Space and Science BS Thread

No. Ideally, it would have run for the full duration of flight time.

 

Oh. I was confused.

 

I understand.

There are times when a short duration test is wanted. In this case, however, they were running a full/complete dress rehearsal for the actual flight.

For those interested, the actual test started about 2 days before the actual firing of the engines. All systems and sensors are turned on, validated, etc. Guidance system is initiated, verified that it is tracking correctly. The fuel tanks (for all stages) are not filled until shortly before flight. Of course pressures are verified to make sure there are no leaks.

I assume (but do know for sure) that there is a similar startup/prep for the test station as well.

 

Welcome to my world

 

Your world is confusing.

 

The older I get, the more confusing it is.

 

Tomorrow 8:35 am or so, first time going for 8 launches and breaking the turnaround record by 30% - 36 days (last launch was December for the SXM-7)

https://www.spacex.com/launches/index.html

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-9-booster-record-rocket-turnaround-2021/

 

That's cool!

 

Virgin Orbit had their first launch this morning
https://www.wired.com/story/virgin-orbit-just-launched-a-rocket-from-a-747/

 

Did VO get their rocket back?

Did it land somewhere or is it a one-and-done and now a piece of space junk?

 

A couple updates:

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1351002566994386949?s=20


https://arstechnica.com/science/202...stem-rocket-shuts-down-after-just-67-seconds/

After reading the ARS article, I highly doubt SLS will survive to fly Artemis..

 

Slipping again:

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1351361922218799105?s=20

 

Repurposing oil rigs..

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1351442201134264321?s=20

Edit: More info

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/01/spacex-rigs-starship-spaceports/

 

Beautiful day for a launch!

Eighth successful launch and landing for this booster in an ‘Envelope Expanding Mission’ due to winds at the landing ship exceeding past benchmarks.

F9 nailed it dead center.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1351877950421889025?s=20

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1351880155145273351?s=20

 

If SpaceX used the BO definition of "dead center", SpaceX would have lost a F9 today.

 

Agreed. The F9 would be at the bottom of the Atlantic now

 

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1352716712748187648?s=20

 

WATCH LIVE: TRANSPORTER-1 MISSION

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, January 23 for launch of Transporter-1, SpaceX’s first dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 42-minute launch window opens at 9:40 a.m. EST, or 14:40 UTC.

Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously supported launch of Crew Dragon’s second demonstration mission, the ANASIS-II mission, a Starlink mission, and launch of Dragon’s 21st cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

On board this launch are 133 commercial and government spacecraft (including CubeSats, microsats, and orbital transfer vehicles) and 10 Starlink satellites – the most spacecraft ever deployed on a single mission. The Starlink satellites aboard this mission will be the first in the constellation to deploy to a polar orbit.

You can watch the launch webcast live starting about 15 minutes before liftoff.

&

https://arstechnica.com/science/202...most-satellites-launched-on-a-single-mission/

 

Bridenstine’s out, Jurczyk’s in:

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/about_us/bios/jurczyk_bio.html