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Old 06-01-2014, 09:40 AM  
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Space Exploration megathread

Since a number of cool things are happening in space exploration these days, we'll widen the scope of this thread a smidge. Conversation about all things space exploration are welcome, whether it be from NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, or anyone else. Chances are most of the discussion will still be about SpaceX since they love to make things public and fun, but nothing's off limits. I'll eventually get around to modifying the OP to include resources for other companies too, but in the meantime, feel free to post any cool stuff you run across.

Lists of Upcoming Missions



How to Watch a Live Launch


Where to Learn More
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Glossary
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Old 08-27-2019, 04:30 PM   #2356
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Did you watch Tim's stream or just the SpaceX stream? Kind of hilarious hearing Tim scream with excitement.
Both. I hope no one is monitoring my internet usage here at work.
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Old 09-01-2019, 10:40 PM   #2357
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Old 09-02-2019, 09:53 AM   #2358
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Might be a repost, but here's a video explaining why the Raptor is so special:

"I can't even fathom..."

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Old 09-02-2019, 11:18 AM   #2359
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Mildly concerning. It's not unusual for satellites to have to move around a bit to avoid debris (sounds like ESA had to do this 28 times in 2018), but if SpaceX is hoping to put thousands of these things up there, it's not gonna be good if this becomes a regular thing.
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Old 09-28-2019, 04:34 PM   #2360
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In case anyone's interested, Elon is going to be giving a press conference of sorts tonight to update everyone on the current state of the Starship / Super Heavy program. They've got the prototype in Texas topped off (though it's nowhere near ready to fly yet), so it'll be cool to hear all about what they're planning.

And for effect, they've brought in the only remaining Falcon 1 booster to stand beside it. Pretty insane to see the scale difference in what they're tackling now vs. 11 years ago (to the day).



Talk goes on at around 7pm.

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Old 09-28-2019, 05:45 PM   #2361
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Bumped to 8pm due to weather. Ironic when they're not actually launching anything tonight.
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Old 09-28-2019, 07:00 PM   #2362
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On the first test flight, is Starship going to separate from SH and both return for landing?
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Old 09-28-2019, 07:27 PM   #2363
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On the first test flight, is Starship going to separate from SH and both return for landing?
Still a couple of years out at this point, so who knows what they'll do.

Webcast just went live FWIW.
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Old 09-28-2019, 07:36 PM   #2364
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Old 09-28-2019, 07:38 PM   #2365
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Still a couple of years out at this point, so who knows what they'll do.

Webcast just went live FWIW.
What he's showing is Starship, right? So just Starship is going to launch in a month or two?
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Old 09-28-2019, 07:39 PM   #2366
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What he's showing is Starship, right? So just Starship is going to launch in a month or two?
Correct. I think they feel like they know what needs to be done for the booster more, so it's a ways down the line still.
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Old 09-28-2019, 07:54 PM   #2367
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I remember when BFR had one wing...

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Old 09-28-2019, 08:15 PM   #2368
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Looks like he's not talking about landing back on the launch pad now. Thank goodness.
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Old 09-28-2019, 09:07 PM   #2369
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Looks like he's not talking about landing back on the launch pad now. Thank goodness.
That has always seemed like a "maybe 10 years after they get it going" thing to me. Guess we'll see. That's a lot of fire to try and contain to one little spot.
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Old 09-29-2019, 09:21 AM   #2370
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Did you watch Tim's stream or just the SpaceX stream? Kind of hilarious hearing Tim scream with excitement.
Wow, That guy was fun to watch.
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