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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1060 on: 09/24/2017 05:26 am »
Wondering how Chris's StarTrek NG marathon is going while waiting for lunch!
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1061 on: 09/29/2017 06:02 am »
From the SpaceX at IAC 2017 discussion thread:
The biggest, most obvious customer that no one really wants to say out loud for point-to-point like that (at least at first) is soldiers and bombs....
Just a funny thought, but Shotwell said earlier today that SpaceX is, in some capacity, looking into fissile material to run NTR.  Which means that they would have ability to deliver as much as 50 tons of anything to anywhere on Earth within an hour, as well as nuclear material.  Throw in some nuclear power plants as a cover for Pu/H3 breeders and you have a non-government entity with first-strike thermonuclear capability!

North Korea got to orbit 4 years behind SpaceX, and has been salty about it ever since.  If Elon can deliver a precision inter-continental strike before the DPRK, I know a certain portly head of state who won't be happy about it...  :P
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1062 on: 09/29/2017 06:23 am »
"Those who can't, Blog".   'Space Cadets' of the World - Let us UNITE!! (crickets chirping)

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1063 on: 09/29/2017 06:47 am »
From the SpaceX at IAC 2017 discussion thread:
The biggest, most obvious customer that no one really wants to say out loud for point-to-point like that (at least at first) is soldiers and bombs....
Just a funny thought, but Shotwell said earlier today that SpaceX is, in some capacity, looking into fissile material to run NTR.  Which means that they would have ability to deliver as much as 50 tons of anything to anywhere on Earth within an hour, as well as nuclear material.  Throw in some nuclear power plants as a cover for Pu/H3 breeders and you have a non-government entity with first-strike thermonuclear capability!

North Korea got to orbit 4 years behind SpaceX, and has been salty about it ever since.  If Elon can deliver a precision inter-continental strike before the DPRK, I know a certain portly head of state who won't be happy about it...  :P

Not enough imagination :(

There is no need for Nukes. Just use Rods of God to carpet bomb the DPRK.

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1064 on: 09/29/2017 06:59 am »
Folks, we are slipping into non party attire.  Any more talk like this and it's blue uniform for youz.

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1065 on: 09/29/2017 09:48 am »
The party thread and it's seven year quest to find OTV-5
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1066 on: 09/29/2017 11:21 am »
The party thread and it's seven year quest to find OTV-5
All you have to do is camp out at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility indefinitely.

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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1067 on: 09/29/2017 12:13 pm »
All you have to do is camp out at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility indefinitely.

Or near Vandenberg's Runway 12 if the Air Force decides to land at the West Coast.
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1068 on: 09/29/2017 01:41 pm »
Really happy to see wings on the new ITS, since I tried to make an equivalent in KSP last year, but couldn't make it work due to balancing issues. My solution was adding delta wings on the back, so that CoM and CoL was balanced with varying payloads!  :P


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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1069 on: 09/29/2017 02:23 pm »

Or near Vandenberg's Runway 12 if the Air Force decides to land at the West Coast.
Or you could get all nostalgic and hang at WSSH in case it has to make an emergency divert ;)
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1070 on: 09/29/2017 02:46 pm »
Much more Tesla talk around here and Chris may pull this device out:

Is that 'The Doctor' testing his new anti-Dalek defenses?

Exterminate...  Exterminate...  EXTERMINATE!!!
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1071 on: 10/02/2017 08:52 am »
Just think: in a few years we can change this into the "BFParty Thread"!
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1072 on: 10/02/2017 10:55 am »
Just think: in a few years we can change this into the "BFParty Thread"!

Don't forget to factor in the spaceX time dilation factor, aka time warp.
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1073 on: 10/03/2017 05:38 pm »
Just think: in a few years we can change this into the "BFParty Thread"!

Don't forget to factor in the spaceX time dilation factor, aka time warp.

Yes.  But schedules rarely jump to the left
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1074 on: 10/03/2017 05:50 pm »
Yes.  But schedules rarely jump to the left
These are rabid SpaceX fans we are talking about, the schedule always jumps to the left ;)
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1075 on: 10/03/2017 07:35 pm »
European study on reusable rocket design... Prometheus/Callisto
Found here:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=41330.msg1730895#msg1730895

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Evaluation of Future Ariane Reusable VTOL Booster stages
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Reusability is anticipated to strongly impact the launch service market if sufficient reliability and low refurbishment costs can be achieved.  DLR is performing an extensive study on return methods for a reusable booster stage for a future launch vehicle.  The present study focuses on the vertical take-off and vertical landing (VTOL) method.  First, a restitution of a flight of Falcon 9 is resented in order to assess the accuracy of the tools used.

Conclusions involve RTLS and down-range landings, gas generator engines, same engine on second stage as on first (except for the vac nozzle); 11 engines on the 5.5m hydrolox version and 9 on the methlox version.  Imitation is sincerest form of flattery.

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They can resent F9 all they want, it won't make them more competitive.
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1076 on: 10/03/2017 08:43 pm »
Yes.  But schedules rarely jump to the left
These are rabid SpaceX fans we are talking about, the schedule always jumps to the left ;)
And then realistically it often steps to the right...

so put your hands on your hips.. (like the astronauts in the photos... no bucks, no buck rogers)
And bring your knees in tight ( cause you wouldn't want them flopping around during launch)
...(um something about thrust)... ( thrust, totally a rocket thing...We're on topic .... see!)
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1077 on: 10/04/2017 11:11 am »
Being on topic in the party thread is a penalty. Take a step to the right!
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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1078 on: 10/05/2017 06:33 pm »
Steps, you say? Have some steps!


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Re: Launch, Land, and Relaunch Party Thread
« Reply #1079 on: 10/09/2017 05:26 am »
Hey!  Wher'd the Party go!
(puts lampshade on head)
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