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Nzoner's Game Room>Space Exploration megathread
DaFace 09:40 AM 06-01-2014
Since a number of cool things are happening in space exploration these days, we'll widen the scope of this thread a smidge. Conversation about all things space exploration are welcome, whether it be from NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, or anyone else. Chances are most of the discussion will still be about SpaceX since they love to make things public and fun, but nothing's off limits. I'll eventually get around to modifying the OP to include resources for other companies too, but in the meantime, feel free to post any cool stuff you run across.

Lists of Upcoming Missions

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How to Watch a Live Launch
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Where to Learn More
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Glossary
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unlurking 09:17 AM 08-03-2021
Starliner, take 2 (stream goes live in about 70 minutes)...





Hmm. Maybe not. :-)


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DaFace 09:21 AM 08-03-2021
Bummer. Better to find stuff now than in the air, though.
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Donger 09:35 AM 08-03-2021
The high bay isn't tall enough to stack Starship onto SH, right? So they'll get a big ass crane and mate them on the pad?
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unlurking 09:50 AM 08-03-2021
That's the assumption for this flight. Most of the original design shares from Elon show some form of a rotating arm on the tower to lift and stack. Tons of stuff being built around the OLT now that people are speculating might be that arm or possible mechanisms to catch the SH as it returns. I'm assuming they won't be able to transport a fully stacked Starship from the build site to the launch site.

They are also starting on a new "Wide Bay" that's supposed to be slightly taller than the High Bay but much wider. Assuming for the concurrent production of multiple SS and SH, but still only stacking at the OLT.
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Donger 10:19 AM 08-03-2021
Originally Posted by unlurking:
That's the assumption for this flight. Most of the original design shares from Elon show some form of a rotating arm on the tower to lift and stack. Tons of stuff being built around the OLT now that people are speculating might be that arm or possible mechanisms to catch the SH as it returns. I'm assuming they won't be able to transport a fully stacked Starship from the build site to the launch site.

They are also starting on a new "Wide Bay" that's supposed to be slightly taller than the High Bay but much wider. Assuming for the concurrent production of multiple SS and SH, but still only stacking at the OLT.
Thanks. I'll tune in to watch that!
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Donger 01:04 PM 08-03-2021

Super Heavy Booster moving to orbital launch mount pic.twitter.com/axaDnXNm84

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 3, 2021


Are the black rectangular things near the base landing legs?
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Donger 01:07 PM 08-03-2021

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Donger 01:07 PM 08-03-2021

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DaFace 01:09 PM 08-03-2021
It's kind of amazing that you can move it upright like that. I mean, I know the physics of it (vast majority of the weight is at the bottom), but still...it just looks...wrong.
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unlurking 01:13 PM 08-03-2021
Wow, almost at the OLT already! Hope I get to watch it get moved to the table before I have to leave.



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unlurking 01:20 PM 08-03-2021

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Donger 01:37 PM 08-03-2021
Originally Posted by unlurking:
Wow, almost at the OLT already! Hope I get to watch it get moved to the table before I have to leave.


How tall is the launch tower? SH is 230 feet. It looks like at least double that.
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Donger 01:46 PM 08-03-2021
Nevermind...

:-)

FAA warns SpaceX that massive Starship launch tower in Texas is unapproved

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/faa-...ite-tower.html
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DaFace 01:49 PM 08-03-2021
Originally Posted by Donger:
Nevermind...

:-)

FAA warns SpaceX that massive Starship launch tower in Texas is unapproved

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/faa-...ite-tower.html
Yeah, that's part of what I was getting at earlier. It seems HIGHLY unlikely to me that SpaceX actually thinks they'll be launching this thing in the next couple of weeks. In fact, if the FAA comes back and says that they've got some environmental violations, it could be months before it's all worked out.

However, the optics of the most innovative space company in the world, with contracts for both NASA and the DOD that are relying on this thing, having to sit there with this monstrosity of a rocket on the pad "ready to go" as soon as the FAA approves it...

Yeah, you have to imagine the FAA is going to try and speed things up a bit.
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unlurking 01:50 PM 08-03-2021
lolol


Yeah, they were warning SpaceX that if the environmental impact review comes back negatively, SpaceX may be forced to tear down the tower.
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