unless we need the traditional mary tweet with the legendary evac notice letter
#Starship Orbital Test Flight
past robin
Do you mean lower
shell python
et’s fridey i kant spel know mor
modest heron
That's how maths work
shell python
😭😭
shell python
That's how maths work
i meant 10 higher than 15
whole hawk
rich blade
https://twitter.com/FelixSchlang/status/1647002332704436226
what
shell python
Do you mean lower
sumn like that (my brain is nonfunctional)
rich blade
past robin
sumn like that (my brain is nonfunctional)
Awesome
past robin
https://twitter.com/FelixSchlang/status/1647002332704436226
Based lmao
next sierra
https://twitter.com/FelixSchlang/status/1647002332704436226
Lmao
next sierra
Based lmao
Yep
shell python
https://twitter.com/FelixSchlang/status/1647002332704436226
well that’s dumb
next sierra
I've never liked WAI, he's just kinda daft
whole hawk
"Reliable sources"
viscid granite
rich blade
erich berger
past robin
Erber
shell python
okay so @vagrant moat
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1095461367772885023/1096561501453680862/FttTLvvWcAA7Qki.png
you could put a mcd there
rich blade
how do they determine the keep out zone
is it like due to the noise casued by a potential detonation
shell python
is it like due to the noise casued by a potential detonation
and debris
rich blade
oh yea
past robin
Sn11
rich blade
forget vandenberg, fogs greatest trolling was SN11
past robin
Wonder how different the program would be if SN11 was able to be seen that fateful day
timber relic
YESSSSSSSS
rich blade
lol
guys
why couldnt they call it Starship Orbital Flight Test
or S.O.F.T.
rolls off the tongue
keen plover
for me it was SN8
shell python
Wonder how different the program would be if SN11 was able to be seen that fatef...
probably not much
viscid granite
or S.O.F.T.
sub orbital flight test
rich blade
i remember watching SN5 at silly o clock in poland
shell python
i guess the flight should give us what we deserved
rich blade
sub orbital flight test
ah
shell python
gonna be fun watching the thing through reentry
past robin
It won't reach that point
keen plover
for me it was SN8
I had watched DM-2 and a couple of F9 flights afterwards, and I just watched some random marcus house videos talking about SN bla bla bla which had zero sense to me at the time, just seeing a bunch of metal rings lying around
I somehow stumbled on a random SN8 flight animation and was like "huh cool" and then found the spacex subreddit lol
rich blade
guys remember
rich blade
🥲
past robin
First starship I watched live
By complete fluke too lol
rich blade
SN9 was the first thing i watched whilst in this server
keen plover
I am still salty to this day spacex launched SN11 while i was sleeping
past robin
By complete fluke too lol
I was just checking on SpaceX in the morning and I went to their YouTube at T-5 and I didn't even realise it was launching
keen plover
I believe the RUD was a deserved consequence
past robin
Lmao
rich blade
~~I am still salty to this day spacex launched SN11 while i was sleeping~~
i too didnt see SN11
and didnt miss much
viscid granite
r*ddit
keen plover
saw people talking about tim dodd's camers being destroyed
vagrant moat
you could put a mcd there
Pog
keen plover
and I was like, oh something fun must have happened
tulip barn
I watched sn10 while getting dental work
past robin
I am salty that SN10 raptor aborted that one time because I would have seen it if it didn't
And 11 launched right after I was forced to go to sleep
tulip barn
I told them it landed wonder if they ever found out what happened next
rich blade
heh
past robin
I did see 15 though bc it launched while I was on the bus and landed right as the bus pulled into school
keen plover
SN10 was goated
that flip camera view 🔥
rich blade
that flip camera view 🔥
keen plover
SN10 was the peak IMO
15 might have topped it if we had good camera views of it
but thanks fog : (
rich blade
possibly one of the best camera views in the history of rocket flight
keen plover
though the 15 landing sequence from I believe cosmic perspective was pretty neat as well, from flip to landing
rich blade
i remember for A1 i kept waking up every hour or so to check on SLS to see if the launch is still on
vagrant moat
Wait a minute guys oh fucking lord
keen plover
NGL though I personally would rate em SN10>SN8>SN15>>SN9>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SN11
rich blade
NGL though I personally would rate em SN10>SN8>SN15>>SN9>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SN11
yeah id agree
keen plover
SN9 was just dissapointing
vagrant moat
This launch site is literally like 20 feet from the main port of the lower Rio Grande Valley
keen plover
SN11... we dont talk about that
rich blade
SN9 was funny
vagrant moat
Are we gonna have to deal with the fucking boats again
rich blade
Are we gonna have to deal with the fucking boats again
NO
NO
no
no royal carribean
keen plover
SN8 is higher purely because of the novelty factor
rich blade
this is the gulf
keen plover
remember that dude that like drove his boat on the highway during a test iirc lol?
