 'The Player of Games,'" Tor.com noted last month.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:47 2019 No.10548319 >>10548267 It held for the previous launch but it's still not perfect. Not easy to maintain a satellite link with a huge ass rocket vibrating your ship.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:48 2019 No.10548320 >>10548288 DREAM ON, MARS MAN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:50:53 2019 No.10548321 >>10548288 >DREAM ON, MARS MAN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:04 2019 No.10548322 File: 320 KB, 287x713, 1484415120783.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548288 MARS ON DREAM MAN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:06 2019 No.10548323 >>10548289 t. Bezos

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:06 2019 No.10548324 File: 456 KB, 480x360, 3db9abb56cb158658b64e3e3ff66ce3a.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:10 2019 No.10548326 File: 123 KB, 511x671, p18v2knqd1c21.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] FUCK BOEING FUCK LOCKHEED MARTIN FUCK ULA FUCK BLUE ORIGIN AND FUCK JANNIES

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:27 2019 No.10548328 File: 137 KB, 500x522, 1551580863396.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548288 DREAM ON, MARS MAN.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:34 2019 No.10548329 File: 1.02 MB, 1366x768, 1535228449459.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] nice

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:37 2019 No.10548330 >>10548288 DREAM ON MARS MAN REUSABILITY WILL NEVER WORK

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:44 2019 No.10548332 >>10548326 Based janny poster

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:44 2019 No.10548333 What a tease with that camera cutoff!

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:51:54 2019 No.10548336

>>10548279
Ariane while expandable can lift more than FH to higher orbit and is already a proven system.
Ariane can insert a big structure, FH can bring the fuel and F9 with Crew Dragon can bring the crew. SLS is not needed.
What do you have to say to save yourself, SLS nerd?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:52:10 2019 No.10548338 >>10548261 is that from the event?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:52:11 2019 No.10548337 >>10548289 They are named after sentient ships from a scifi book. The first Starship will be named Heart of Gold after the ship in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:52:12 2019 No.10548339 File: 88 KB, 302x336, 1522609215459.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The Mars emperor wins again

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:52:19 2019 No.10548340 File: 73 KB, 1079x1144, 1554826693698.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548288 D R E A M O N M A R S M A N R E A M O N M A R S M A N

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:52:23 2019 No.10548341 >>10548326 B A S E D

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:52:33 2019 No.10548342 >>10548286 Theyre cucked by bureaucracy though this a ragtag team with a sparkle in their eye and a song in their hearts. Its All American.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:52:38 2019 No.10548343 >>10548316 so gay

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:52:40 2019 No.10548344 >>10548288 DREAM ON, MARS MAN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:52:51 2019 No.10548345 >>10548286 because our national "space projects" are jobs programs for unemployed shuttle workers and companies. Whereas this awkward South African is getting shit done!

>>	Boeing Thu Apr 11 18:53:02 2019 No.10548347 Just you wait, Elon.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:53:08 2019 No.10548348 >>10548340 FALCONED

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:53:14 2019 No.10548350 File: 1.89 MB, 388x282, 1544233941772.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:53:49 2019 No.10548352 WE IN A STICKY BOY

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:54:08 2019 No.10548355 >>10548336 Neither Ariane 5 or 6 can compete with Falcon Heavy except for payloads meant for direct-to-solar-escape, which literally means Falcon Heavy has better performance to every single orbit in the solar system.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:54:12 2019 No.10548356 >>10548347 Do it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:54:14 2019 No.10548357 >>10548340 kek, this is a new one now make one with Dragon 2 and starliner

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:54:21 2019 No.10548358 File: 1.13 MB, 540x540, 1535286625787.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:54:36 2019 No.10548360 >>10548340 MUSKED

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:54:46 2019 No.10548361 >>10548262 SpaceX borrowed Iain Banks' silly starship names for their droneships, for maximum geek cred.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:55:16 2019 No.10548364 >>10548303 congrats mate

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:55:19 2019 No.10548365 >>10548358 When's the next event on the timeline?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:55:35 2019 No.10548366 File: 145 KB, 1125x1453, 1554199231314.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Still think it's a bad idea?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:55:37 2019 No.10548367 File: 69 KB, 1280x720, dr claw.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548347 >I'll get you next time Elon. NEXT TIME!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:55:40 2019 No.10548368 File: 706 KB, 900x900, 1469965751127.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548360

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:55:43 2019 No.10548369 File: 506 KB, 1080x1257, 1523737161417.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] ULA KEKS BE GONE

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:55:46 2019 No.10548370 File: 407 KB, 680x492, 1554497661713.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548336 >expandable rockets LOOK AT THIS DUDE NONONONO

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:55:54 2019 No.10548371 >>10548357 that IS dragon 2

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:55:59 2019 No.10548372 >>10548348 Tinny little Shepard, BIG FALCON ROCKET.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:56:27 2019 No.10548375 >>10548347 What are you trying to say, Boeing? Everyone was waiting for years and all you could come up with shitty 90s tier CGI of SLS. Where are your triple landings? Not that you don't try with that recent double landings

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:56:34 2019 No.10548376 >>10548319 Why not have a wire from the barge go out to a buoy to get better signal?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:56:46 2019 No.10548377 File: 368 KB, 1200x1542, ula roadmap to the stars.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548366 >expendable center core >expendable side boosters >mfw

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:57:06 2019 No.10548379 File: 429 KB, 2048x1365, 1551781536824.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548365 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches#Future_launches Looks like CRS-17 on April 26

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:57:11 2019 No.10548380 >>10548371 It ain't starliner though, it's some Poor Little Hydrolox Boy

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:57:49 2019 No.10548384
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>Elon Musk is nowhere to be seen
>rocket is about to land on sea probe
>cgi clip not ready yet, cause human error
>Musk is working hard in studio
>clip is complete
>cut probe camera
>upload clip
>turn on probe camera
>cgi clip works wonders, normies cheer
>event saved

Whew lads.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:58:30 2019 No.10548385 >>10548376 They might do something like that eventually, but it's just added cost and complexity when the live video isn't really that important to them.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:58:30 2019 No.10548386 File: 24 KB, 752x988, expendable launch vehicles.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548366 F R A N K E N R O C K E T

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:58:37 2019 No.10548388 >>10548366 Let them finish vacuumproofing the cabin first. Last time they tested it it fucking burst like an overcooked egg. And SpacexXx has the crew dragon which is bigger and better in every way.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:58:46 2019 No.10548389 >>10548379 no, the next event on the timeline is the GTO insertion burn I don't know when it is

