Very nice realistic looking rendering, but very much a fantasy, and you know which vehicle I am referring too.
Quote from: b ramsey on 12/02/2014 03:59 amVery nice realistic looking rendering, but very much a fantasy, and you know which vehicle I am referring too. Always has to be one.This rendering with utmost certainty will become reality. Like or not.
Interesting future image that I saw online. Source: nbcnews.com
Try not to lick the screen when you see this, but we've released one of the renderings out of L2 - by Nathan Koga - showing SLS on 39B and Falcon Heavy on 39A:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36205.0
6 fly back cores to the the Cape.
Quote from: b ramsey on 12/02/2014 03:59 amVery nice realistic looking rendering, but very much a fantasy, and you know which vehicle I am referring too.Always has to be one. This rendering with utmost certainty will become reality. Like or not.
As FH is slated to fly from LC-39A, I thought this article/video from CBSnews.com might be of interest:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-threatens-vital-nasa-launch-pads
Quote from: deruch on 12/08/2014 01:04 amAs FH is slated to fly from LC-39A, I thought this article/video from CBSnews.com might be of interest:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-threatens-vital-nasa-launch-padsI don't see the problem. The US has an army corps of engineers. They should rebuild the sea-wall (restore the dunes and the beach). And if that is out of their league, they can always call the Dutch. We have ample experience protecting vital structures against the sea.
Quote from: woods170 on 12/08/2014 07:12 amQuote from: deruch on 12/08/2014 01:04 amAs FH is slated to fly from LC-39A, I thought this article/video from CBSnews.com might be of interest:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-threatens-vital-nasa-launch-padsI don't see the problem. The US has an army corps of engineers. They should rebuild the sea-wall (restore the dunes and the beach). And if that is out of their league, they can always call the Dutch. We have ample experience protecting vital structures against the sea. The CBS-report states that NASA is doing that right now.
I recall earlier statements that the first flight(s) will not have crossfeed. But things change. With the outer cores crossfeeding they are depleted early and RTLS can be done with smaller payload penalty. Recovering the central core becomes more difficult though. So who knows all the trades considered and made, especially with regard to reuse of all cores?
Without cross-feed, F9H boosters should go as high as F9 first stage, right?