rich blade
oh yeah lol
past robin
SN25 will be the best
rich blade
S28/Booster whatever fully successful mark my words
keen plover
nah they all gonna fail until S42
rich blade
nah they all gonna fail until S42
ah so HLS-1
keen plover
also whoever was trying to post a photo earlier
you're welcome
it really puts how huge starship is into perspective
rich blade
btw, are rockets trackable on FlightRadar?
proven field
8 pm - 11:05 pm launch window for me - only risk will be having dinner with my parents at the opening of launch window. I actually prefers a late-at-night one (as with F9 - 2:45 am and FH - 4:45 am) but I’ll take it.
rich blade
window for me is from 13:00 - 16:00 BST so good for me
if it moves to tuesday should be fine
rich blade
wednesday onwards theres a risk i wont be able to see it
rich blade
what is this lmao
keen plover
SN8 patch iirc
tulip barn
thanks it was doing something weird on my end
past robin
btw, are rockets trackable on FlightRadar?
No
SN8 is the highest starship flight ever
rich blade
yea
keen plover
SN8 was fun
rich blade
people at the FTS
keen plover
It was very fun freaking out on ascent when engines just started shutting down
rich blade
people at the FTS
past robin
SN8 is the highest starship flight ever
What's the bet SB217 won't beat it
whole hawk
rich blade
https://twitter.com/13ericralph31/status/1647012708305506304
160 ish metres
wow
"safe viewing distance"
shell python
It won't reach that point
it could
rich blade
What's the bet SB217 won't beat it
247 u mean
rich blade
im optimistic
shell python
i too didnt see SN11
i woke up for it and everything and was highly disappointed
shell python
SN25 will be the best
pretty sure that doesn’t exist
rich blade
pretty sure that doesn’t exist
at masseys rn
past robin
I don't think anyone saw SN11
past robin
pretty sure that doesn’t exist
Fine then SN31
shell python
https://twitter.com/13ericralph31/status/1647012708305506304
those cameras better be prepared to never be seen again
shell python
at masseys rn
as a tank or a full ship
rich blade
as a tank or a full ship
full
shell python
wait so what are they doing with the booster post splashdown
rich blade
was at the launch site doing cryos
shell python
full
WHAT
this thing managed to elude my knowledge
isn’t 28 the one with the good heat shield tho?
and 25 the one with none?
past robin
What the fuck is even happening anymore
tulip barn
26/27 no flaps/heatshield then 28 back to normal i think
keen plover
S25 has a heat shield im pretty sure
shell python
26/27 no flaps/heatshield then 28 back to normal i think
no way those fly
shell python
this was S25 doing cryo test
drink
past robin
this was S25 doing cryo test
Where is it
vagrant moat
What the fuck is even happening anymore
S25 is going to twerk its fat shussy as hard as possible in mid-air until it farts a little too hard and one of its Raptors fails
whole hawk
License for Spashdown on Hawaii
rich blade
Where is it
its now at Masseys
whole hawk
The ultimate license
rich blade
or the test tank site
tulip barn
Should i hop one island over to try so see reentry would be about 3am
past robin
S25 is going to twerk its fat shussy as hard as possible in mid-air until it far...
What a horrible day to have eyes
vagrant moat
Cope
next sierra
NGL though I personally would rate em SN10>SN8>SN15>>SN9>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SN11
SN11>SN10>SN8>SN15>SN9
next sierra
is it for S29?
There's parts up to 35 or so
rich blade
really
next sierra
@undone gull mr watcher of rings ^?
