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blake9999 · Mar 13, 2019

SpaceX appears to be the front-runner to win a valuable NASA moon mission

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told a Senate committee on Wednesday the agency will consider using commercial rockets for its lunar crew test flight, opening the door for SpaceX to win a pair of potentially lucrative launch contracts.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/13/spacex-the-front-runner-to-win-a-valuable-nasa-moon-mission.html

blake9999 · Mar 18, 2019

SpaceX may begin testing its Starship spacecraft this week

On Friday, the company sent a notice to nearby residents saying it planned to conduct testing of the vehicle as soon as the week of March 18, and that it would be closing the main roadway of Highway 4 to non-residents during the tests. This "safety zone perimeter" is part of an agreement with the local county, and has been set up out of an abundance of caution.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/spacex-may-begin-testing-its-starship-spacecraft-this-week/

blake9999 · Mar 19, 2019

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s first Starship test flight ‘hops’ are only days away

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk says the first short test flights of the company’s massive rocket Starship are “hopefully” this week.

“First hops will lift off, but only barely,” Musk said on Twitter.

Residents near the SpaceX facility in Brownsville, Texas, received warning notices from local officials on Friday. The notice said “SpaceX is planning to conduct testing as soon as the week of March 18,” during which “SpaceX will establish a safety zone perimeter in coordination with local law enforcement.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/19/elon-musk-spacex-first-starship-test-flight-hops-only-days-away.html

blake9999 · Apr 6, 2019

SpaceX Fires Up Falcon Heavy Ahead of Rocket's 2nd-Ever Launch Next Week

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The second flight of the most powerful rocket in operation is just days away. SpaceX is targeting Tuesday (April 9) for the next flight of its megarocket, the Falcon Heavy. Essentially three Falcon 9 boosters strapped together, the behemoth will lift off from historic Pad 39A here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-static-fire-test.html

blake9999 · Apr 9, 2019

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Block 5 launch debut moved to April 10 to skip storms

The giant rocket – flying for the first time in its Block 5 configuration – is now scheduled to lift off no earlier than (NET) 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC) on Wednesday, April 10th.

Rrog · Apr 9, 2019

Should be quite the show

blake9999 · Apr 12, 2019

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy and lands all three rocket boosters for the first time

blake9999 · Apr 16, 2019

SpaceX loses the center core of its Falcon Heavy rocket due to choppy seas
It landed on its drone ship, but the ocean was too rough to keep it there

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/15/18311945/spacex-falcon-heavy-center-core-drone-ship-rough-ocean

too larry · Apr 16, 2019

blake9999 said:
SpaceX loses the center core of its Falcon Heavy rocket due to choppy seas
It landed on its drone ship, but the ocean was too rough to keep it there

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/15/18311945/spacex-falcon-heavy-center-core-drone-ship-rough-ocean

That sucks. How deep is the water there?

blake9999 · Apr 16, 2019

Few hundred feet to a thousand I would think. So much for reusing the center core.

too larry · Apr 16, 2019

blake9999 said:
Few hundred feet to a thousand I would think. So much for reusing the center core.

It may be cost effective to retrieve it. Although I doubt salt water is good for any of it.

Where’sthecurve · Apr 16, 2019

blake9999 said:
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy and lands all three rocket boosters for the first time

Ya whatever fake as shit. Always has to be a fucking cut scene and a perfectly timed edit or some kind of technical bullshit when it really matters, like showing a landing that is not video played in reverse.

ttystikk · Apr 22, 2019

blake9999 said:
Elon Musk just bought a new battery company because of their new battery tech.

No. He's been partnering with Panasonic, who not coincidentally has suspended expansion plans because of weak demand for Tesla cars.

ttystikk · Apr 22, 2019

blake9999 said:
SpaceX loses the center core of its Falcon Heavy rocket due to choppy seas
It landed on its drone ship, but the ocean was too rough to keep it there

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/15/18311945/spacex-falcon-heavy-center-core-drone-ship-rough-ocean

Oh snap- who expected waves on the ocean?

ttystikk · Apr 22, 2019

Y'all heard the latest news about testing the Dragon, right?

'minor setback', anyone?

dstroy · Apr 23, 2019

ttystikk said:
Y'all heard the latest news about testing the Dragon, right?

'minor setback', anyone?

I wonder what broke.

Rrog · Apr 23, 2019

Where’sthecurve said:
Ya whatever fake as shit. Always has to be a fucking cut scene and a perfectly timed edit or some kind of technical bullshit when it really matters, like showing a landing that is not video played in reverse.

Idiot

ttystikk · Apr 23, 2019

dstroy said:
I wonder what broke.

Whatever it was, I don't think it was supposed to do that...

Rrog · Apr 23, 2019

blake9999 · Apr 24, 2019

They switched to a faster burning fuel, which is what probably caused it.

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