Salt n Vinegar Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Dragon capsule landing in 20 minutes/melting in a ball of fire. Dunno why, but a quote from astronaut John Glenn came to mind... "I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch and knew you were sitting on top of 2 million parts — all built by the lowest bidder on a government contract." Presumably such concerns don't arise with private companies. (Ahem) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Potential 3rd launch attempt of Starship on Thursday, they'll be hoping at least one of the stages doesn't blow up this time. They're aiming for 2 relatively soft landings in the ocean, but with no attempt at recovery afaik. https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/spacex/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 35 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Potential 3rd launch attempt of Starship on Thursday, they'll be hoping at least one of the stages doesn't blow up this time. They're aiming for 2 relatively soft landings in the ocean, but with no attempt at recovery afaik. https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/spacex/ "Starship"? "Starship"? In what sense is this thing a "Starship"? Which "star" is it planned to visit? Are they going to crash it into the sun? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 4 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: "Starship"? "Starship"? In what sense is this thing a "Starship"? Which "star" is it planned to visit? Are they going to crash it into the sun? They're going to try to blast through the big black screen with all the stars and planets painted on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 33 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: "Starship"? "Starship"? In what sense is this thing a "Starship"? It's a Slick operation and nothing's gonna stop them now? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Oops 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 13 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Oops I mean FFS, even the North Koreans can launch rockets. And they're shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 That's a scene from Succession you absolute nerds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 9 minutes ago, Barry Ferguson's Hat said: That's a scene from Succession you absolute nerds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 12/03/2024 at 11:52, welshbairn said: Potential 3rd launch attempt of Starship on Thursday, they'll be hoping at least one of the stages doesn't blow up this time. They're aiming for 2 relatively soft landings in the ocean, but with no attempt at recovery afaik. https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/spacex/ If it goes it should be between noon and 2.15 pm, but no official launch license has been announced from the FAA yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkerbelle Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 56 minutes ago, welshbairn said: If it goes it should be between noon and 2.15 pm, but no official launch license has been announced from the FAA yet. Hopefully cos I’ve got the dentist at 2.30.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, Barry Ferguson's Hat said: That's a scene from Succession you absolute nerds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 5 hours ago, welshbairn said: If it goes it should be between noon and 2.15 pm, but no official launch license has been announced from the FAA yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Couple of the Youtube channels building up to the launch, both will (I think) switch to the SpaceX feed for launch so you don't have to watch it on a crappy twitter feed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 12/03/2024 at 12:29, Salt n Vinegar said: "Starship"? "Starship"? In what sense is this thing a "Starship"? Which "star" is it planned to visit? Are they going to crash it into the sun? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) 70% weather favourability, launch ETA 12.30 pm our time. SpaceX coverage should start about 5 to 12, direct from their website is probably best. Very foggy so we might not see much. https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3 Edited March 14 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Looks like 1pm attempt now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 They shouldn't do this tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 36 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Looks like 1pm attempt now. 1.25 pm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 SpaceX coverage now live. https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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