SpaceX flight testing in South Texas
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Whatever happened to "the vehicle has cleared the tower" ? Maybe I'm just becoming an old fart but I would be explaining the mach shockwave pattern in the exhaust plume and why the plume changes throughout the flight. Nobody gives two hoots about "awesome", we can see that for ourselves thanks. Try explaining why the sound "crackles", you will captivate the interested and the uninterested will go back to their gaming.
(caution, sarcastic humor to follow):
Here is a rundown of how 13 major news sources covered Elon Musk's latest successful launch:
On a serious note, complete agreement with B Frasier's post.
Here is a rundown of how 13 major news sources covered Elon Musk's latest successful launch:
- CNN: Musk Chooses Space Exploration Over Ending World Hunger
- Salon: I Lived It: I Inhaled Musk's Rocket's Fumes And They Killed Me
- Snopes: Fact check: did Elon Musk's rocket successfully launch? Mostly false.
- Not the Bee: EEEEK! ELON MUSK LAUNCHED A ROCKET INTO SPACE AND WE ARE HERE FOR IT HIT THE DAB!
- MSNBC: Musk Attacks Ocean With Rocket
- DailyWire: Help Elon Musk Conquer Outer Space By Subscribing To DailyWire+!
- HuffPost: Why Going To Space Is Rooted In Racism And Misogyny
- Fox News: What The Latest SpaceX Launch Means For Trump's Chances In November
- Vox: We Speak With The Indigenous Alcoholics Who Could've Been Given Free Healthcare With The Money Spent On Elon's Latest Launch
- TMZ: ELONgate: Check Out The Size Of This Rocket!
- New York Times: Musk Launches Rocket In Bid To Spread Hate Speech To Other Planets
- InfoWars: SpaceX Rocket Makes Contact With Aliens On Orders From Deep State Gay Frogs
- Deadspin: 404 ERROR
On a serious note, complete agreement with B Frasier's post.
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Surprised it lasted so long….
Starship re-enter Earth's atmosphere, real & 3D views.
Starship re-enter Earth's atmosphere, real & 3D views.
Agree 100%. Even the NASA pre-packaged soundbite on a normal launch is excruciating. Why not try enthusing everyone with little known facts ? I do a few STEM talks each year (next subject, the unmanned moon landings) and have covered the history and science of rocket engines. Telling the audience that the fuel pumps of the Saturn V required 40,000 horsepower or 3 times the amount of energy of an entire Formula 1 grid, keeps the audience's attention.
Whatever happened to "the vehicle has cleared the tower" ? Maybe I'm just becoming an old fart but I would be explaining the mach shockwave pattern in the exhaust plume and why the plume changes throughout the flight. Nobody gives two hoots about "awesome", we can see that for ourselves thanks. Try explaining why the sound "crackles", you will captivate the interested and the uninterested will go back to their gaming.
Whatever happened to "the vehicle has cleared the tower" ? Maybe I'm just becoming an old fart but I would be explaining the mach shockwave pattern in the exhaust plume and why the plume changes throughout the flight. Nobody gives two hoots about "awesome", we can see that for ourselves thanks. Try explaining why the sound "crackles", you will captivate the interested and the uninterested will go back to their gaming.
Tabs please !
Scott Manley is the best by a country mile, the others are mostly excitable "kidults" who have facial hair and yet still live with mum and dad. Nobody should ever wear a hat indoors unless they happen to be a bishop or a monarch.
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I'm not so sure, those final few seconds of oscillations need sorting out.
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Depends on the cause.
If caused by windshear then they can lower the permitted limit a5 the landing point.
If caused by engines randomly shutting down to fuel exhaustion then having more landing fuel (that might be usable fuel in the system due to baffles etc rather than total fuel might be inaccessible).
If caused by windshear then they can lower the permitted limit a5 the landing point.
If caused by engines randomly shutting down to fuel exhaustion then having more landing fuel (that might be usable fuel in the system due to baffles etc rather than total fuel might be inaccessible).
Did the oscillations start during engine restart? I thought it started to go wrong well before, the grid fins were really working hard, over controlling perhaps.
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“On a panel at the Satellite conference, Gwynne Shotwell said SpaceX should be ready to fly Starship again in about six weeks. Says teams are still reviewing the data from the last flight and that flight 4 would not have satellites on board.
She added that the goal for Starship this year is to reach orbit, deploy satellites and recover both stages. And of course to launch Falcon 9 148 times.“…
She added that the goal for Starship this year is to reach orbit, deploy satellites and recover both stages. And of course to launch Falcon 9 148 times.“…
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https://spacenews.com/spacex-plannin...arship-flight/
SpaceX planning rapid turnaround for next Starship flight
WASHINGTON — SpaceX hopes to conduct the next launch of its Starship vehicle as soon as early May, a schedule that will depend on how quickly it can get an amended launch license…..
