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Even though SLS really needs to die, that sucks pretty bad. It's almost certain SLS won't fly in 2021 now.
Even though the programs are in dramatically different places, it's also striking how different it is for Starship vs. SLS. Starship finds some issues? Swap a couple of engines. Hopefully fly in a week. SLS finds some issues? Back to the drawing board. Hopefully fly next year. |
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Kind of flew under the radar that Virgin managed to get to orbit yesterday! That doesn't sound like much, but they're only the third private company to do so (I think), and no one has ever done it from under a jet before. Pretty cool.
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As a sign of things to come, SpaceX appears to have purchased two oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and named them Phobos and Deimos (moons of Mars). Doesn't take a rocket scientist (pun intended) to figure out that these will likely be involved in Starship down the road.
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Is the thought to launch from them, or catch the booster?
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Complete conjecture, but most likely both. Recent Twitter ramblings from Musk suggest they're trying to figure out how to basically catch the boosters on the launch pad itself so they can just fuel them up again and be ready to launch with a new payload.
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Just to be clear, catch and launch the Super Heavy, land the Starship.
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I slept through this one, but launch #8 for a booster!
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Possible SN9 static fire with the two new engines today:
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Definitely looks like a hell of a fun ride. Out of my price range though.
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Seems like SN9 doesn't want to fly...
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