Author Topic: #dearMoon - Starship First Contracted Private Passenger Flight - DISCUSSION (Read 291583 times)

tyrred · « **Reply #20 on:** 09/18/2018 01:27 am »

Gained "Aft cargo" where some (myself included) imagined a hybrid nozzle extension/radiators/underarmor.

Edit: ninja'd by meekGee

meekGee · « **Reply #21 on:** 09/18/2018 01:29 am »

Belly first, the entire way, that velocity vector is practically perpendicular to the body.

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docmordrid · « **Reply #22 on:** 09/18/2018 01:32 am »

Quote from: ellindsey on 09/18/2018 01:25 am

The mysterious petal things around the engines are labeled 'Aft Cargo'. Curious.

Easier cargo unloading, and in case of launch abort they could drop the cargo to increase the thrust/weight

Lar · « **Reply #23 on:** 09/18/2018 01:36 am »

More pics

Lar · « **Reply #24 on:** 09/18/2018 01:38 am »

Our passenger

zozo.com

ZachF · « **Reply #25 on:** 09/18/2018 01:39 am »

Quote from: QuantumG on 09/18/2018 01:17 am

It looks like a whale. I hate it.

I think it kinda looks like a squid

pb2000 · « **Reply #26 on:** 09/18/2018 01:39 am »

Didn't take long for someone to edit Wikipedia

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Yusaku Maezawa (前澤友作 Maezawa Yūsaku) born 22 November 1975, is a Japanese billionaire entrepreneur going to the damn moon

tyrred · « **Reply #27 on:** 09/18/2018 01:43 am »

2023?

ZachF · « **Reply #28 on:** 09/18/2018 01:43 am »

I'm an artist, I'll go!!!

dlapine · « **Reply #29 on:** 09/18/2018 01:44 am »

Notes that 2023 is the date

Lar · « **Reply #30 on:** 09/18/2018 01:45 am »

dearmoon.earth

Joffan · « **Reply #31 on:** 09/18/2018 01:47 am »

Hah, I was already playing Clair de lune along with the announcement

Prettz · « **Reply #32 on:** 09/18/2018 01:48 am »

Solar panels are back.

tyrred · « **Reply #33 on:** 09/18/2018 01:49 am »

Well. That's certainly one way to get high-dollar investment.

Prettz · « **Reply #34 on:** 09/18/2018 01:50 am »

This is very eccentric, but I guess, why wouldn't it be?

Cinder · « **Reply #35 on:** 09/18/2018 01:52 am »

Quote from: Prettz on 09/18/2018 01:50 am

This is very eccentric, but I guess, why wouldn't it be?

This is exactly how it should be.
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If things go well, first orbital flight in 2 to 3 years.

WindnWar · « **Reply #36 on:** 09/18/2018 01:52 am »

Goosebumps... with the world the way it is today, this is pretty awesome and makes me hopeful. I'm sure there will be stumbles along the way but I look forward to seeing it happen.

JDTractorGuy · « **Reply #37 on:** 09/18/2018 01:53 am »

I don't like how he made it sound like he changed to a more riskier design for "aesthetics". I find that very concerning...

speedevil · « **Reply #38 on:** 09/18/2018 01:55 am »

'100 tons useful payload', ISP=380, and capability to do 3300m/s from LEO seems to imply a very low weight at burnout - I get 60 tons or so dry, 5 tons or so landing propellant.

(inc 8 people and stores for a week, and a ton of atmosphere if it's all pressurised).
This assumes 100 tons of payload can be swapped for 100 tons of fuel, this may not quite be the case.

If the 'useful payload' was 'takeoff and land with' - that might be slightly better, as it implies >100 tons of fuel and makes the numbers easier.

Selenaut · « **Reply #39 on:** 09/18/2018 01:55 am »

Inspired after the Tintin Rocket! Killed me with that...