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Posted on 8/1/20 at 6:44 pm to fatboydave
Posted on 8/1/20 at 6:44 pm to rt3
apparently there's a 4-person mission set to launch on board SpaceX next month
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:33 pm to rt3
started detaching over Namibia... pulled away from ISS over South Africa
did its most recent departing burn near the west coast of the US
did its most recent departing burn near the west coast of the US
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:36 pm to rt3
someone just asked these broadcasters "what does space smell like?" 
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:58 pm to rt3
the broadcaster on the NASA channel just said Pensacola landing site may be a no go tomorrow and the landing site could be changed again
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:00 pm to rt3
They’ve been saying that. Panama City is the next immediate backup location. I’m sure there are others
Would be awesome if it happened to land by Grand Isle
Would be awesome if it happened to land by Grand Isle
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:19 pm to jamboybarry
Middle of the Causeway, drop that bitch in the lake
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:28 pm to BRgetthenet
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Causeway
Patchy delays on the Causeway. I’ve got nominal slow downs on the high rise to the Claiborne flyover.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:48 pm to upgrayedd
Its cheap. The technical feat of landing the first stage rocket boosters is strictly due to the cost savings it provides.
Their mothership will land the crew module same way they do the boosters.
Their mothership will land the crew module same way they do the boosters.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:57 pm to upgrayedd
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I'm pretty surprised SpaceX would take such a vanilla approach to landing astronauts
The original designs had it, but they cut it given how much testing and time it would take to certify the systems. They say they were okay with it originally because the R+D could double up with their planned mechanism for Mars landings. When they decided on a different approach for Mars, value for it on Dragon went to nothing.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:01 pm to Volvagia
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The original designs had it, but they cut it given how much testing and time it would take to certify the systems. They say they were okay with it originally because the R+D could double up with their planned mechanism for Mars landings. When they decided on a different approach for Mars, value for it on Dragon went to nothing.
is Falcon Heavy what they plan to use for the missions to Mars?
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:13 pm to rt3
Negative, the project for that is called the Starship. Twice the payload capacity to LEO as the Falcon Heavy. If their talking points pans out, it will be the first serious step towards making space flight affordable. Gone are the days of it costing 10s of thousands of dollars for each pound send to orbit.
They are targeting being able to have 100 passengers at a cost of 20k per person.
They are targeting being able to have 100 passengers at a cost of 20k per person.
This post was edited on 8/1/20 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:18 pm to rt3
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is Falcon Heavy what they plan to use for the missions to Mars?
No. That's the Big fricking Rocket they're currently in the process of designing. They can call it the Super Heavy all they want, but we remember BFR. The Falcon Heavy is, as of now, mainly for things like moon orbital trips (you can book them now) and heavy low Earth lift.
They may use the Falcon Heavy in the initial stages to send test articles and such and it's not out of the question that it may be used to send some objects like maybe communications satellites ahead of a manned mission to Mars, but people will almost certainly be riding the BFR.
This post was edited on 8/1/20 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:23 pm to TigerstuckinMS
The engineer who put 31 rockets in the first stage definitely played Kerbal Space Program.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:23 pm to Volvagia
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The engineer who put 31 rockets in the first stage definitely played Kerbal Space Program.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:26 pm to Volvagia
Starship prototype went boom
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:26 pm to rt3
RIP Jeb
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:27 pm to Volvagia
Scale comparisons of size and capabilities
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