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FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #40 on:** 03/15/2023 10:38 pm »

https://twitter.com/graviticsinc/status/1636149612892368896

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StarMax test article has reached 14.7 PSI, equal to one standard atmosphere

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #41 on:** 03/16/2023 06:51 am »

twitter.com/graviticsinc/status/1636234080189661186

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We have successfully pressurized the StarMax test article to over 26.4 PSI. With that, we have proven space worthiness of our StarMax prototype hull

https://twitter.com/rocketrepreneur/status/1636249971262631936

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Popping back on Twitter for a second to signal boost this. Amazing work by our engineers and manufacturing team! Hitting our target proof pressure with our first pressure vessel prototype.

jongoff · « **Reply #42 on:** 03/17/2023 01:45 am »

More details on yesterday's test: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gravitics_buildthesky-activity-7042307528038219776-VNg-

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #43 on:** 03/24/2023 06:07 pm »

https://twitter.com/graviticsinc/status/1639342902630309890

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Successful first pressure test of the StarMax prototype

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #44 on:** 03/24/2023 06:20 pm »

jongoff · « **Reply #45 on:** 03/24/2023 06:22 pm »

Kyra did an amazing job with that video. Normally a pressure test (especially one that isn't a burst test) is about as exciting as watching paint dry. But she made it look epic. :-)

~Jon

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #46 on:** 04/06/2023 12:15 am »

https://twitter.com/graviticsinc/status/1643679536163491844

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Barreling toward our next milestone

jongoff · « **Reply #47 on:** 04/06/2023 12:28 am »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/06/2023 12:15 am

https://twitter.com/graviticsinc/status/1643679536163491844

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Barreling toward our next milestone

I love the fact that I'm not the only one at Gravitics that appreciates a good pun. :-)

~Jon

Robotbeat · « **Reply #48 on:** 04/06/2023 12:42 am »

Hoop! there it is!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #49 on:** 04/08/2023 07:06 am »

https://twitter.com/graviticsinc/status/1644408395724738560

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Yesterday we conducted our first propulsion ignition test at our new facility. The igniter was fired 5 times. All inspections between runs were successful and the igniter is in good health.

jongoff · « **Reply #50 on:** 04/12/2023 05:26 pm »

I forgot how loud an igniter firing can be. I'm looking forward to seeing when they fire the full RCS thruster.

~Jon

Lampyridae · « **Reply #51 on:** 04/12/2023 08:29 pm »

New vid:

Cheapchips · « **Reply #52 on:** 04/21/2023 10:31 am »

A time laps of their interior mockup being built, with some new? interior shots from 44 sec.

They also show a dodecagon 'wheel' with 50+ Max modules. The wheel and struts look to be about 4m diameter? That'd be 70 or so Starship launches?

Nice that they're thinking big.

jongoff · « **Reply #53 on:** 04/22/2023 10:37 pm »

Quote from: Cheapchips on 04/21/2023 10:31 am

A time laps of their interior mockup being built, with some new? interior shots from 44 sec.

They also show a dodecagon 'wheel' with 50+ Max modules. The wheel and struts look to be about 4m diameter? That'd be 70 or so Starship launches?

Nice that they're thinking big.

It was cool getting to see some of those ideas out in the wild. The artificial gravity facilities are still fairly early-stage at this point, as they're fairly far down our roadmap. But they're a key part of our identity (it's in the name and the logo after all), so I'm glad to see us starting to lift the curtain a little bit on some of the concepts. Trying to balance making and showing real hardware progress with communicating what the art of the possible can be with space stations.

Also, my crazy idea got some airtime around the 0:48 mark. :-)

~Jon

jongoff · « **Reply #54 on:** 05/01/2023 06:50 pm »

Colin was on Laura Forczyk's Becoming Off-Worldly Together podcast:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #55 on:** 05/13/2023 06:28 pm »

https://twitter.com/graviticsinc/status/1657434111139561475

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#SpaceStationSaturday - Gary Hudson, our Co-Founder and Chief Architect, shares Gravitics' vision and the steps we're taking to turn this vision into reality

HMXHMX · « **Reply #56 on:** 06/14/2023 03:46 am »

https://twitter.com/GraviticsInc/status/1668656125837815811?

jongoff · « **Reply #57 on:** 06/14/2023 03:56 am »

Quote from: HMXHMX on 06/14/2023 03:46 am

https://twitter.com/GraviticsInc/status/1668656125837815811?

Sad my three days in Seattle ended up being the day before this latest testing campaign kicked off. Great to see mach diamonds again though. I'm looking forward to the vacuum chamber testing.

~Jon

Gliderflyer · « **Reply #58 on:** 06/14/2023 04:06 am »

Quote from: jongoff on 06/14/2023 03:56 am

Quote from: HMXHMX on 06/14/2023 03:46 am
https://twitter.com/GraviticsInc/status/1668656125837815811?

Sad my three days in Seattle ended up being the day before this latest testing campaign kicked off. Great to see mach diamonds again though. I'm looking forward to the vacuum chamber testing.

~Jon

Do you guys have your own vacuum chamber, or are you shopping that out?

jongoff · « **Reply #59 on:** 06/14/2023 04:10 am »

Quote from: Gliderflyer on 06/14/2023 04:06 am

Quote from: jongoff on 06/14/2023 03:56 am
Quote from: HMXHMX on 06/14/2023 03:46 am
https://twitter.com/GraviticsInc/status/1668656125837815811?

Sad my three days in Seattle ended up being the day before this latest testing campaign kicked off. Great to see mach diamonds again though. I'm looking forward to the vacuum chamber testing.

~Jon

Do you guys have your own vacuum chamber, or are you shopping that out?

I think we have one in house that Gary built for a previous startup.

~Jon