They need to learn how to navigate this vehicle before sending it anywhere. Will they nail the landing? Starship 15 live flight test update....
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T-1 hour?
Pad is clear
Vehicle seen venting
Flaps seen moving
Web page reports vehicle going through final checklists
Web page at 100k watching
Chat gives it a 75% chance of exploding
Pad is clear
Vehicle seen venting
Flaps seen moving
Web page reports vehicle going through final checklists
Web page at 100k watching
Chat gives it a 75% chance of exploding
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They have again passed the final checklists, the vehicle is venting, and a launch is again imminent.
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Launch imminent... 200k watching the linked video. I would say ten minutes away! Will they have a successful landing?
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Successful launch and landing! Good job SpaceX team! Currently battling a fire. Hopefully she does not explode!
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Linked below is a good summary video of this historic event and is only a few minutes long. Things I have noted from this video...
1. They only landed a foot from the edge of the space pad.
2. The post-landing fire
This landing could have easily caused the spacecraft to have went up in flames!
1. They only landed a foot from the edge of the space pad.
2. The post-landing fire
This landing could have easily caused the spacecraft to have went up in flames!
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Elon Musk describes how the spacecraft flies like a glider to a stop. I can imagine a lot of computer programming to pull off this amazing feat in which yesterday was the first for a starship. I have got to wonder how they plan on reentering the atmosphere and the next step for SpaceX..
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My observation was that for everything they did get to work, they need to spend a little time on their video feeds. One wonders.
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Video discussing SpaceX’s Starship 15 challenges. Launch Notes....
1. Methane leak
2. Heat shields were damaged
3. They barely missed the return pad.
4. The landing legs were damaged
Yes... The SN15 landing was successful, but they are a long way from carrying humans into space!
1. Methane leak
2. Heat shields were damaged
3. They barely missed the return pad.
4. The landing legs were damaged
Yes... The SN15 landing was successful, but they are a long way from carrying humans into space!
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What's next for the SpaceX Starship? Looks like Elon Musk is going to try to refly SN15 soon!
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Interesting approach to engineering but what a cult of personality.
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Can this vehicle reach orbit before summer? What are the chances of a safe return?
“SpaceX is considering numerous options for the upcoming Starship test schedule as the goal of reaching orbit by the summer becomes increasingly realistic.” - Following Starship SN15's success, SpaceX evaluating next steps toward orbital goals - NASASpaceFlight.com
Trying to recreate the space shuttle here.... Broken tiles, methane leaks, missed landings... A lot can go wrong! I wonder how they can protect the flaps during reentree?
“SpaceX is considering numerous options for the upcoming Starship test schedule as the goal of reaching orbit by the summer becomes increasingly realistic.” - Following Starship SN15's success, SpaceX evaluating next steps toward orbital goals - NASASpaceFlight.com
Trying to recreate the space shuttle here.... Broken tiles, methane leaks, missed landings... A lot can go wrong! I wonder how they can protect the flaps during reentree?
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX will launch one of its rockets for a record 10th time Sunday (May 9), with a very sooty Falcon 9 (tenth launch for the booster) rocket lofting a new fleet of Starlink satellites into space before dawn, and you can watch it live online. To date, the company has launched more than 1,500 of the flat-paneled satellites into space. SpaceX estimated it would need at least 1,440 satellites in its initial constellation to begin to roll out commercial service.
SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket on its 10th flight Sunday and you can watch it online | Space
SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket on its 10th flight Sunday and you can watch it online | Space
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There was some speculation whether they were trialling video routing via the Starlink network, as a Starlink antenna was spotted.
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SpaceX updates - SN15 may launch again in the coming days. I am thinking that Sunday's Falcon9 rocket launch will give SpaceX enough satellites to link their Starlink system worldwide....
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Analysis of the historical flight of SN20 and BN3 from Texas To Hawaii.
SN20 - StarShip Number 20
BN3 - SuperHeavy Booster Number 3 - 28 methane raptor engines producing 15 million pounds of thrust, twice that of the Apollo rockets.
Starship Stack - BN3 + SN20 @ 400' will be the largest stack ever launched
Very interesting video on where all of this is going!
SpaceX outlines plans for Starship orbital test flight – Spaceflight Now
SN20 - StarShip Number 20
BN3 - SuperHeavy Booster Number 3 - 28 methane raptor engines producing 15 million pounds of thrust, twice that of the Apollo rockets.
Starship Stack - BN3 + SN20 @ 400' will be the largest stack ever launched
Very interesting video on where all of this is going!
SpaceX outlines plans for Starship orbital test flight – Spaceflight Now
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