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Calm said:
Are they going to test launch/land that thing before they put Starship on it?
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I believe they won't be, no.

New shots from SpaceX. Even after the version updates, that's a crazy amount of plumbing on the raptors.


Caught wind that they don't plan on fixing the grids into their usual launch position, leaving them sticking out and ready to go. Hope they can withstand the loads during launch. :p
 
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Still over a month from launch of Starship20 and Booster even if they move the booster to the test or launch stand tomorrow. I think law requires 1 month for public consultation of the environmental risk assessment (or whatever the correct term is) before FAA can issue a permit.

I appreciate that SN20 is not finished yet so it's a moot point.
 
While watching the rollout briefly I couldn't help but notice the grid fin offset. Will this be due to the booster catching attempt? Or more to do with in-flight control? Thoughts?
 
Calm said:
Are they going to test launch/land that thing before they put Starship on it?
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Nope because they've got no barge for it to land on off shore yet and the catch tower isn't finished onshore. A controlled landing in the sea is the plan I believe just like for Starship off Hawaii. That is a lot of raptor engines to throw away though. If it survives the landing and doesn't sink I guess they could tow it back to shore.
 
Oh could you imagine being the driver/controller and tripping up knocking the controls and seeing the entire thing veer off into the ditch lol
 
VaderDSL said:
Oh could you imagine being the driver/controller and tripping up knocking the controls and seeing the entire thing veer off into the ditch lol
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Would it topple in slow motion and would people run longways rather than sideways, á la Charlize Theron in Prometheus?

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Colonel_Klinck said:
Wow Everyday Astronaut really does get some access to Elon and SpaceX

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Just finished watching that, such a fascinating insight into the whole project and the workings of Elons mind.
I love EDA's videos, always very professional and insightful, guy clearly has such a passion for it, makes it a pleasure to watch his content. Such strong validation of his work to be allowed such access.
 
Thing that struck me from that is just how hard it can be holding a conversation with Elon. He just drifts off at points and Tim has to nudge him back into the conversation. Maybe that is a symptom of his Asperger. Can't wait to see that thing fly though, the noise from all those raptors is going to be incredible.
 
Colonel_Klinck said:
Thing that struck me from that is just how hard it can be holding a conversation with Elon. He just drifts off at points and Tim has to nudge him back into the conversation. Maybe that is a symptom of his Asperger. Can't wait to see that thing fly though, the noise from all those raptors is going to be incredible.
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I dunno quite how to put it but I think at some points he knows science has proscribed you do something in a certain way but he is more driven by the results than the formal approach and a bit bored with it but knows if he gives a quick and dirty answer using the proscribed best practise(s) someone somewhere is going to criticise about how it should be done in textbook correct taught method.

Some bits he seems to get to a certain point and it triggers a related thought process i.e. "are we overlooking an optimisation here?" and the cogs start whirling to see if there is anything to it or not distracting him.
 
Rroff said:
I dunno quite how to put it but I think at some points he knows science has proscribed you do something in a certain way but he is more driven by the results than the formal approach and a bit bored with it but knows if he gives a quick and dirty answer using the proscribed best practise(s) someone somewhere is going to criticise about how it should be done in textbook correct taught method.

Some bits he seems to get to a certain point and it triggers a related thought process i.e. "are we overlooking an optimisation here?" and the cogs start whirling to see if there is anything to it or not distracting him.
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I get what he's doing but its just the way he does it. It doesn't seem that "normal" to me. I'm sure it serves him well in certain ways but it just seems slightly hard work from someone interviewing him.
 
Malevolence said:
Would it topple in slow motion and would people run longways rather than sideways, á la Charlize Theron in Prometheus?
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When i think of space travel i think of hermetically sealed rooms, thousand dollar wrenches and packets of space food. I see this photo and its cherry pickers, shipping containers and pickup trucks. Its like watching a Mythbusters special. :D And that just blows my mind even more with regards to SpaceX's achievements. Haha!
 
It shows how mature the technology has become that as you say we've gone from hermetically sealed rooms to being fitted by guys on lifters and in mage fast time. I appreciate they're built in clean conditions but they are assembled in crude ones. Amazing stuff.

That Everyday Astronaut interview is really great it's very enlightening to see the discussions about the challenges and management/design philosophies that go into it.
 
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