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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT  Posted: 05 Apr 2024, 20:18 |
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Username Protected wrote: Creeping up on flight 4!
Starship has completed Static fire and in flight restart fire test.
Booster 11 just completed its static fire.
T Where are they WRT the FAA for #4?
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 06 Apr 2024, 00:45 |
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Username Protected wrote: Creeping up on flight 4!
Starship has completed Static fire and in flight restart fire test.
Booster 11 just completed its static fire.
T Where are they WRT the FAA for #4?
Honestly I Haven’t much of a clue.
I just fan-boy all the nerd sites.
Although… The FAA part always seems to fall into place at the right time.
SpaceX posted a nice recap video of IFT3 yesterday.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 06 Apr 2024, 09:15 |
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Username Protected wrote: The limiting factor is probably the refurbishment of the launch platform. That thing takes a beating and needs time to repair. They’re doing static fires with the Booster, so it’s operational. They mentioned something about a repaint. Wonder why they didn’t clad it with Stainless.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 06 Apr 2024, 12:46 |
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Username Protected wrote: They’re doing static fires with the Booster, so it’s operational.
They mentioned something about a repaint.
Wonder why they didn’t clad it with Stainless. Do you know that they didn’t? The paint is there to protect against the corrosive beach environment, but it burns off with each launch.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 06 Apr 2024, 15:46 |
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The current launch mount was as much of an iterative process as the rest of their development. I’ll be interested to see what the second one they are just starting construction on looks like.
I will say that watching all of this makes me extra happy when I pay my starlink bill every month.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 06 Apr 2024, 16:21 |
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Username Protected wrote: The limiting factor is probably the refurbishment of the launch platform. That thing takes a beating and needs time to repair. They’re doing static fires with the Booster, so it’s operational. They mentioned something about a repaint. Wonder why they didn’t clad it with Stainless.
Musk probably used up all the SS he could get making Cyber Trucks
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 06 Apr 2024, 22:56 |
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Username Protected wrote: Musk probably used up all the SS he could get making Cyber Trucks We’ll know that’s true when he rolls out the Bamboo Booster.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 16 May 2024, 08:39 |
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Next up- Booster 11 and Ship 29 giving it a go. Not sure when. Next week or weeks? Attachment: IMG_2670.jpeg
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 16 May 2024, 14:22 |
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Username Protected wrote: Sorry! Of course you're right. So many rockets.......so many delays.....
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 17 May 2024, 09:11 |
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Username Protected wrote: Starliner? It's a Boeing product. If it gets off the ground in the next six months and doesn't kill anyone I'd call it a win. yeah, i don't think you could pay me enough to get into that thing. But i'd buy a ride in the space-x capsule.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 17 May 2024, 11:26 |
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Username Protected wrote: Starliner? It's a Boeing product. If it gets off the ground in the next six months and doesn't kill anyone I'd call it a win. yeah, i don't think you could pay me enough to get into that thing. But i'd buy a ride in the space-x capsule.
Seems to me that when the Dragon/Starliner competition began the general consensus was just the opposite. My how times have changed.
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