Space and Science BS Thread

What make you think I’m not already outraged

 

Anything military-industrial that isn't on a fixed contract ends up becoming a shit show. It's been that way going all the way back to the Spruce Goose. Hell, the Century Fighter programs were no better than the F35 program and ran under multiple administrations. It all was okay though because back then certain trigger words could change public opinion. Funny story though, society is getting back that way so it will likely get worse. I wouldn't be surprised if the US lets China land on the moon first to drum up support for sky-high NASA funding.

 

FIFY

We were still first.









50 1/2 years ago...

 

God that reminds me of Space Force so badly lol.

 

FIFY

 

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/jpl-and-th...ries/lecture-series-2021-helicopters-in-space

 

Posted over in the Starlink thread.

Fascinating site!

You can make out the ten Starlinks in polar orbit from the Transporter -1 mission

 

Anyone else think the Booster will have success earlier in its iterations?

The tech is like an F9 just on steroids is it not??

https://twitter.com/BocaChicaGal/status/1370352617738633220?s=20

 

BN1 is what Starship is set on, right?

 

Eventually, yes. It’ll look something like:



It’s the top part that’s been flying SN8, 9 and 10.

 

Except they intend to eventually not have landing legs. Will be interesting to see them try to catch it. Wonder if that means we will see them do some lift testing in the highbay lifting it by the flaps.

 

All it's missing is two shiny balls,


















































I mean side mounted spherical tanks.

 

It hasn't earned those yet. Spacex has to prove they can get it up first...

Or you could count the header tanks, but those are on the inside, haven't dropped yet.

 

Watching “First Man” right now.

My son is trying to get to start “For All Mankind.” Says I’ll love it.

 

I thought I saw one of them rolling away at the last explosion..

 

For All Mankind is pretty good.

 

WATCH LIVE: STARLINK MISSION

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, March 14 for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous window is at 6:01 a.m. EDT, or 10:01 UTC.

This mission represents the first time SpaceX will be reusing a Falcon 9 first stage for the ninth time. The Falcon 9 first stage supporting this mission previously supported launch of Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission, RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s fairing previously flew on the Transporter-1 mission.

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

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Zeroing in on that 10th flight! Shows the booster was in no way suspect for the SXM-7 issues.

 

“To Serve Man” is a cook book.

 

Reminder tomorrow is Pi day (3.14). The store had apple ~50% off ($3.14), so I scored one.