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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT  Posted: 16 Apr 2023, 18:11 |
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Username Protected wrote: - Windows of the surrounding communities were shattered as far as 40 kilometers distant. Source? Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 16 Apr 2023, 19:56 |
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Username Protected wrote: Why launch when you can't really see how well it is doing on reentry and landing? That seems odd to me since the reentry and landing of the Starship part is the actual tricky bit, IMO.
So why would they do this in the dark? I would have liked to see it in daylight on both ends too. I’m not sure why it’s not.
I've wondered the same thing, last year we were in Ft. Lauderdale and drove up to see a launch that was late in the evening. We'll be at the Axiom Space AX-2 launch at Cape Canaveral, it was scheduled for 10:43AM on 5/8 but just got pushed today.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 16 Apr 2023, 20:59 |
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Looking good from the ground.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 16 Apr 2023, 23:11 |
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^^ he always says that.  I’m about: 20% chance it happens tomorrow 80% chance it mostly does as hoped.
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 17 Apr 2023, 05:48 |
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Username Protected wrote: He brings up some interesting points, especially about the lack of flame trench/water deluge system. He is mistaken re: the lack of a water deluge system. It was installed and tested several months ago. I wonder what else he got wrong?
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 17 Apr 2023, 08:14 |
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Username Protected wrote: He brings up some interesting points, especially about the lack of flame trench/water deluge system. He is mistaken re: the lack of a water deluge system. It was installed and tested several months ago. I wonder what else he got wrong?
There was a debate about this on some of the spaceflight forums, Spacex tested a water distribution systems on the OLM, but its a far cry from a water deluge system like those used at KSC. The volume just isn't there, and we also haven't seen any confirmation from SpX if they'll be using the water system for the launch. We'll hopefully find out soon!
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Post subject: Re: Spacex Starship OFT Posted: 17 Apr 2023, 08:43 |
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Username Protected wrote: … its a far cry from a water deluge system like those used at KSC.  WAI showed a deluge system arriving from KSC by barge.
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