As much as I hate to do it, I may end up changing the Starlink mission thread titles to something like "Starlink (17) v1.0 L16" again. It gets confusing because SpaceX still (usually) uses the "17th Starlink Mission" nomenclature with the media for the missions, and there are those upcoming missions with a different name on the FCC permits.
Quote from: gongora on 01/12/2021 08:18 pmAs much as I hate to do it, I may end up changing the Starlink mission thread titles to something like "Starlink (17) v1.0 L16" again. It gets confusing because SpaceX still (usually) uses the "17th Starlink Mission" nomenclature with the media for the missions, and there are those upcoming missions with a different name on the FCC permits.I would just call it Starlink 17. Let SpaceX decide what it wants to call their missions and go with that. Besides this v1.0 L16 naming scheme is going to lead to more confusion down the road.What happens when we get to v1.1? Are we going to start counting from 1 again? Given "v1.0 L16" that would certainly make sense. But that also positively invites confusion.Suppose the first version 1.1 batch is at Starlink 25. The current naming scheme would mean going from v1.0 L24 to v1.1 L1. And that would be logical if NasaSpaceFlight.com continues the convention that it has established.But it would be less confusing and more straightforward to go from Starlink 24 to Starlink 25, which is almost certainly what SpaceX will do. And then it will be merely a footnote that Starlink 25 was the first v1.1 batch, which is appropriate.
Spaceflight Now, NextSpaceFlight, Reddit, Wikipedia, etc. all use the current format. Unilaterally changing it actually adds to confusion because you’d be using a different format than everyone else.
A lot of the people asking for a change are simply saying the same thing: it’ll simplify things.I would argue that the people who come to the forums are looking for more information, not less. There is a reason virtually all sites that cater to space enthusiasts use this current format.We use mission names instead of generic launch numbers for the same reason.Spaceflight Now, NextSpaceFlight, Reddit, Wikipedia, etc. all use the current format. Unilaterally changing it actually adds to confusion because you’d be using a different format than everyone else.When you’re looking at a list of dozens of launches, having differentiation is important. And do we really want to go back and start changing thread titles?
... simply giving into how SpaceX wishes to name things and using that, mostly, from now on.
On a Falcon 9? Kudos to Bezos on donating money to a good cause and not attaching strings to it that just benefit himself. This is good to see!
Quote from: Robotbeat on 01/13/2021 01:49 pmOn a Falcon 9? Kudos to Bezos on donating money to a good cause and not attaching strings to it that just benefit himself. This is good to see!Could you maybe clarify the reference there?
Quote from: Lar on 01/13/2021 04:51 pmQuote from: Robotbeat on 01/13/2021 01:49 pmOn a Falcon 9? Kudos to Bezos on donating money to a good cause and not attaching strings to it that just benefit himself. This is good to see!Could you maybe clarify the reference there?nothing at all in particular. im just saying that it's good that bezos allowed them enough of a free hand to use the rocket of his competitor. sometimes donations by the very rich have strings attached so the donation ends up just helping the donor's financial interests. or at least that's the fear .edit: looks like the post i was replying to was moved/deleted. reference to a methane observing satellite funded by bezos' climate charity
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2021 01:33 pmhttps://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1349361110135222272QuoteThe Environmental Defense Fund says its Earth observing MethaneSat will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket in October, 2022. The satellite and its launch will largely be paid for by a $100 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund.
https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1349361110135222272QuoteThe Environmental Defense Fund says its Earth observing MethaneSat will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket in October, 2022. The satellite and its launch will largely be paid for by a $100 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund.
The Environmental Defense Fund says its Earth observing MethaneSat will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket in October, 2022. The satellite and its launch will largely be paid for by a $100 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund.
We have signed deals where we can pick whether it's a Falcon or a Starship
Updated graph after today's SXM-7 launchA new record: 26 launches within the last 12 months (366 days)If CRS-2 Flight 21 has not been delayed by a day SpaceX would have hit this mark last week.The last ten launches have gone at a pace equivalent to almost 35 per year.Food for thought for the upcoming annual prediction poll for the number of orbital launches in 2021.(If anyone has a better place for these posts, please suggest it, probably by PM rather than clogging the thread.)