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:59:44 2019 No.10548393 >>10548389 Oh you mean from this launch, pardon my derp.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:59:45 2019 No.10548394 Based Frankenrocket.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 18:59:47 2019 No.10548395 >>10548388 no, anon that's not Starliner that's Orion on top of a Delta IV upper stage, on top of a Falcon Heavy apparently it's enough to put Orion around the moon

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:00:06 2019 No.10548396 >>10548388 >burst ouch, really?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:00:13 2019 No.10548397 >>10548377 it would make as much sense to show us taking horses and buggies into space as us taking expendable rockets

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:01:00 2019 No.10548399 REMEMBER THAT NASA IS STILL RELEVANT AND MUSK IS A FRAUD.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:01:17 2019 No.10548401 That piece of lox peeling away like a particularly huge piece of dandruff

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:01:50 2019 No.10548405 >>10548399 >NASA and SpaceX are rivals based brainlet

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:01:53 2019 No.10548406 >>10548366 Bad idea or not, what it is is an abomination!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:01:59 2019 No.10548407 >>10548386 DESIGNATED EXPENDABLE ROCKET

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:02:04 2019 No.10548408 >>10548396 rumor is that hypergolics ended up in the cabin air, now that's how you start a party

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:02:24 2019 No.10548410 >>10548396 no, that was Boeing's Starliner and yeah it's fucked

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:02:29 2019 No.10548411 >>10548347 >nosediving intensifies

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:02:30 2019 No.10548412 >>10548405 t. Tesla shill

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:03:08 2019 No.10548416 Stream is back.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:03:35 2019 No.10548417 >>10548401 Lol it got BTFO

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:03:41 2019 No.10548418 Icy boi

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:04:16 2019 No.10548422 So that's what it was, oxygen foam. I was wondering what those little bits flying off of it were. Also love how the RCS thrusters made it look almost underwater with little bits of frozen material swirling around the camera.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:04:28 2019 No.10548423 Wow, you idiots would believe anything you see on the internet.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:04:39 2019 No.10548424 >the way that ice clump disintegrated in the exhaust absolute kino

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:05:03 2019 No.10548426 NOMINAL ORBIT INSERTION

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:05:19 2019 No.10548427 >>10548423 >STOP DOING ROCKETS REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:05:30 2019 No.10548428 >Documentary on SpaceX >"Its doing all these great things but what about the lack of diversity???" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbzegGHkk8c @ 13:30

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:05:44 2019 No.10548431 File: 356 KB, 814x720, 5uenskavch021.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548423 based retard

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:05:55 2019 No.10548432 What's the music?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:06:01 2019 No.10548433 PROVE TO ME THIS IS REAL PROVE IT oh wait you cannot. This is unfalsifiable, you'll accept everything like if nasa and (((elon))) were the gods of your religiion

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:06:35 2019 No.10548435 >>10548423 take your pills

>>	Boeing Thu Apr 11 19:06:38 2019 No.10548436 >>10548428 >"Its doing all these great things but what about the lack of diversity???" Isn't Elon technically African American?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:06:41 2019 No.10548437 >>10548422 CGI these days is magnificent, isn't it?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:06:45 2019 No.10548439 >>10548274 Third spaceport drone ship will be named A Shortfall of Gravitas.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:07:05 2019 No.10548440 >>10548433 prove to me your intelligence is real, anon.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:07:10 2019 No.10548441 >>10548408 that's in Starship, not Orion FYI

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:07:11 2019 No.10548442 File: 45 KB, 500x455, 1552434375562.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:08:00 2019 No.10548444 File: 2.50 MB, 500x317, 337.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548272 They can't recover, it's an expendable launch vehicle

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:08:03 2019 No.10548445 >>10548336 This. Ariane doesn't need that much marketing anymore, but a still more powerful launcher is on its way.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:08:10 2019 No.10548446 >>10548288 DREAM ON, MARS MAN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:08:14 2019 No.10548447 File: 185 KB, 1000x1000, 1516038294410.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548442

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:08:17 2019 No.10548448 >>10548056 Falcon-chan a cute, CUTE

>>	Boeing Thu Apr 11 19:08:44 2019 No.10548451 >>10548433 Can you prove that it's not real?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:08:46 2019 No.10548452 >>10548437 Nah, it still has inherent issues with simulating light on objects which give even the best CGI models a definite unreal look. Even ray tracing still hasn't completely fixed that issue.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:08:52 2019 No.10548453 >>10548433 >>10548423 are these boomer retards wandering over from pol?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:09:02 2019 No.10548454 >>10548288 DREAM ON, MARS MAN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:09:02 2019 No.10548455 >>10548440 i don't eat up every cgi movie and say it's real

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:09:10 2019 No.10548456 >>10548427 Wasting money on worthless endeavors in space where there's nothing, while half of the world is full of shit, literally. >>10548431 Great image, repost it back on reddit. >>10548435 I don't take pills, kid.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:09:14 2019 No.10548457 File: 43 KB, 320x469, 639494839545152836.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548444 orbital BURN

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:09:19 2019 No.10548458 File: 250 KB, 913x972, hardwareVbloatware.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548377 Compared to literally that except SLS hardware which costs >10x more

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:09:28 2019 No.10548459 >>10548433 Prove you are real

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:10:00 2019 No.10548462 Funny thing that everybody missed, apparently 39A's water suppression system broke at the last second leading to a plainly visible leak from the water tower and the FH being showered.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:10:04 2019 No.10548463 >>10548451 that's why it's unfalsifiable,... lol i outsmarted you

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:10:16 2019 No.10548464 >>10548453 I came from /b/. /pol/ is boring

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:10:26 2019 No.10548466 200% norminal day guys.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:10:36 2019 No.10548467 File: 26 KB, 405x366, 1499036647105.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >NORMINAL

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:11:30 2019 No.10548471 >>10548462 nice, I'll go check a look

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:11:35 2019 No.10548472 >>10548462 perspective much?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:11:45 2019 No.10548474 >>10548462 Ah so that's what the sound was at the start.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:11:58 2019 No.10548475 File: 342 KB, 809x460, loool.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] HAHAHAHAHA so this is supposed to be real? they aren't even trying anymore lmao bizarre that you retardeds believe this

