** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

[Merlin5]

Don't think I will ever not get goosebumps watching the first stage come back to land. Awesome as always.

This was the first time I've seen the first stage returning looking down with the earth coming into view POV. Very cool.

 

[Somnambulist]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/...over-mysterious-signal-from-proxima-centauri/

Not saying it was aliens.... but definitely aliens.

 

[Malevolence]

SN9 rolling out to launch site.

 

[mrk]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/...over-mysterious-signal-from-proxima-centauri/

Not saying it was aliens.... but definitely aliens.

We have to wait for the team to publish their paper but...

Huge news if it is non-natural and non-earth noise The frequency it was detected on is very specific hence the early thoughts of it being quite exciting as it's not a freq range created by nature.

 

[Jokester]

Clearly the monolith messaging back to it's creators.

 

[bliss]

SN8 Recap video.

 

[bliss]

So that's SpaceX going full Kerbal.

 

[Malevolence]

You can embed tweets rather than posting an image, that way you click on them and watch the video.

 

[bliss]

You can embed tweets rather than posting an image, that way you click on them and watch the video.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[neil_g]

SN9
Static Fire - TODAY
Flight - Airspace restrictions in place 8th-10th JAN

 

[deuse]

Can someone tell me, when spacex send things to the space station.
What happens to the last engine?

Does it just fall and burn up or?

 

[neil_g]

Second stage recovery was abandoned a while back I think, although Wiki says they might reattempt at some point? The Dragon "trunk" section is jettisoned and burns up.

First stage/boosters, and fairings all recovered though for reuse.

 

[PlacidCasual]

Starship and Heavy Booster will be fully recoverable so I guess they don’t think there is any value in substantially improving the existing designs.

 

[Drukk]

Mr Musk plans to deliver broadband internet around the world, using 42,000 satellites.
His Space X company has launched more than 800 into orbit already and hopes to have 12,000 in the sky by 2026.

Quoted from the BBC Tech webpage, I'm sure the service will be great but really, another 42,000 satellites! We kept getting told of all the junk already floating around up there, is this really worth it?

 

[alchal]

Mr Musk plans to deliver broadband internet around the world, using 42,000 satellites.
His Space X company has launched more than 800 into orbit already and hopes to have 12,000 in the sky by 2026.

Quoted from the BBC Tech webpage, I'm sure the service will be great but really, another 42,000 satellites! We kept getting told of all the junk already floating around up there, is this really worth it?

Yeah seems crazy, I thought there were plans to develop satellites that would destroy space junk?

Must be a right squeeze up there.

 

[neil_g]

Yup there is a lot of stuff orbiting the planet:

https://celestrak.com/cesium/orbit-...g.txt&satcat=/pub/satcat.txt&referenceFrame=1

Mr Musk plans to deliver broadband internet around the world, using 42,000 satellites.
His Space X company has launched more than 800 into orbit already and hopes to have 12,000 in the sky by 2026.

Quoted from the BBC Tech webpage, I'm sure the service will be great but really, another 42,000 satellites! We kept getting told of all the junk already floating around up there, is this really worth it?

the aim is to supply decent internet to areas that are not currently serviced or have very poor infrastructure, up to you whether you think thats worth it or not

 

[Malevolence]

Blue Origin should be testing the crew capsule atop New Shepard 4 today.

 

[Malevolence]

Streams have gone live. Gotta say, loving Mannequin Skywalker.

 

[Merlin5]

Another link just in case two wasn't enough.
Lift off in 12 minutes.

 

[Merlin5]

T-2 to launch. Gantry retracted.
And liftoff!