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#180
by
woods170
on 20 Feb, 2015 06:08
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#181
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 09 Mar, 2015 14:04
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Forgive me if it's just me who forget this, but do SpaceX do an all-stage firing for every 2nd stage to be used right now?
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#182
by
MDDevice
on 09 Mar, 2015 15:28
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Reddit user TXPhilistine posted these yesterday.
imgur.com/a/wOhRS
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#183
by
Ohsin
on 09 Mar, 2015 17:40
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#184
by
cscott
on 09 Mar, 2015 20:17
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Attached
That last picture has some interesting equipment in it. Can anyone attempt some identification?
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#185
by
GalacticIntruder
on 09 Mar, 2015 20:20
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Attached
That last picture has some interesting equipment in it. Can anyone attempt some identification?
You mean the engine test stand?
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#186
by
cscott
on 10 Mar, 2015 12:22
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Ah, I thought that was just a tank farm, and it seemed over-complicated for that purpose. I was looking for some clues about propellant densification.
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#187
by
AncientU
on 10 Mar, 2015 13:58
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#188
by
Lars-J
on 10 Mar, 2015 15:06
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#189
by
deruch
on 10 Mar, 2015 23:35
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Those photos were taken by NSF member JimNtexas in January. At least they credited him for the photos! I hope they asked for permission first.
JimNtexas stated that they were public domain so long as he was credited.
5) Consider these images to be public domain. I'd appreciate credit if you want to use my images. I haven't had time to process or mark today's images in any way.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0NWW2tf69ZBWUlrb0gxclpvTGM&usp=sharing
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#190
by
JimNtexas
on 11 Mar, 2015 17:12
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Scott contacted me in advance of the Spaceflight Insider article. I was delighted that he choose to use my images.
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#191
by
spacenut
on 21 Mar, 2015 02:28
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What pressure is this new engine supposed to operate at? In English please.
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#192
by
baldusi
on 21 Mar, 2015 16:00
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BTW, a 30% increase to GTO would make it equivalent to an Atlas V 521, or a bit more than a 411 but less than a 421. That's compatible with 36/53 Atlas V even launched. And it would be like a Delta IV M+(4,2), better than a 5,2 but worse than a 5,4. That's 16/28 of DIV missions counting the Heavy.
So, overall, it could cover 64% of EELV's missions just with the single core. I think that Ariane and ULA should be specially worried. I'm not mentioning Sea Launch nor ILS because they appear to have dropped from the market due to their unreliability.
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#193
by
rickyramjet
on 28 Mar, 2015 19:55
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Recently moved to Killeen, TX, about 50 minutes to McGregor. Went up there today, found a rutted dirt road I wasn't sure I should be on and got some pics! I don't think there is anything new, but we can never have enough SpaceX pics, right?
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#194
by
QuantumG
on 28 Mar, 2015 21:34
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Poor little Grasshopper, put out to pasture in her prime.
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#195
by
philw1776
on 29 Mar, 2015 18:34
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No picture of Grasshopper is complete without the cows
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#196
by
JoerTex
on 30 Mar, 2015 20:26
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No picture of Grasshopper is complete without the cows
Cows are in the next pasture. They still don't have a Countdown Clock. It's been suggested that we do a KickStarter to get them one.
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#197
by
Marslauncher
on 16 May, 2015 17:25
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McGregor Chamber
@mcgregorchamber
Thank you @elonmusk for making it possible for me to see a #SpaceX Falcon 9 1st stage wrapped in a ziploc bag driving down 84 in McGregor!
New core arriving or departing?
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#198
by
Kabloona
on 04 Jun, 2015 11:47
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Question: Is it known or assumed whether the new test stand will be designed/used for (1) testing full-up Falcon Heavies, or (2) only for testing one core/booster at a time?
I've seen comments from people suggesting that they believe a full-up Falcon Heavy will be tested on the new stand. Is that an assumption or based on info from SpaceX? If only an assumption, what are the merits?
Or is it more likely that SpaceX would use the stand only for one core/booster at a time? That would make the stand much smaller, less expensive, and easier to manage. Also, I don't really see the advantage of assembling/static firing a full-up FH on a static test stand as routine acceptance test procedure for every vehicle. Maybe they do it once or twice as a pathfinder, but for routine acceptance static testing of each vehicle, it seems like a static test of each core/booster separately would be sufficient.
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#199
by
Roy_H
on 04 Jun, 2015 14:33
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I've seen comments from people suggesting that they believe a full-up Falcon Heavy will be tested on the new stand. Is that an assumption or based on info from SpaceX? If only an assumption, what are the merits?
I think it is a very safe assumption. The existing stand can test one core at a time. Not a lot of incentive to build a new larger test stand for no increase in capability.