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:12:37 2019 No.10548477 File: 307 KB, 1920x1080, wut.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] THE FUCK was this?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:12:42 2019 No.10548478 >>10548462 Pretty sure that's normal, to ensure less damage to the launch pod.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:12:52 2019 No.10548479 File: 7 KB, 222x260, received_529991920801478.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10540827 story behind this rocket? Guessing its soviet make n stuff

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:13:07 2019 No.10548480 >>10548462 and they launched anyway lol

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:13:09 2019 No.10548481 >>10548477 Shot inside a fuel tank

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:13:30 2019 No.10548483 >>10548477 Its a camera view of the LOX tank. Fluids in 0-g are weird.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:13:31 2019 No.10548482 File: 222 KB, 449x466, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548462 >>10548478 no, it's not normal

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:13:39 2019 No.10548485 >>10548475 Link to the Past had better graphics.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:13:50 2019 No.10548487 >>10548475 I really want to think that this was a troll.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:13:55 2019 No.10548488 >>10548428 the lack of diversity is the very reason that Spacex has been so successful

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:14:07 2019 No.10548489 >>10540827 N1 was peak aesthetics. Too bad it couldn't make it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:14:13 2019 No.10548490 >>10548462 I don't see any leak

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:14:15 2019 No.10548491 >>10548477 Internal view, LOx in the LOx tank. Or possible kerosene in the kerosene tank, it's hard to tell colorless liquids apart.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:14:20 2019 No.10548492 >>10548340 HAWKED

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:14:34 2019 No.10548494 >>10548479 Yeah, it was designed by the guy who made the R-7 (soyuz) rocket. It was supposed to perform a moon mission, but blew up all 3 times it launched.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:14:46 2019 No.10548496 >>10548479 soviet moon rocket

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:14:47 2019 No.10548497 >>10548462 and she still flew fine! what a fuckin rocket

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:14:49 2019 No.10548498 >>10548487 yea... nice argument buddy >>10548485 this

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:15:08 2019 No.10548499 >>10548482 Ah, I didn't see it, nice find

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:15:20 2019 No.10548500 >>10548475 >>10548485 Shut the fuck up retard it's a visualization of telemetry data, for everyone else yes I know I'm not to reply to trolls

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:15:22 2019 No.10548501

Can someone explain the orbital details to me?

That orbit the satellite had at separation didn't look like anything geosynchronous to me. It looked like an ascending orbit that still needs a stabilization burn or two, and possibly an inclination burn as well.

Does the satellite have that sort of maneuvering thrust onboard itself, or did I miss something?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:15:27 2019 No.10548503 File: 46 KB, 431x580, b8a.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548444 Deeply underrated. >>10548458 Fuck the capsule and Euro-peon service module probably cost more than the entire booster and 2nd stage.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:15:28 2019 No.10548502 >>10548366 >Falcon Heavy 2nd stage Nope. Ditch that shit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:15:35 2019 No.10548504 File: 925 KB, 1424x899, wet.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548462 >>10548482 Uhh

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:16:28 2019 No.10548506 >>10548500 >t-this one is fake b-but the rest is 100% real g-guys trust in our god elon

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:16:33 2019 No.10548507 File: 1.28 MB, 1920x1080, firefox_2019-04-11_19-11-41.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548462 it was fixed

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:16:52 2019 No.10548508

>>10548488
Elon values smarts. He says that engineers are signal and non engineers are noise.

>The company often warned job applicants that their interview with Musk could be short and awkward because he might be multitasking through it, or take long pauses to think during which he said nothing for minutes on end. Mosdell found Musk a touch awkward and abrupt, but smart. Mosdell had showed up prepared to talk about his experience building launchpads, which, after all, was what SpaceX wanted him to do. But instead, Musk wanted to talk hard-core rocketry. Specifically the Delta IV rocket and its RS-68 engines, which Mosdell had some experience with when at Boeing.

>Over the course of the interview, they discussed “labyrinth purges” and “pump shaft seal design” and “the science behind using helium as opposed to nitrogen.” Mosdell didn’t know whether Musk was testing his knowledge or genuinely curious. And then it was over.

>“He abruptly said, ‘Okay, great, thanks for coming in.’ And spun his chair around and went back to his computer,” Mosdell said. “I couldn’t tell if it went well or not.”

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-spacexs-scrappy-ethos-flabbergasted-nasa-what-its-davenport

>>	Boeing Thu Apr 11 19:16:56 2019 No.10548509 >>10548463 Prove that it's unfalsifiable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:17:11 2019 No.10548511 >>10548501 >Does the satellite have that sort of maneuvering thrust onboard itself Yes

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:17:38 2019 No.10548512 >>10548501 GTO geosynchronous transfer orbit, the satellite has to do final corrections by itself

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>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:18:02 2019 No.10548516 >>10548501 GTO... it still has to raise and circ

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:18:04 2019 No.10548518

>>10548501
yes, they're not doing GEO direct this time, they're doing a supersynchronous transfer orbit
they're actually sending it above the final orbit so that the satellite can use onboard propellant to both circularize the orbit and cancel the inclination

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:18:21 2019 No.10548519 >>10548508 kek this nigga is so autistic

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:18:59 2019 No.10548523 >>10548444 hehehe have a well deserved (You)

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:20:37 2019 No.10548529 >>10548491 It's the LOX tank, LOX is actually very slightly blue. RP1 on the other hand is red.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:21:37 2019 No.10548536 >>10548494 any casualties?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:22:58 2019 No.10548543 >>10548529 Nice headlock, sir. Ah, I see you know your judo well.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:23:15 2019 No.10548544
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>>10548494
It launched 4 times. Still blew up every time but for a different reason every time, and none of the times it blew up were caused by having too many engines as is so often erroneously stated.

The N1 rocket failed because the Soviets opted to work out the design kinks in flight rather than testing the first stage on the ground, because they literally did not have the facilities that would allow them to test such a massive stage on the ground. Even worse than that, the first stage was so wide that in order to be shipped to the launch site it had to be disassembled, loaded onto a train, and then reassembled next to the launch pad. This meant that controlling foreign object debris was way harder than normal.

