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[Pkrd]

The grid fins apparently don’t add significant drag going up, having them fixed reduces complexity and weight.

That Starship re-entry footage was amazing.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Been seeing random launch video segments and just now realized the grid fins on the booster were deployed the whole way UP.
Never seen that on the Falcon 9 cores. Wonder if that was an "oops" or somehow part of a testing regimen (stress?)

You can see them at the launch moment and beyond here...



There is so much data to unravel here. I'm hoping SpaceX puts together a coherent and comprehensive time line hopefully with time-matched video...

Cheers!

On Starship the grid fins don't fold in like on Falcon. It's an odd thing, not sure why, you'd think that would considerable drag at launch.

 

[day_trippr]

I'm betting it's temporary and eventually as designs mature they'll fold when not needed.
Space is hard enough as it is without incurring stupid penalties in the actual game

Cheers!

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

After the first flight the media didn't have much out there. The second had more and loads of questions why it exploded so quick. Folks have so little clue that none of this existed a few years ago. Experimental doesn't seem to register.

So now we see the media taking notice but still lots of stupid comments.

 

[day_trippr]

The presenter is a bit annoying but this is fairly comprehensive take on Starship 3...

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

The presenter is a bit annoying but this is fairly comprehensive take on Starship 3...

Interesting about those brown pieces falling off. I saw a lot of stuff flying about but just thought it was ice.

Cool summary - Thanks for sharing!

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

After Thursday launch I couldn't contain myself!

 

[Konadog]

Makes me want to find my Apollo patches my grandfather gave me when I was a kid.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Makes me want to find my Apollo patches my grandfather gave me when I was a kid.

That would be really cool. You should have those framed, what a nice keepsake!

 

[Konadog]

He worked for Rockwell International building parts for the space program. He would bring home all kinds of things for us.

Now I have to clean the garage to find the bin that has the box that they might be stored in.

 

[day_trippr]

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

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I'm in the NOPE zone . . . .

 

[day_trippr]

This apparently could happen any time...

https://news.yahoo.com/cosmic-explosion-visible-naked-eye-111125546.html

 

[day_trippr]

Test firing Star Ship engines for the 4th launch - which is looking like early May...

https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-static-fire-fourth-test-flight

 

[day_trippr]

ULA final Delta-4 Heavy launch coming up Thursday...

https://gizmodo.com/ula-delta-iv-heavy-rocket-final-launch-1851363682

 

[day_trippr]

SpaceX has a busy day planned for today...

https://www.space.com/spacex-launch-tripleheader-march-2024

 

[day_trippr]

BTW that ULA NROL70 launch plagued by pump failures has yet to be rescheduled...

 

[Konadog]

Forgot to post this one from 2 weeks ago from the back yard. Tonight's (if it happens) we won't see because it's raining.

 

[day_trippr]

1st mission completed apparently successfully including a perfect barge landing.


2nd mission is heating up on the pad...

 

[Konadog]

Two down, one to go!

 

[Konadog]

Well, it was a nice try (again), but maybe tonight tomorrow.

 

[day_trippr]

Batting .667 ain't bean bag

 

[day_trippr]

Voyager1 may be fixable!

https://www.livescience.com/space/s...am-of-gibberish-from-outside-our-solar-system

 

[balrog]

Voyager1 may be fixable!

https://www.livescience.com/space/s...am-of-gibberish-from-outside-our-solar-system

“memory isn't working," NASA said in a blog post Wednesday (March 13). "it simply may have worn out after 46 years."

my memory stopped working well long before it hit 46

 

[Pkrd]

“memory isn't working," NASA said in a blog post Wednesday (March 13). "it simply may have worn out after 46 years."

my memory stopped working well long before it hit 46

Oh hell.
Does this mean it’s gonna start sending back mash up photos of Jupiter and Saturn and long rambling stories about miss Titan It had a brief liaison with back in 77?

 

[Konadog]

Well today was the third rocket in as many weeks. Last two were in the evening during prime viewing, and today's was in the morning (and I was working) so it was a bit hard to see. Still doesn't get old!


Today (not much to see)



Last weeks



Two weeks ago

 

[balrog]

Still doesn't get old!

Never gets old, never got old.

That’s why we had Estes rockets!

 

[passedpawn]

Never gets old, never got old.

That’s why we had Estes rockets!

I fired off many of those!!! Embarrassing to admit, but I launched them as an adult.

 

[day_trippr]

Voyager 1 is back!

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/world/voyager-1-communication-issue-cause-fix-scn/index.html

 

[balrog]

Voyager 1 is back!

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/world/voyager-1-communication-issue-cause-fix-scn/index.html

I love reading remote access problem solving stories like this.

But it also made me suddenly wonder, if the tinfoilhats think moon landing was fake, what in the world universe do they think of Voyager/Pioneer/New Horizons?