That schedule will depend on completing a mishap investigation that must be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, which would then have to modify the existing launch license for Starship before the next launch.
Speaking at the Space Capitol III event by Payload March 18, Kelvin Coleman, FAA associate administrator for commercial space transportation, said he did not anticipate that investigation to turn up any major issues that could significantly delay the next launch.
“It ended in what we call a mishap, but at the end of the day we deem it a successful launch attempt,” he said, because it resulted in no injuries or property damage. “SpaceX was able to collect a great deal of data from that launch.”
He said he expected SpaceX to quickly provide a mishap investigation report, noting that after the second Starship flight the company completed that report in several weeks. “We expect the same to be the case here. We didn’t see anything major. We don’t think there’s any critical systems for safety that were implicated.”
The FAA has updated SpaceX’s Starship launch license after every flight to date to reflect changes in the mission, such as the different suborbital trajectory used on the most recent flight. However, Coleman said the agency wants to move to a process where the license is valid for “portfolio of launches” rather than individual ones. That is particularly important, he added, because SpaceX is planning six to nine more Starship launches this year.
That is part of a broader effort to streamline the launch licensing process to address criticism from industry and Congress that the FAA is moving too slowly on approving launch licenses under a new set of regulations known as Part 450. Coleman announced at the FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference Feb. 21 that the agency would establish an aerospace rulemaking committee, or SpARC, to formally collect industry input on ways to improve Part 450.…
SpaceX planning rapid turnaround for next Starship flight
WASHINGTON — SpaceX hopes to conduct the next launch of its Starship vehicle as soon as early May, a schedule that will depend on how quickly it can get an amended launch license…..
That schedule will depend on completing a mishap investigation that must be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, which would then have to modify the existing launch license for Starship before the next launch.
Speaking at the Space Capitol III event by Payload March 18, Kelvin Coleman, FAA associate administrator for commercial space transportation, said he did not anticipate that investigation to turn up any major issues that could significantly delay the next launch.
“It ended in what we call a mishap, but at the end of the day we deem it a successful launch attempt,” he said, because it resulted in no injuries or property damage. “SpaceX was able to collect a great deal of data from that launch.”
He said he expected SpaceX to quickly provide a mishap investigation report, noting that after the second Starship flight the company completed that report in several weeks. “We expect the same to be the case here. We didn’t see anything major. We don’t think there’s any critical systems for safety that were implicated.”
The FAA has updated SpaceX’s Starship launch license after every flight to date to reflect changes in the mission, such as the different suborbital trajectory used on the most recent flight. However, Coleman said the agency wants to move to a process where the license is valid for “portfolio of launches” rather than individual ones. That is particularly important, he added, because SpaceX is planning six to nine more Starship launches this year.
That is part of a broader effort to streamline the launch licensing process to address criticism from industry and Congress that the FAA is moving too slowly on approving launch licenses under a new set of regulations known as Part 450. Coleman announced at the FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference Feb. 21 that the agency would establish an aerospace rulemaking committee, or SpARC, to formally collect industry input on ways to improve Part 450.…
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Ship 29 has rolled out to the launch complex for upcoming static fire testing as soon as Monday.
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Full-duration static fire of all six Raptor engines on Flight 4 Starship
Chopsticks and the launch pad need a bit more TLC. I think 6 weeks is optimistic.
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Scott is very good, I agree. However he hasn't as far as I know made any videos on how rocket engines work, comparing fuel types and ISP.
https://youtu.be/LbH1ZDImaI8?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/LbH1ZDImaI8?feature=shared
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And this one which describes how the Saturn F1 engine combustion was stabilised.
Good stuff, I'll check them out when I get chance.
Pedantic reply: it is no longer necessary for crewed launches. In NASA's day clearing the tower was formally the point at which the launch controllers at Cape Canaveral handed over control of the flight to the mission controllers in Houston. SpaceX control their flight operations for a lot longer for ISS flights and of course for the duration of private flights.
Subjective reply: no sensible person is going to object to hearing it. If you watch Spaceflight Now coverage of SpaceX crewed launches then the announcer says it because the tower is still there. Or, as of very recently, towers plural as two of their pads now have towers and crew access arms.
Personally I wish that all of the SpaceX presenters would learn that it is OK to shut up occasionally.
Subjective reply: no sensible person is going to object to hearing it. If you watch Spaceflight Now coverage of SpaceX crewed launches then the announcer says it because the tower is still there. Or, as of very recently, towers plural as two of their pads now have towers and crew access arms.
Personally I wish that all of the SpaceX presenters would learn that it is OK to shut up occasionally.