If N1 had done ground testing of the first stage like the Saturn V had, then they would have likely only had one initial launch failure, which would have been caused by the same thing that caused the fourth N1 flight to fail, which was a pressure spike in the fuel lines caused by hammering as the center engines performed a hard shut down in preparation for stage separation. In that case the N1 would have probably had several successful flights in time for the American Moon landing, in which case the Soviets would have most likely pressed ahead and performed their own Moon landing to match American capability as well.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:23:25 2019 No.10548546

>>10548479
Soviet moon/mars rocket.
They couldn't test their engines so they went with trial and error. It blew up every time. One of those times completely obliterated the pad in one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions caused by man.
Meanwhile the Americans already had put a man on the moon and were just pulling victory laps. So despite them being pretty sure they could get this thing to work the next time, soviets pulled the plug, swept the whole thing under the rug and pretended they were always about space stations all along.
Kinda sad they never went through with it, honestly. The world needs more super heavy launch vehicles.

>>10548536
Nah, they knew this thing was a death trap for its first flights so none of this was manned.
The designer of the rocket actually bit the dust from natural causes during the development though, which probably didn't help any.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:23:30 2019 No.10548547 >>10548511 >>10548512 >>10548516 >>10548518 Ah, neat. So the satellite can use its high-SI engines to slowly but very efficiently maneuver into the exact final position? Today I learned. Thanks /sci/.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:24:27 2019 No.10548549 >>10548502 the Air Force did give SpaceX a grant to develop a Raptor-based upper stage. I wonder what came of that?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:24:29 2019 No.10548550 >>10548536 I think some ground control members got fried, but nobody was on the rocket during any of the flights

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:24:32 2019 No.10548552 >>10540827 Anon BTFO T F O

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:26:26 2019 No.10548558 >>10548544 Stennis ftw

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:27:14 2019 No.10548562

>>10548544
My bad, I was only familiar with 3 flights. The worst part about the N-1 was that the engines had to be tested in batches, and weren't capable of static fires at all. Also, the infrastructure for assembling this beast was not nearly as capable as NASA's. It's a shame too; there were some cool missions planned for it, like a manned flyby of Venus

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:27:43 2019 No.10548563 >>10548544 Damn fucking shame, we could have timed it to launch simultaneous missions and have some of our guys meet their guy on the surface and shake hands or something infront of a pair of flags. That would have been some great shit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:28:32 2019 No.10548568 >>10548546 >The world needs more super heavy launch vehicles. well, not really. The Soviets even tried again with the Energia launch system but found no takers.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:29:01 2019 No.10548571 >>10548544 On a slight tangent. Does SpaceX have the capability to test Super Heavy? I know that they'll most likely do hops, but what if they want to test it at full thrust and flight duration?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:29:56 2019 No.10548574 >>10548568 Well it also needs vision to actually use them, you're right with that.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:30:18 2019 No.10548577 >>10548563 While the astro/cosmonauts would probably be happy to, the governments would rather have them launch missles at one another >>10548562 >manned flyby of Venus You're fucking with us, right?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:30:29 2019 No.10548579 >>10548563 Their guy, actually. Their moon lander would have only carried one cosmonaut. Maybe the outnumbering would have been a problem.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:31:08 2019 No.10548582 >>10548571 You could just stick an aerodynamic low-weight nosecone on top of the test-heavy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:31:19 2019 No.10548583 File: 383 KB, 2000x1131, Sea-Dragon.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548568 >Sea Dragon never ever

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:31:50 2019 No.10548585 >>>/wsg/2793581 Side landings with sound here.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:32:20 2019 No.10548586 File: 144 KB, 1500x1351, vulkan-family-1x.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548568 I think it's sad

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:32:30 2019 No.10548588 >>10548571 They'll probably have a proper launch-pad to test with by the time they get around to testing SuperHeavy. Its gonna need some chunky lock-down hardware though to keep it from escaping.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:32:49 2019 No.10548590 File: 1.75 MB, 2000x1125, Nuclear_Sea_Dragon_01.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548583 Go big(er) or go home.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:33:03 2019 No.10548593
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>>10548571
>what if they want to test it at full thrust
SpaceX always does test fires of their rockets before they launched. It's not common practice in general, but they insist on it every time.

So that's doable.
In order to test the vehicle at full thrust for the full flight duration and under flight condition though...
you just fucking launch the thing and put a meme payload on top.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:33:05 2019 No.10548594

Obligatory mention that a friend of a friend of a friend of mine was married to Elon. The story I heard is that he (friend of a friend) asked 'so what do you see in him?' to which she didn't say a word, but merely showed him the enormous diamond on her finger.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:33:15 2019 No.10548595 File: 135 KB, 1378x618, Screenshot (356).png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548577 No bullshit, they had plans for one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manned_Venus_flyby

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:33:58 2019 No.10548597 >>10548582 ...Could that do SSTO?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:35:05 2019 No.10548600 >>10548597 I know someone who says that SSTOs are impossible because they violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics. I've never had a chance to ask him why, but I should.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:35:29 2019 No.10548601

>>10548502
It needs the 2nd stage to perform the mission.

SLS doesn't use the ICPS to reach orbit, it actually drops it off in orbit using the core first stage. From low Earth orbit the ICPS then boosts Orion towards the Moon, and at the Moon it captures using the service module propulsion system.

To replicate the performance of the SLS core stage and boosters, the entire Falcon Heavy stack is needed, minus the fairing. This is because the center core has nowhere near the performance needed to drop the ICPS off in orbit, and even if the ICPS had the thrust necessary to accelerate the stack into low Earth orbit (it doesn't, the single RL-10 is too weak and the entire stage would fall back into the atmosphere before it could reach low orbit velocity), it wouldn't have enough delta V leftover to continue to push the stack onward to intercept the Moon.

The upper stage on SLS works like the third stage of the Saturn V, that is to say it starts up once already at or very close to low orbit speeds, and most of the delta V it has is used to accelerate towards the moon rather than achieve orbit in the first place. While the Saturn V had two in-line stages before the third stage, SLS only has the large and low thrust-to-weight-ratio core sustainer stage in line, with two powerful but inefficient solid rocket boosters strapped to the sides.

