SpaceX and other space stuff

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All 29 Raptor engines installed on Spacex booster 4 (BN4). Still not sure when they'll do a full static fire test.

Read somewhere the first actual flight (suborbital test flight) of the full mated stack (booster BN4 and ship SN20) won't happen until 2022. FAA is still reviewing environmental impacts/concerns and won't be done 'til the end of this year. Poop...

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Ya beat me with the awesome pic!

 

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Ya beat me with the awesome pic!

Had to hurry. Almost bathroom emergency LOL

 

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Had to hurry. Almost bathroom emergency LOL

Been there…

 

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All 29 Raptor engines installed on Spacex booster 4 (BN4). Still not sure when they'll do a full static fire test.

Read somewhere the first actual flight (suborbital test flight) of the full mated stack (booster BN4 and ship SN20) won't happen until 2022. FAA is still reviewing environmental impacts/concerns and won't be done 'til the end of this year. Poop...

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I think the amount of thrust produced by that configuration is referred to as "one metric ****ton" of thrust.

 

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Mars helo is being prepped for it's next flight (16) over some raised ridged terrain. Talks a bit about future flights.
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Elon Musk said SpaceX will fly its Starship spaceship into orbit for the first time in January, but warned the first attempt might not be a success

 

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I watched a replay of the Rocket Lab launch. Man, when the first and second stage separated, that second stage jack-rabbited away! Especially considering the first stage is still going upward about the speed before separation. Looked like the camera was sped up at seperation it was so quick. Cool stuff.

 

[JKos]

Stepping outside to see the maximum eclipse at 1:02 AM here.

Edit: No luck. Can't see it due to low level clouds. The feed from the San Diego Astronomy Association is phenomenal, though.

 

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Stepping outside to see the maximum eclipse at 1:02 AM here.

Edit: No luck. Can't see it due to low level clouds. The feed from the San Diego Astronomy Association is phenomenal, though.

When I got up to pee, I look out the window. I didn’t see anything either…

 

[Jeff Siddall]

At 1 AM EST it was cloudy here too so I just went to sleep. Just a couple of hours earlier it was perfectly clear. Sigh.

 

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[SBassman]

I think the amount of thrust produced by that configuration is referred to as "one metric ****ton" of thrust.

For the Win.

 

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On Nov. 24, at 1:20 a.m. ET, NASA is launching its DART mission to see if it can ram into an asteroid and knock it off its course.



NASA Has a Plan to Stop an Asteroid From Hitting Earth—by Slamming Into It

 

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When I got up to pee

Same reason here LOL

Walked onto the porch, solid overcast sky, went back to sleep. Tonight...clear as glass. Walkin' the dog I saw Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and a bright large moon just rising. It figures...

 

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The Astra launch before this one was amusing. Video about 2 minutes long. Skip ahead to 40 second mark unless you wanna watch it's static hot fire test.