Did anyone figure out why they removed the hot staging ring?
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nortex97 said:
Did anyone figure out why they removed the hot staging ring?
Yes, from a private group on FB
"Clamp mechanicals and modeling has proven that using a standard 6' ring spacing is inadequate to mitigate blast issues on the protective dome. Ring will get taller for testing and SQD reworked."
Word at the base is they would have launched regardless of this which would have been more entertaining at stage separation.
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Kunkle for Congress TX-34 said:nortex97 said:
Did anyone figure out why they removed the hot staging ring?
Yes, from a private group on FB
"Clamp mechanicals and modeling has proven that using a standard 6' ring spacing is inadequate to mitigate blast issues on the protective dome. Ring will get taller for testing and SQD reworked."
Word at the base is they would have launched regardless of this which would have been more entertaining at stage separation.
Does that delay the launch considerably?
What hot staging might look like in the future on B9 S25 #SpaceX #b3d #starshiphotstaging @elonmusk #IFT2 pic.twitter.com/oQNGYSqJEW
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OKCAg2002 said:Kunkle for Congress TX-34 said:nortex97 said:
Did anyone figure out why they removed the hot staging ring?
Yes, from a private group on FB
"Clamp mechanicals and modeling has proven that using a standard 6' ring spacing is inadequate to mitigate blast issues on the protective dome. Ring will get taller for testing and SQD reworked."
Word at the base is they would have launched regardless of this which would have been more entertaining at stage separation.
Does that delay the launch considerably?
My guess... They're moving forward with an upgrade while waiting on regulatory approval.
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I was expecting him to go into terminator mode when the human kept messing with his blocks.
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I want to see that team of 5 bots pick up that cybertruck.
It even has a Texas belt bucklewill25u said:
TIL that Tesla is making robots...
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On mars.OnlyForNow said:
I want to see that team of 5 bots pick up that cybertruck.
In all seriousness, they want to use automation/AI a lot on their big dreams about Mars. 50 starships every three days for a few months to build something approaching a 'sustainable' colony, though admittedly his numbers have been all over the place.
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So if the government shuts down, who's going to stop Starship from launching?
1) I was waiting for the robot to smack the snot out of that guy that kept moving his blocks!
2) The launch cadence mentioned in the X above is the reason I wasn't bashing the FWS a couple of pages back. It's not the one launch every month or so for testing that would give me pause. It's the 17 launches a day. I'm fine with them looking into it, but that examination should not interfere with irregular test launches.
2) The launch cadence mentioned in the X above is the reason I wasn't bashing the FWS a couple of pages back. It's not the one launch every month or so for testing that would give me pause. It's the 17 launches a day. I'm fine with them looking into it, but that examination should not interfere with irregular test launches.
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Return to full stack soon? https://t.co/Yg67qblR5y pic.twitter.com/fm3Pc7N1Sv
That ring looks identical, doesn't it?
So when will it launch? A week?
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On the stream they said to expect another destack to arm the FTS and restack prior to the launch
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nortex97 said:
That ring looks identical, doesn't it?
Redid the locking pins/clamps I believe.
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I presume there are tests they can run that require the vehicles to be stacked? Since they're going to have to destack again to arm the FTS
OK my new date is Monday October 9th.
And if we don't launch then the next guess will be Monday October 16th.
And if we don't launch then the next guess will be Monday October 16th.
PJYoung said:
OK my new date is Monday October 9th.
And if we don't launch then the next guess will be Monday October 16th.
They should try for noon on the 14th. Epic shots with the solar eclipse!
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Trying to plan to see the next SpaceX launch at the Cape this week (currently set for Wednesday night).
The faring recovery ship hasn't launched from port yet. Does that point to a delay in the launch?
The faring recovery ship hasn't launched from port yet. Does that point to a delay in the launch?
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1 Starship built/day?
I mean, it's audacious to say the least, but...they do have a focus on production efficiencies. For reference, SLS will never ramp past 2 per year (more likely 1 but it's plausible they hit 2 per year with enough billions).
Oh, and I didn't realize they had decided to make the grid fins 'movable' on this one yet. More excitement:
There's a lot going on, clearly. Let's hope some of it includes a launch in a week or so.
I mean, it's audacious to say the least, but...they do have a focus on production efficiencies. For reference, SLS will never ramp past 2 per year (more likely 1 but it's plausible they hit 2 per year with enough billions).
Oh, and I didn't realize they had decided to make the grid fins 'movable' on this one yet. More excitement:
Booster 9 waving all four grid fins. ๐๐๐๐https://t.co/e3xbqPnwZ5 pic.twitter.com/yccUAbg2Ha
— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) October 3, 2023
There's a lot going on, clearly. Let's hope some of it includes a launch in a week or so.
Neat hardware there.will25u said:What hot staging might look like in the future on B9 S25 #SpaceX #b3d #starshiphotstaging @elonmusk #IFT2 pic.twitter.com/oQNGYSqJEW
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SpaceX can probably achieve this. But what about the elephant in the room? The bottleneck is the FAA.nortex97 said:
1 Starship built/day?
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