Author Topic: SpaceX announcement (2/27/17) speculation thread (Read 82103 times)

Jarnis · « **Reply #80 on:** 02/27/2017 02:02 pm »

Quote from: DigitalMan on 02/27/2017 01:02 pm

Perhaps an acquisition

Could be suits *and* an acquisition. Orbital Outfitters site is suspiciously gone into "maintenance" mode and even Google cache is cleaned up.

RotoSequence · « **Reply #81 on:** 02/27/2017 02:09 pm »

Quote from: king1999 on 02/27/2017 01:58 pm

Quote from: friendly3 on 02/27/2017 01:52 pm
Trump redirecting all NASA $$$ towards SpaceX in order to colonize Mars and make America greater than ever before.

You meant "Make Mars Great Again"?

"Make Mars America"

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #82 on:** 02/27/2017 02:12 pm »

Ran a poll on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/836024198275330048

PS The announcement will be a new thread, obviously.

yg1968 · « **Reply #83 on:** 02/27/2017 02:21 pm »

I voted the suits. But I find the timing to be not that great since it is right after Boeing's unveiling.

yg1968 · « **Reply #84 on:** 02/27/2017 02:27 pm »

Quote from: Jarnis on 02/27/2017 02:02 pm

Quote from: DigitalMan on 02/27/2017 01:02 pm
Perhaps an acquisition

Could be suits *and* an acquisition. Orbital Outfitters site is suspiciously gone into "maintenance" mode and even Google cache is cleaned up.

One French reporter is also speculating about the Outfitters website being down:

http://www.numerama.com/tech/236235-elon-musk-pourrait-devoiler-les-combinaisons-spatiales-de-spacex-des-ce-soir.html

obi-wan · « **Reply #85 on:** 02/27/2017 02:27 pm »

Quote from: yg1968 on 02/27/2017 02:21 pm

I voted the suits. But I find the timing to be not that great since it is right after Boeing's unveiling.

Actually, I think it's the other way around - Boeing has been getting a lot of press play on their unveiling of the suit David Clark made for them. We all have heard Elon's gripes about current suits having huge butts. Maybe he watched Stephen Colbert in Boeing's suit on Friday night making fun of the pressurized butt and said, "Let's show off our kick-ass-looking suit!" :-)

jpo234 · « **Reply #86 on:** 02/27/2017 02:31 pm »

Quote from: yg1968 on 02/27/2017 02:27 pm

One French reporter is speculating the same thing as you:

http://www.numerama.com/tech/236235-elon-musk-pourrait-devoiler-les-combinaisons-spatiales-de-spacex-des-ce-soir.html

It cam up on reddit first: https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/5wdr7m/elon_on_twitter_spacex_announcement_tomorrow_at/de9epz0/

Edit: To clarify: The Reddit post is about the suspicious "maintenance" of http://orbitaloutfitters.com/, not the idea of a takeover by SpaceX.

jpo234 · « **Reply #87 on:** 02/27/2017 02:36 pm »

Quote from: obi-wan on 02/27/2017 02:27 pm

Actually, I think it's the other way around - Boeing has been getting a lot of press play on their unveiling of the suit David Clark made for them. We all have heard Elon's gripes about current suits having huge butts. Maybe he watched Stephen Colbert in Boeing's suit on Friday night making fun of the pressurized butt and said, "Let's show off our kick-ass-looking suit!" :-)

I tied to deduce something like this from the timing of the tweet: right after getting up on Sunday morning PST.

mn · « **Reply #88 on:** 02/27/2017 02:37 pm »

Suppose SpaceX announces that they are suspending launches until further notice because they've discovered a new potential failure mode?

NOT SERIOUS, OK everyone relax now.

yg1968 · « **Reply #89 on:** 02/27/2017 02:37 pm »

One of the reddit comments is funny: "I hope that you don't become a judge". The oufitters website being down is, at best, circumstantial evidence at this point.

jpo234 · « **Reply #90 on:** 02/27/2017 02:42 pm »

Quote from: yg1968 on 02/27/2017 02:37 pm

One of the reddit comments is funny: "I hope that you don't become a judge". The oufitters website being down is, at best, circumstantial evidence at this point.

There is the Molly McCormick connection (two YouTube links):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnSNRzMEmCU?t=50

envy887 · « **Reply #91 on:** 02/27/2017 02:43 pm »

Not particularly likely, but an update on ITS development would be interesting. What exactly happened to the big tank? Have they fired the Raptor test engine again?

vanoord · « **Reply #92 on:** 02/27/2017 02:45 pm »

Quote from: envy887 on 02/27/2017 02:43 pm

Not particularly likely, but an update on ITS development would be interesting. What exactly happened to the big tank? Have they fired the Raptor test engine again?

The big tank went out to sea to be tested again IIRC?

jpo234 · « **Reply #93 on:** 02/27/2017 02:47 pm »

Quote from: vanoord on 02/27/2017 02:45 pm

The big tank went out to sea to be tested again IIRC?

And came back to never be a tank again: http://imgur.com/a/bGHR6

Eer · « **Reply #94 on:** 02/27/2017 02:48 pm »

Quote from: envy887 on 02/27/2017 02:43 pm

Not particularly likely, but an update on ITS development would be interesting. What exactly happened to the big tank? Have they fired the Raptor test engine again?

I think this may fit the bill. They'll have waited to talk about ITS development until flying again, we know they've got test results they might be reporting on about the oxy tank trial at sea, and now they've got two good flights under their belts.

So I'll go with ITS testing report / Raptor testing report news, perhaps even 2nd stage reusable Raptor-based development effort kickoff ...

cppetrie · « **Reply #95 on:** 02/27/2017 02:48 pm »

What about an update on redesign work on the turbo pump cracking issue cited in the GAO report. Perhaps they have not gotten test results showing the issue has been dealt with and cracking is no longer an issue.

CraigLieb · « **Reply #96 on:** 02/27/2017 02:56 pm »

Even if it is the suits, he may make some comments about the other stuff since, he is the Elon and can do that. Looking forward to the next rounds of speculation and intrigue AFTER his announcement.

jpo234 · « **Reply #97 on:** 02/27/2017 02:57 pm »

Quote from: cppetrie on 02/27/2017 02:48 pm

What about an update on redesign work on the turbo pump cracking issue cited in the GAO report. Perhaps they have not gotten test results showing the issue has been dealt with and cracking is no longer an issue.

IMHO not interesting enough to warrant an official SpaceX announcement.

envy887 · « **Reply #98 on:** 02/27/2017 02:58 pm »

Quote from: cppetrie on 02/27/2017 02:48 pm

What about an update on redesign work on the turbo pump cracking issue cited in the GAO report. Perhaps they have not gotten test results showing the issue has been dealt with and cracking is no longer an issue.

The GAO report said it was fixed and passed initial life testing. Even if they finished testing this particular issue hardly seems worthy of a whole press conference.

Plus NASA would be involved since it's a NASA requirement.

Machdiamond · « **Reply #99 on:** 02/27/2017 03:07 pm »

Is this a new landing bingo? My guess is on a significant business deal announcement.