Falcon Heavy would effectively be used as if it were launching a ~50 ton payload to low Earth orbit, that payload being the entire Orion + service module + ICPS stack. It obviously needs the upper stage to send payload to orbit, and since it can technically achieve up to 64 tons to LEO given the total thrust and delta V it is capable of it should be able to perform this mission as well as or better than the SLS core stage and boosters, given some obvious changes to the structure to support the increased bending loads of being even longer than it currently is.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:35:42 2019 No.10548605 >>10548577 Not him, but the N1 was originally designed for Venus flybys; which is why it had such a mediocre theoretical payload to the surface of the moon, as less Delta V is needed for the aforementioned flyby.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:36:57 2019 No.10548608 >>10548436 Wrong, he's white colonizer of South africa

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:37:10 2019 No.10548610 >>10548507 The water level simply went below the hole, silly Someone in the control room definitely called it out though, and the decision to not give a fuck about an unimportant leak and launch anyway was made, to great success.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:37:33 2019 No.10548612 File: 113 KB, 1200x800, 531D9759-1C6C-491D-8EB2-7DED70F807A3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548288 DREAM ON, MARS MAN!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:38:49 2019 No.10548614 >>10548480 Well the rocket doesn't care. It's just bad for the pad and the ears of anyone around.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:39:09 2019 No.10548615

>>10548597
Without the weight of Starship, idunno possibly. Starship is quite a large payload so if you completely subtract it's weight and have a simple aerodynamic nosecone it might be light enough to get into a stable orbit, although it's engines are poorly optimized for vacuum operation. So far as I know there's no real number for it's maximum propellant capacity or dry mass.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:39:48 2019 No.10548618 >>10548595 There was also an Apollo-Venus flyby mission proposed

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:39:56 2019 No.10548619 >>10548579 Just imagine the loneliness. Long way from home

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:40:16 2019 No.10548624 File: 53 KB, 493x428, SDF.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548590 CUTE!

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:40:23 2019 No.10548626

>>10548529
>RP1 on the other hand is red
No, it's clear. They don't add the red dye that is normally added to stove oil and the like, because it would noticeably affect the performance of any rocket/jet engine burning it. Likewise they don't add the rotten-egg smell to the methane they burn in their Raptor engines because the chemical that makes that smell contains sulfur, and especially in a staged combustion engine if you have sulfur in your fuel you won't have an engine for much longer once it fires.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:40:44 2019 No.10548628 >>10548586 Isn't this basically the most Kerbal rocket family in history? >just strap on more boosters lol: the rocket

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:40:48 2019 No.10548630 >>10548624 what the jesus is that

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:41:53 2019 No.10548631

>>10548618
Correct, but that was a bit different. That mission would have used a "wet workshop" third stage. Skylab was going to be a wet workshop initially (and launch from a Saturn 1B), but since the last Apollo missions got cancelled, they just decided to say fuck it and use a leftover Saturn V instead.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:42:10 2019 No.10548632 >>10548619 slav here we experience things like that differently, like asians we are pragmatic

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:42:38 2019 No.10548633 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manned_Venus_flyby US Venus flyby mission encase anyone's interested.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:43:14 2019 No.10548638 File: 73 KB, 740x555, Project-Orion-Spacecraft-740x555.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10548624 >AHEM Oh, pardon me, son, just passing through to another solar system. Don't mind me

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:43:40 2019 No.10548641 >>10548638 FAT NUCLEAR SLUT

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:43:44 2019 No.10548643 >>10548612 I can't wait for this big slinky silver bastard to fly

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:44:14 2019 No.10548645 >>10548624 Soviet engineering, I mean ksp engineering...

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:45:50 2019 No.10548656 >>10548618 Why was that never done? Was it due to budget cuts?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:46:37 2019 No.10548661 >>10548597 easily, I think, but it wouldn't be recoverable

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:46:40 2019 No.10548662 >>10548633 >Launch would have taken place on October 31, 1973, with a Venus flyby on March 3, 1974 and return to Earth on December 1, 1974. Compared to the Soviet TMK plan thats actually pretty fast, under 2 years

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:46:41 2019 No.10548663

>>10548547
>high-SI engines
Actually the engines on almost all satellites are rather low specific impulse, as they are pressure fed (lowest chamber pressure of any kind of rocket engine, lower chamber pressure equals less efficiency by default) and use hypergolic propellants (easily stored for years with zero boiloff, but offer maximum theoretical specific impulse slightly lower than that of kerosene-oxygen bipropellant). The reason spacecraft generally use their own propulsion systems for final insertion is because they can make very fine adjustments since their thrusters are way weaker than any upper stage engine on a launch vehicle, and because most upper stages simply lack the endurance necessary to coast up to apogee and still be able to perform final insertion. Oh, and there's also the fact that any stage that does get used for final insertion then has to maneuver once again to get into a graveyard orbit where it will pose minimal risk as a giant chunk of space debris.

The exception to the low efficiency rule is obviously ion thrusters, which have seen increased use on commercial satellites as they can offer vastly increased delta V capabilities for station keeping and orbital adjustments.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:46:55 2019 No.10548666 >>10548632 I've read Pirx the Pilot, you guys still brown-trou every now and then

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:47:10 2019 No.10548668 >>10548656 Apollo missions were cancelled, as was the Saturn V. Had the shuttle not been chosen, the mission might have actually happened.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:48:50 2019 No.10548677

>>10548549
They gave them a grant to STUDY the development of a smaller Raptor engine that may sometime in the future be developed. SpaceX by no means has the blueprints for an actual methalox upper stage kicking around. In fact they were pretty clear that they aren't interested in doing much further development of the Falcon rockets, and at this point see them as merely a stopgap product until Starship comes online.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:49:24 2019 No.10548683 >>10548668 As much as I like the Shuttle, I'm starting to think that it set back American spaceflight.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:49:51 2019 No.10548687 >>10548661 Fuel it up again and attach it to an orbiting Starship and head straight to Pluto, then!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:50:17 2019 No.10548690 >>10548668 Fucking stupid Shuttle. I wonder when else in history such a dumb idea has held back exploration to the same extent

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:50:41 2019 No.10548692 >>10548683 I did a whole autistic report on the Space Shuttle a while back. While it did have some impressive capabilities, it really wasn't what it could have been.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:52:49 2019 No.10548703

>>10548568
>found no takers
They weren't looking for any, it was a Soviet rocket for Soviet payloads. The reason it was cancelled was because the Soviet government essentially dissolved shortly after the two flights of Energia, just be unfortunate happenstance. Energia had greater capacity than the N1 moon rocket they had been developing decades prior, so it could have certainly be used for Moon missions especially if they reconfigured it to be able to launch nose-mounted payloads.

