Sturgeon Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Roadster trajectory: Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Also, can I just point out how bitchin' midnight cherry red looks in space? Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Copypasta from FB, but relevent. I'll say this. Today was a day I was very glad to be able to share with my child. To be with her and experience the test launch of a vehicle that paves our way as a species to go beyond our planet and to see her excitement and to be able to answer her questions as to why this was important.... Freaking magical. We stopped on the sidewalk to watch the launch on my phone. -15 C windchill, and all. She looked at me as I cheered and told me to keep it down because we were on a public street, but she was still super enthused. I don't think I've had a moment as a parent that was more important. And to see the Podling take that, and grasp for MORE knowledge, asking questions that I didn't immediately have the answer to? FUCK YES. Lord_James and Sturgeon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Yeah, this was one of the coolest days of my life, for sure. 2018 is shaping up to be even more wonderful and bizarre than its predecessors. I hope the future stays weird! Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Updated webcast which includes even more camera angles: Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Everyday Astronaut gives a great little rundown on the evolution of the BFR: Before the launch of Falcon Heavy, I would have... Reserved healthy skepticism about the BFR. Now... Fuck it. Musk can do anything, it seems. Go, SpaceX, go. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Quote Russia's Space Corporation @roscosmos shares photos of Russian cosmonauts' @Anton_Astrey & Alexander Misurkin during their recent record-long spacewalk outside the #ISS installing new receiver and doing a bit of #SpaceMaintenance Spoiler Zyklon and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Click the photo for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 I'm still highly skeptical on BFR to Mars in 2022, given Musk's tendency toward optimism in schedules. Gonna take a wild guess and say 2026. Also, calling it now: BFR continues to shrink to become more economical, Musk unveils HFR for Mars trips. Edit: Holy shit that propellant transfer method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, LostCosmonaut said: I'm still highly skeptical on BFR to Mars in 2022, given Musk's tendency toward optimism in schedules. Gonna take a wild guess and say 2026. Also, calling it now: BFR continues to shrink to become more economical, Musk unveils HFR for Mars trips. Edit: Holy shit that propellant transfer method Isn't it magical? I think the point with the current BFR is that you can get airliner-like payload densities. Since BFR will be versatile enough to act as a point-to-point transport as well as an orbital launch vehicle and an interplanetary system, the launch costs will go way down and the fact that it's huegg won't matter as much. After all, you're just paying for fuel at that point. Now... How much of this will be realized, and how much will be compromised? Hard to tell. If I had to guess, I'd say the first thing to go would be the BFR's orbital/crew segment being used as an interplanetary vessel is probably less realistic than Musk thinks. The actual system as a launch vehicle does make sense to me, though, and the fact that it's way more ambitious and flexible than anything anyone's done before seems like less and less of a barrier to SpaceX as time goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 If superfast point to point transport had a market, we'd still have supersonic passenger jets. What worries me is that spaceX might be betting the farm on economies of scale with the scale that comes with point to point transport, and when that doesn't take off they are going to run out of money before they get to mars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Xlucine said: If superfast point to point transport had a market, we'd still have supersonic passenger jets. I don't think this is true. SSTs are a much different animal than a rocket, and they also have no secondary purpose, driving costs high. So remember that the BFR will be handling their orbital launches, as well as PtP transport, and interplanetary travel. This diversification should drive down costs, and keep in mind that BFR can take you anywhere in the world much faster than an SST can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/china-man.txt Translated flight manifest for recently launched and future planned Chinese space program missions. updated near daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/18343/did-the-u-s-air-force-bomb-a-rogue-spacex-booster-rocket The Falcon 9 boosters appear to be pretty tough. Tougher than planned even, possibly needing an airstrike to break it up due to it being a hazard to navigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Ramlaen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 http://fortune.com/2018/02/15/nasa-nuclear-rockets-mars/ @LostCosmonaut, thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Why don't they just use the Orion technology FFS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: Why don't they just use the Orion technology FFS? 1) Banned by The Outer Space Treaty 2) NASA would have to go into public detail on how they miniaturised and optimised a nuclear bomb, which is sure to have a hilarious effect on international relations Sgt.Squarehead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Belesarius said: http://fortune.com/2018/02/15/nasa-nuclear-rockets-mars/ @LostCosmonaut, thoughts? Sounds cool, but the article needs more detail (it would also be nice if they linked to a NASA press release or something). When are they going to test a full scale example? Are there any plans for an orbital test (like the Saturn-N plans from the NERVA days)? Where can I learn more about the Russian reactor? 2 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: Why don't they just use the Orion technology FFS? Because people are lame and have no sense of adventure (also, what Xlucine said). This; http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/supplement/GA-5009vIII.pdf paper talks about using a Saturn V to launch Orion components, which would at least eliminate the ground launch issue. Sgt.Squarehead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Xlucine said: 1) Banned by The Outer Space Treaty 2) NASA would have to go into public detail on how they miniaturised and optimised a nuclear bomb, which is sure to have a hilarious effect on international relations Sgt.Squarehead and Lord_James 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 18 hours ago, LostCosmonaut said: Because people are lame and have no sense of adventure (also, what Xlucine said). Pussehs! Nuke MEFPs for all! 14 hours ago, Collimatrix said: That's the spirit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzoc Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Robot assistant experiment in the ISS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 CRS-7 accident report; https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/public_summary_nasa_irt_spacex_crs-7_final.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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