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maryjane
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APR 10, 12:48 PM
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Maybe April 17 if FAA gets out of the way and grants launch license. 394 ft tall. If all engines light off, it will be the most powerful rocket ever built.
Starship comparison:
LOTS of risks and unknowns. Will it clear the launch pad? Will it reach orbit velocity and orbit?
https://arstechnica.com/sci...or-a-launch-license/
| quote | | SpaceX engineers have a million questions for which they seek data. Can the tall rocket clear the launch tower? Will enough of the vehicle's 33 main engines fire long enough to put Starship into its planned trajectory? Will Starship's engines ignite? Can the vehicle survive the harsh conditions of reentry? How intact will everything be once it reaches the ocean? |
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GO STARSHIP!!!![This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 04-10-2023).]
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cvxjet
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APR 10, 02:22 PM
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I wanted to post up a snippet of video from "Wallace and Gromit's Grand Day Out" where they light the rocket but Wallace realizes he forgot the crackers- while he runs upstairs from the basement (Where they had built the rocket) to get the crackers, Gromit (The dog) rolls his eyes at how....dumb...Wallace is.
I could not find that one section of video, tho...
(Note; My Dog may need eye surgery because of how many times she rolls her eyes at me)
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Notorio
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APR 11, 11:53 PM
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I'm going to go ahead and be a Rocket Snob: the Super Heavy looks so blah to me, like a model rocket, whereas the Saturn V looks so business-like, a marvel of 1950-60s engineering. It is sad, however, that it's taken 60 Years to reach even this point, where we are finally surpassing the Apollo launch platforms. We should have had bases on multiple planets by now, at least the Moon. Space 1999 anyone??
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Valkrie9
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APR 12, 01:42 AM
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' You want to sail west to China ? That's insane ! ' C. Columbus, 1492.
' You deny the Earth is the center of the heavens ? That's insane ! ' So, they burned him at the stake. Giordano Bruno, Febuary 1600.
' You want to build Automobiles ? That's insane ' Gottlieb Daimler did. 1886
' Your flying machine is insane ! ' Wright Brothers 1901.
Forever, the projection of posturing imbeciles, working on exactly sweet eff all, making noises to present themselves as informed.
' It's just an act I do to appear knowledgeable, to feel good. '
Millennia of uninformed humans lying to feel good.
Competing with high achievers is difficult, because you would have to work harder.
Landing on Mars in 2024.
Yep, he'll, they'll, get it done.
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Valkrie9
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APR 12, 09:43 AM
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Terraforming Mars
Bring Terran plants to convert the atmosphere.
Import an Ocean from Jupiter's Moons.
Grow plankton to convert the CO² on a global scale.
You would travel to Mars with an intention of creating a habitable planet.
The Debrief
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maryjane
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APR 13, 11:26 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Valkrie9:
Terraforming Mars
Bring Terran plants to convert the atmosphere.
Import an Ocean from Jupiter's Moons.
Grow plankton to convert the CO² on a global scale.
You would travel to Mars with an intention of creating a habitable planet.
The Debrief |
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maybe, but first....
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82-T/A [At Work]
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APR 13, 03:25 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Maybe April 17 if FAA gets out of the way and grants launch license. 394 ft tall. If all engines light off, it will be the most powerful rocket ever built.
Starship comparison:
GO STARSHIP!!!!
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I'll be crossing my fingers... this will be awesome.
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Valkrie9
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APR 13, 03:41 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
maybe, but first....
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They made a movie about that.
An Ocean on Mars, Olympus Mons capped with ice, the best skiing in the Solar system, 72K.
Whales, and fish, and coral.
Trees, redwood cedars growing to 300'.
Most awesome planet, Mars.[This message has been edited by Valkrie9 (edited 04-13-2023).]
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Notorio
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APR 13, 07:10 PM
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maryjane
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APR 14, 08:48 AM
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Or not...
| quote | A story published earlier Thursday incorrectly reported that the Federal Aviation Administration was holding off approval for launch of SpaceX's Starship on its maiden flight.
The story incorrectly stated that the FAA had yet to complete an environmental review. In fact, that review was conducted in 2022.
Reports currently say that SpaceX hopes to launch Starship in coming days, perhaps as early as April 17.
Investor's Business Daily regrets the error.
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https://www.investors.com/n...on-company-starship/
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