Fun fact, Energia was basically what SLS wants to be, except it was even better because it had more efficient kerolox boosters and a higher-thrust center core to work with. Literally slap a high energy upper stage on that baby and there's your SLS Block 2 (which is never ever happening btw)

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:53:45 2019 No.10548707
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>>10548477
I just noticed I have no clue how rocket tanks actually work without gravity or thrust.
I heard they use helium and thought they'd just push that in at the top and then the helium would stay at the top of the tank and keep pushing the fuel/oxidizer towards the pumps/engines. But now I realized that with neither thrust or gravity to actually sort the light helium atoms to the top of the tank, that wouldn't work properly, would it.
So am I overthinking things and the physics just randomly make this work for some reason or is there more at play and I was just wrong about how this works?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:55:22 2019 No.10548715 >>10548707 RCS thrusters impart a small acceleration

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:55:39 2019 No.10548717 >>10548477 The last thing Antman see's before entering Thanos.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:56:01 2019 No.10548719 >>10548683 >>10548692 Is this ironic understatement?

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:57:18 2019 No.10548725

>>10548571
They will have the capacity to test the full sized Raptor cluster for Super Heavy, and they will do so. It's not a good idea to risk your launch pad testing any vehicle for the first time, especially a giant one, see N1 flight attempt #2 for reasons. That being said, since Super Heavy needs to have utility beyond just launching, they'll have a full sized prototype built and a much smaller engine cluster powering it for tests while the test stand meant for the full sized cluster is being built. In fact it'll probably look and work a lot like the Falcon core testing apparatus looks, with a hat on top of the stage attached to the test stand with a set of steel cables.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:58:44 2019 No.10548732 >>10548719 Who cares it was the most charismatic heroic failure since the Nazis. History will forever flaunt the Shuttle its just too beautiful.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:58:57 2019 No.10548734 >>10548583 Because of combustion instability in engines that large, and no other reason. Remember that the Sea Dragon design was contemporary to the early Apollo era and the Saturn V blueprints.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:58:57 2019 No.10548735

>>10548707
Ullage thrusters or tank boiloff are/is used to keep the propellants at the bottom of the tank. Saturn V when staging the first stage had some solid rocket ullage motors in the interstage that fired so that the J-2s could begin drawing and burning fuel.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 19:59:32 2019 No.10548739 >>10548707 yeah, they often add extra engines to upper stages called "ullage motors" just to settle the propellants in the main tanks.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:00:54 2019 No.10548742 >>10548666 >pirx the pilot fistbump. Would have made a good TV series.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:01:39 2019 No.10548746

>>10548597
Yes but only with no payload and it would be stuck there due to having no heat shield and no landing propellant. So just like the Falcon 9 first stage/Falcon Heavy side boosters, which on their own are SSTO vehicles, but use upper stages to achieve useful payload to orbit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:02:59 2019 No.10548752 >>10548746 Imagine converting the giant booster into a space station

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:03:29 2019 No.10548755

>>10548707
Pressure fed rockets are /almost/ as simple as they seem, their simplicity and reduction in the number of needed turbopumps is a significant benefit. As others have said though there is some sloshing in propellant tanks and ullage motors can and are used to kick the upper stage forward a bit before an engine ignition to ensure that the propellants are sitting properly at the bottom of the tank before engine ignition.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:03:39 2019 No.10548756

>>10548683
There was that figure that said that in retrospect if the Apollo program had continued with the average yearly budget of the space shuttle program + space shuttle development costs, they could've launched 6 Saturn Vs every single year.
We'd probably long had a visit to Mars by now. And maybe if they had kept the Saturn V they could've improved it further while they still had it.

The shuttle in my eyes was a complete failure on every level, especially financially, but also in terms of safety and capabilities. The design was just compromised from the start and for some stupid reason nobody was ever allowed to change anything about it during 30 years of operation.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:03:59 2019 No.10548758

>>10548628
Larger versions of UR-family. Like Proton, but much much bigger and asparagus staged. Naturally running with hypergolic fuel. 15 F-1 (Saturn V's 1st stage engine) sized rocket engines running with devil's venom. Fun things would have happened down range in case of failure.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:05:24 2019 No.10548762

>>10548628
Energia was actually a smarter design than Shuttle, the Soviets designed it so that it would be a useful super-heavy-lift rocket stack that simply used the Buran vehicle as an optional payload, unlike Shuttle which put the main engines on the orbiter and thus doomed the vehicle to never being useful beyond low earth orbit.

UR-700 was the Soviet's most kerbal rocket, which literally was 'just strap on more boosters until it works'.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:06:17 2019 No.10548767 >>10548585 glorious!

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:08:08 2019 No.10548772

>>10548638
>designing the vehicle to have a high dry mass to not kill the people on board
>instead of designing it to have a low dry mass and a huge enough supply of nukes that the ship would be able to reach the asteroids in weeks and clamp on to one before the acceleration forces could get high enough to be a problem, and thus also allowing Orion to drag back a massive chunk of material to Earth orbit where it could be used to built an O'Neill cylinder
what were they thinking

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:08:08 2019 No.10548773

>>10548756
>There was that figure that said that in retrospect if the Apollo program had continued with the average yearly budget of the space shuttle program + space shuttle development costs, they could've launched 6 Saturn Vs every single year.
Damn! Can you (or someone else) find a source to that? Before I was wondering why other launch providers are so cautious towards reusable boosters, but now that makes much more sense if the only example of a reusable spacecraft was THAT.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:09:37 2019 No.10548777 >>10548662 That's because the Soviet TMK plan was to do a Mars flyby, which inherently takes much longer than a Venus flyby. The Soviets had also considered using the same spacecraft design to do a Venus flyby later, but Mars was the focus.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:12:02 2019 No.10548787 >>10548756 >Block 2 or 3 Saturn V flying with five new F1B thrusters that have both superior thrust and superior ISP with better TWR. FUCK, we could have gotten so much fucking work done by now.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:16:48 2019 No.10548807 >>10548618 >>10548631 >>10548668 >>10548756 >>10548787 It hurts

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:20:40 2019 No.10548816 >>10548773 Nevermind, found it myself. https://aviationweek.typepad.com/space/2007/03/human_space_exp.html This makes me incredibly sad. How was this allowed to happen?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:22:14 2019 No.10548823 >>10548755 >>10548739 >>10548735 >>10548715 So to answer my question of how rocket tanks work with zero G and zero thrust: They kinda don't work (at least not well). So they use thrusters to settle the fuel. So that all checked out in my head.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:22:45 2019 No.10548826

>>10548683
You think so? It cost (all numbers adjusted for inflation) $29 billion MORE than the entire Apollo program did from start to finish. That is to say, we could have done all of the development and actual flying Apollo did, twice, and still saved enough money to afford more than ten additional Saturn V launches. Putting it another way, we could have used the Saturn V rockets to power manned exploration of Mars in the following 30 years after Apollo rather than faff around in low Earth orbit like we did during the Shuttle era.

