Is a pad turnaround time of 19th-7th = 12 days really conceivable yet?
Don't we often have more than one rocket launching from the same pad within a week? It's just that it's always two different companies' rockets.
Quote from: woods170 on 09/05/2014 06:30 amHere's the full image, showing nice detail on the interior of the Dragon trunkAnother SPIF photo.
Here's the full image, showing nice detail on the interior of the Dragon trunk
I have seen a Nadir Viewing Platform, the payload on the right, up close. It was quite large, particularly for a space-bound fixture. (My payloads are usually under 10 kg.) Seeing it occupy a small area of the Dragon trunk gives me a real appreciation of just how incredibly large that volume is.
Quote from: Dudely on 09/05/2014 02:59 pmDon't we often have more than one rocket launching from the same pad within a week? It's just that it's always two different companies' rockets.No. Each rocket has its own dedicated pad.
Quote from: Jim on 09/05/2014 01:40 pmQuote from: woods170 on 09/05/2014 06:30 amHere's the full image, showing nice detail on the interior of the Dragon trunkAnother SPIF photo.Didn't you mean to say "Another spiffy SPIF photo"? I have seen a Nadir Viewing Platform, the payload on the right, up close. It was quite large, particularly for a space-bound fixture. (My payloads are usually under 10 kg.) Seeing it occupy a small area of the Dragon trunk gives me a real appreciation of just how incredibly large that volume is.
Oooh, ok. No commonality between launch vehicles, requiring a new pad for each company. That really sucks.
Quote from: Jim on 09/05/2014 01:40 pmQuote from: woods170 on 09/05/2014 06:30 amHere's the full image, showing nice detail on the interior of the Dragon trunkAnother SPIF photo.Major noob question, but what does SPIF stand for in this context?
Quote from: Comga on 09/05/2014 03:29 pmI have seen a Nadir Viewing Platform, the payload on the right, up close. It was quite large, particularly for a space-bound fixture. (My payloads are usually under 10 kg.) Seeing it occupy a small area of the Dragon trunk gives me a real appreciation of just how incredibly large that volume is. What does this need to go to the ISS? Just deploy from the trunk on a Dragonlab mission.
Quote from: Jim on 09/05/2014 03:55 pmQuote from: Comga on 09/05/2014 03:29 pmI have seen a Nadir Viewing Platform, the payload on the right, up close. It was quite large, particularly for a space-bound fixture. (My payloads are usually under 10 kg.) Seeing it occupy a small area of the Dragon trunk gives me a real appreciation of just how incredibly large that volume is. What does this need to go to the ISS? Just deploy from the trunk on a Dragonlab mission. I've been starting to think that Dragonlab will never be an actual thing... or did I miss something?
What does this need to go to the ISS? Just deploy from the trunk on a Dragonlab mission
Is a pad turnaround time of 19th-7th = 12 days really conceivable yet?Assuming we sprinkle enough fairy dust on the four-leaf clovers, can the current pad infrastructure theoretically handle two launches 12 days apart?