Quote from: envy887 on 02/05/2018 01:14 pmbut Buran, like the Shuttle, wasn't really a payload but part of a partially-reusable orbital launch vehicle system. As a matter of fact, Buran was the pure payload like the Polyus was. It wasn't an integral and irreplaceable part of the Energia launch system like the Shuttle Orbiters were, neither was it assisting the Energia part of the launch at all. It only became active after the separation and circularized the orbit under its own power. Both Energia launches were suborbital. (and the first one was successful for the Energia despite the Polyus failing to reorient itself for the circularization burn in time)
but Buran, like the Shuttle, wasn't really a payload but part of a partially-reusable orbital launch vehicle system.
I don't think that "biggest suborbital launch vehicle ever" does Energia any favors in the comparison to Falcon Heavy.
Good luck
Quote from: tvg98 on 02/05/2018 04:56 amQuoteStarman in Red Roadsterhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BezcvpzAgYI/Is this just a mannequin that's there just for the picture, or is this a passenger? Also, is that a camera just in front of the Roadster?Space Stig?
QuoteStarman in Red Roadsterhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BezcvpzAgYI/Is this just a mannequin that's there just for the picture, or is this a passenger? Also, is that a camera just in front of the Roadster?
Starman in Red Roadster
At least some of the image appears photoshopped - look at the wheels. Very odd, like taken at a different angle and photoshopped into place...Would not be surprised if they're launching without any wheels/tires attached, and photoshopped them back on lazily for this set of photos.
Tag a space writer!
Robin SeemangalVerified account @nova_roadHarrison Ford has apparently cancelled his flight to Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday morning. But don't worry, plenty of rebels here.
Quote from: biosehnsucht on 02/05/2018 06:04 amAt least some of the image appears photoshopped - look at the wheels. Very odd, like taken at a different angle and photoshopped into place...Would not be surprised if they're launching without any wheels/tires attached, and photoshopped them back on lazily for this set of photos.Wait... It's the wheels/tires/tyres you have an issue with being Photo-shopped? or the Selected color filter on a B/W rendering of the image? The whole armature with the supposed cameras on the front is a fabrication as well as the driver. The entire armature has no shadow or illumination variation despite many cross members that should be throwing a shadow on pieces further down and under the Roadster..
Is there a phone number to call in for Elon’s press conf call??
>QuoteAt max velocity the Roadster will travel 11 km/s (7mi/s) and travel 400 million km (250 million mi) from Earth. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.
At max velocity the Roadster will travel 11 km/s (7mi/s) and travel 400 million km (250 million mi) from Earth. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.
QuoteUploaded on 5 Feb 2018 When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)---a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost.Falcon Heavy's first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. Following liftoff, the two side boosters separate from the center core and return to landing sites for future reuse. The center core, traveling further and faster than the side boosters, also returns for reuse, but lands on a drone ship located in the Atlantic Ocean.At max velocity the Roadster will travel 11 km/s (7mi/s) and travel 400 million km (250 million mi) from Earth. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.
Uploaded on 5 Feb 2018 When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)---a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost.Falcon Heavy's first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. Following liftoff, the two side boosters separate from the center core and return to landing sites for future reuse. The center core, traveling further and faster than the side boosters, also returns for reuse, but lands on a drone ship located in the Atlantic Ocean.At max velocity the Roadster will travel 11 km/s (7mi/s) and travel 400 million km (250 million mi) from Earth. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.