Other things NOT doing Shuttle would have gotten us instead;

Skylab persisting for much longer and having additional modules launched and attached, all similarly sized to Skylab itself
International Moon base rather than ISS
9m diameter primary mirror Hubble instead of 2.4 meter mirror
Monolithic mirror james webb space telescope completed in 2 years for $700 million instead of still not completed after 17 years for ~$10 billion
Manned flyby campaign of Venus and several asteroids in the solar system
More capable/cheaper commercial replacements for Saturn V, think current super heavy launch vehicles in development except 30 years ago instead of now
Orbiters around every planet in the solar system, all of them larger than any orbiting probe ever launched so far
We could be considering manned missions to Jupiter's moons by now
We could have had multiple permanent Moon surface bases supplied with commercial launch vehicles for decades by now

but Nixon wanted Shuttle

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:23:46 2019 No.10548829 >>10548826 Thank God for Elon Musk and the BFR, since all of this will again be possible.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:24:25 2019 No.10548831 >>10548756 No that 6 Saturn 5 per year figure is total BS. They're running SLS in the Shuttle budget profile and we're still years away from 1-2 flights per year.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:25:32 2019 No.10548835

>>10548823
>So to answer my question of how rocket tanks work with zero G and zero thrust: They kinda don't work (at least not well).
>So they use thrusters to settle the fuel.
Pretty much. Pressure-fed engines use a pressurization system feeding into the main fuel reserve to drive the propellant out. Some systems enclose the fuel side of the main tank in a bladder, and the pressurant side is fed directly with helium. I think Apollo had this setup for its hypergolics, not sure.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:26:14 2019 No.10548840 >>10548692 >it did have some impressive capabilities Most deadly spacecraft in history? Most expensive per kg launch cost of any rocket in history?

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:27:57 2019 No.10548850

>>10548831
I don't think he meant that NASA would've actually launched 6 Saturn V's per year. I think he meant that with the money that was put into Shuttle, that NASA could've afforded 6 Saturn V launches per year from the end of Apollo to when the Shuttle was retired.

Considering that Saturn V and Saturn IB were considered expensive, that says alot about how cost inefficient the Shuttle was.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:28:11 2019 No.10548853 >>10548677 Are they going to keep selling falcon flights? What will take over the lower market? I assume they're not going to launch satellites with Starship

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:28:22 2019 No.10548854 >>10548831 If it ever will fly...

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:29:10 2019 No.10548858 >>10548840 Well, it did have the largest payload capability from space, but that feature was seldom used.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:29:32 2019 No.10548860

>>10548707
Typically RCS thrusters are used, on Falcon 9 this is the case and the thrusters are propelled by gaseous nitrogen, so they don't worry about bubbles in the propellant for those thrusters. Some vehicles (notably Soyuz) use propellant tanks that have the propellants inside of bladders, with the pressurant filling the void between the bladder and the tank wall. Therefore in zero G there are no bubbles mixing into the propellant.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:29:32 2019 No.10548861 >>10548742 Gonna have to dig it out again now

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:29:36 2019 No.10548863

>>10548756
Hardware cost for Saturn V would be just bit over 110 million. More launches to spread R&D expenses on, cost per Saturn V launch wouldn't be over billion launch like it ended up being.

Saturn I-B could have been replaced with Saturn INT-20, that was basically Saturn V first stage and third stage. First stage being modular and equipped with three to five engines depending on payload to save costs. Add modernized Apollo, or more precisely earth orbit optimized, capsule with solar panels to the mix.

>>10548762
>Shuttle which put the main engines on the orbiter and thus doomed the vehicle to never being useful beyond low earth orbit.
There was a plan in late 70's and early 80's to launch Apollo capsule with Titan IV and LM with shuttle for another moon mission. NASA had excess Apollo hardware, stuff that is now in museums.
>UR-700 was the Soviet's most kerbal rocket,
In a world where UR-900 was proposed. Essentially same thing, but 15 engines instead of 6.

>>10548826
Nixon ruined the shuttle by forcing NASA to adapt it for launching oversized military payloads.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:31:45 2019 No.10548870

>>10548853
Manned starship probably wont launch any satellites outside of small cubesats and whatnot while waiting for refuel flights.

Unmanned Starship will likely be used to help deploy the Starlink constellation, and the payload volume is large enough that one of the bigass payloads that is supposed to go up on SLS could go up on it instead.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:36:29 2019 No.10548886 >>10548826 Don't forget the orbital construction of USS Discovery One for a planned launch to the Jovian system in the year 2001.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:39:38 2019 No.10548900 >>10548863 Not to sound down, but how would those Shuttle alternatives be better? It seems like the problems of Shuttle was due to bad politics. So any Shuttle alternative may have ended up with the same fate of being over priced and under capable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:41:10 2019 No.10548908 >>10548900 The solution is inviting all the fucking politicians who oppose space spending to a test launch of Project Orion and "accidentally" misplace a decimal when calculating safe viewing distance.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:42:42 2019 No.10548912

>>10548853
>I assume they're not going to launch satellites with Starship
You assume wrong, launching a Starship will cost less than launching Falcon 9 in reusable mode, which means it will be more economical to launch anything that currently launches on any medium sized rocket, on Starship instead. And no, you don't have to pack the Starship cargo bay full of dozens of payloads to take advantage of the cost savings, Starship is cheaper to launch regardless of if it's launching a 100 ton mega-telescope or a 100 kg babies-first-satellite.

To put it another way, the launch cost of Starship is going to be competitive with the launch cost of Electron, aka the smallest launch vehicle on Earth, and it's all because Starship is fully reusable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:43:21 2019 No.10548913 >>10548908 I mean, the politicians in favor of SLS are also in favor of space spending, just not good space spending.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:44:05 2019 No.10548915

>>10548858
Yes, seldom used because getting mass back down from orbit isn't an issue when you can hardly get anything up to orbit to begin with, and what's already up there is cheaper to just rebuild and relaunch if it breaks down rather than trying to recover, fix, and relaunch it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:44:39 2019 No.10548918 >>10548912 Combine that with Starship's .01 km3 payload space (yes really) and you have a very cheap way to deploy Starlink. Who the actual hell does Blue Origin think they're kidding by proposing a similar constellation?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:45:00 2019 No.10548921 >>10548912 Do you know what kind of rocket is going to toss the James Webb Space Telescope?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:46:32 2019 No.10548925 >>10548921 Not him but IIRC I think an Ariane 5 is supposed to launch it.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:46:59 2019 No.10548926

>>10548913
I think it's probably more the case that they're in favor of Boeing and other mainstay aerospace company spending, through the avenue of spaceflight. Thus why spaceflight is so fucking expensive and inefficient, doesn't matter if the projects get anywhere or accomplish any goal, it very obviously doesn't matter if things get done on time or on budget. All that matters is that the corporate lobbyists are happy and attend your parties and reelection campaign funding keeps pouring in at a regular pace.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:47:02 2019 No.10548927 >>10548918 >.01 km3 That's ten million cubic meters, anon. 1 km^3 is 1000x1000x1000 meters, or 1 billion cubic meters.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:47:29 2019 No.10548931

>>10548912
>launching a Starship will cost less than launching Falcon 9 in reusable mode
The trick is, I expect, that aside from being meant as the Mars colony transport ship, the Starship is ALSO the necessary step towards full reusability.

A second stage that's too small needs to be thrown away, and so to save your rockets, you're going to have to make something big enough that- you might as well make it a Mars lander, too!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:48:05 2019 No.10548935 >>10548925 >>10548921 Ariane 5, but I don't see why that has anything to do with what Starship will be launching.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:49:37 2019 No.10548943 >>10548927 My bad, it's still 1000m3 of payload.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:50:52 2019 No.10548947

>>10548900
Lighter and cheaper to operate per flight. Probably most importantly safer, due to not having solid rocket boosters. Getting Shuttle funded involved getting SRB's from certain supplier Utah. Segmented boosters due transportation... while there was a solid rocket rocket factory in Florida, one that they mothballed in 60's.

>>10548913
The very reason why old space companies and NASA's own homebrew designs are so expensive is because they have politically gerrymandered supply chains. SpaceX avoids that shit by basically having two launch facilities, single engine test site in Texas and pretty much everything else in Hawthorne, save for some office space.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:52:00 2019 No.10548954 >>10548504 Gunman was aiming for the rocket and missed

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 20:52:42 2019 No.10548959 >>10548927 I thought he meant (0.01 k)m3, which is a very silly abuse of SI units. That would be 10,000 m3. Unless he made another error and it should have been 0.001.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:20:08 2019 No.10549031

>>10548959
nah he already said he fucked up >>10548943
I've seen 1st class heat plant engineers make this mistake when describing the expansion of steam from water, saying 'every cubic meter of water expands to a thousand times its volume and becomes a cubic kilometer once boiled'. Obviously not, since a column of one meter by one meter by 1000 meter has 1000 times the volume of a single cubic meter, but I bite my tongue.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:29:05 2019 No.10549057

>>10548947
>Lighter and cheaper to operate per flight. Probably most importantly safer, due to not having solid rocket boosters. Getting Shuttle funded involved getting SRB's from certain supplier Utah. Segmented boosters due transportation... while there was a solid rocket rocket factory in Florida, one that they mothballed in 60's.
But what's stopping the Apollo hardware from getting more expensive and slower to produce so they can be made by "trusted contractors"?

I mean, the SLS planned on being a quick to build rocket because all of the major parts are already built, and look how bloated that project is. Don't get me wrong, I know that a conventional rocket without solids would be safer than the Shuttle, but there's nothing about a rocket that makes it safe from political meddling.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:41:10 2019 No.10549100 HOLY FUCKING SHIT THEY RECOVERED THE FAIRINGS >https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1116514068393680896 >Both fairing halves recovered. Will be flown on Starlink mission later this year.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:44:24 2019 No.10549110 >>10549100 Neat, looks like its water recovery but Elon says undamaged. And also these fairings will fly back to launch Starlink satellites later this year.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:45:56 2019 No.10549115 >>10549110 All of the important stuff could be coated to protect against corrosion, and there will probably be some level of refurbishment necessary to prepare them for reuse.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:48:28 2019 No.10549121 >>10549115 Elon said that the corrosion resistance in Dragon 2 is working way better than in the v1.0 cargo vehicle. I suspect they're giving up on the giant catcher's net and just working harder on making them more durable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:52:53 2019 No.10549134 >>10549121 after Mr Steven came home broken they haven't tried to fix him

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:53:09 2019 No.10549136

>>10549057
>But what's stopping the Apollo hardware from getting more expensive and slower to produce so they can be made by "trusted contractors"?
The Saturn and Apollo hardware was already being made by private contractors, what are you talking about?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:53:55 2019 No.10549138 >>10549134 That, and the few they've gotten back from successful water landings seemed to be in pretty good shape

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:54:01 2019 No.10549139 >>10549100 >>10549110 >starlink this year AAAAA ELON PLS HURRY I HATE COMCAST

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:57:43 2019 No.10549152 >>10549139 It will take 1+ years before consumers will be able to sign up to Starlink. Elon needs ~400+ satellites to offer global coverage.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:59:00 2019 No.10549154 >>10549152 Make that ~800 Satellites for full US coverage 24/7.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 21:59:00 2019 No.10549155 When is Starship/BFR supposed to actually enter production? It looks like they're progressing pretty aggressively.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 22:00:43 2019 No.10549159 >>10549155 Cargo possibly in 2020-2021, it depends on how fast they get working on Superheavy (the booster).

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 22:06:08 2019 No.10549174 >>10549136 "Hey, we can charge NASA more for these parts since they have to buy these parts from us." That's what I meant. Like what's happening with SLS.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 22:14:23 2019 No.10549190 >>10549174 And then those companies raise wages or pay more in taxes or hire more people which keeps Congress happy because Congress is full of short sighted pinheads.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 11 22:15:02 2019 No.10549192 >>10549174 Sure costs may end up increasing over time, but the idea hen would be to have competing companies building their own super heavy launch vehicles to replace the Saturn V.

Anonymous Thu Apr 11 22:15:40 2019 No.10549194

>>10549154
The north/northeast section of the country will probably go online first, because the expected first clients will be investment managers and the like. The marginally lower ping between NY/Chicago and places like London are worth it for them to pay a premium to get their trades in faster than the competition that's stuck on Fiber.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 12 05:41:40 2019 No.10550045 >>10549057 Saturn could have stayed relatively same design. Ares/SLS are new designs, even if those utilize mostly legacy hardware. Of course prices would have risen according rise of wages and general inflation.

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