And I think B15 or 16
They have like 8-10 of both boosters and ships in the works or built atm
past robin
so fullstack tomorrow? if weather is good ofc
Right now
undone gull
And I think B15 or 16
17 for thrust pucks
18 should be arriving in the next month or so
based on past pucks
undone gull
they are working really fast and are gonna start working even faster with the new megabay and starfactory expansion
past robin
if u count this as orbit
One part of me wants starship to be the first and the other part of me does not count this as orbit
undone gull
will probably get to a point of being 15 ships and boosters ahead
rich blade
One part of me wants starship to be the first and the other part of me does not ...
still want Vulcan to be first
i mean one contender dropped out the race
wouldnt be surprised if ZQ-2 wins
past robin
Rocket 4
shell python
License for Spashdown on Hawaii
“issue date: today”
i feel like someone would make a fake id and actually do that
past robin
Exp: never
rich blade
curious to see how stage sep goes
pulsar pollen
I'm pretty sure that's gonna be the main area of suspense for engineers
other than Max Q and water landing of B7
rich blade
what about re entry
edgy dust
past robin
We are exploding!
rich blade
is michael in starbase?
pulsar pollen
what about re entry
yeah sure, but not a higher priority than the stuff i mentioned
past robin
I'm pretty sure that's gonna be the main area of suspense for engineers
other th...
The entire launch will be the main area of suspense
rich blade
yeah sure, but not a higher priority than the stuff i mentioned
i guess
liftoff will be a monumental area of suspense
so that it doesnt kaboom the whole mount
past robin
Yep
pulsar pollen
liftoff is the main hype moment
makes your hands all shaky and your voice all hoarse and stuff
past robin
I think the scariest part will be the 7 raptor aborts in a row
pulsar pollen
aka you actually feel alive for like five minutes
pulsar pollen
I think the scariest part will be the 7 raptor aborts in a row
lmao
edgy dust
is michael in starbase?
Yes, probably to setup autotrack and just for the launch
shell python
I'm pretty sure that's gonna be the main area of suspense for engineers
other th...
what will they do with b7 anywya
pulsar pollen
I think they mentioned doing a water landing
shell python
curious to see how stage sep goes
spin n pray!
pulsar pollen
Essentially
Everything a booster does on land
but on the ocean
probably so that they dont nuke Starbase on accident
shell python
I think they mentioned doing a water landing
yeah i know that, but like are they gonna tow it back?
pulsar pollen
...no idea, actually
I mean, I would defineitely recover it and take a look at it if it lands intact or not-so-intact
So I think they'll do the same?
shell python
yeah, just haven’t seen anything abt that
rich blade
if it lands intact, i can see them somehow towing it back to port
and ripping it apart
manic frigate
.
next sierra
.
remote onyx
if it lands intact, i can see them somehow towing it back to port
Are they doing propulsive landing?
next sierra
Are they doing propulsive landing?
For booster kinda sorta
But which they're simulating a tower catch, BECOing and letting it fall like 50m
viscid granite
wai got in 💀
remote onyx
But which they're simulating a tower catch, BECOing and letting it fall like 50m
That's not ending intact then lol
rich blade
is anything in the starship program practical
they want to catch a 70m skyscraper with two massive chopsticks
manic frigate
lem fao moment
next sierra
I mean, it's quite practical long term, it's just stupidly complicated to pull off
mystic pilot
I have a feeling the chopsticks thing won't work
rich blade
tbh the bellyflop is kinda smart
manic frigate
they want to catch a 70m skyscraper with two massive chopsticks
they did before try landing a cylindrical piece of carbon fiber from nearly half of the atmosphere down into a tiny little piece of concrete in the middle of the ocean
next sierra
I have a feeling the chopsticks thing won't work
There's no reason it shouldn't, if anything it's easier than F9 ASDS landings
For ship it's a little iffier
But still doable
mystic pilot
There's no reason it shouldn't, if anything it's easier than F9 ASDS landings
You gotta land in between the chopsticks and hover for awhile, waiting for them to close
Needs to be very precise and also wastes a lot of fuel hovering
rich blade
right I'm going to sleep bye u lot
manic frigate
You gotta land in between the chopsticks and hover for awhile, waiting for them ...
if u rly think about it, it takes almost the same precision to land it in the middle as what you would to land f9
mystic pilot
But the f9 doesn't always land on the x
next sierra
But the f9 doesn't always land on the x
That's by design
mystic pilot
Also, I can't believe there are 2k people already waiting on the livestream
manic frigate
But the f9 doesn't always land on the x
all the arms rly need to do is close in. spacex is not going for dead center just close
rich blade
Also, I can't believe there are 2k people already waiting on the livestream
my brother in Christ what is this
viscid granite
Also, I can't believe there are 2k people already waiting on the livestream
its him
mystic pilot
my brother in Christ what is this
The livestream?
rich blade
ah
shell python
But which they're simulating a tower catch, BECOing and letting it fall like 50m
wait what 
PLEASE tell me they will have cameras for that
pulsar pollen
....
That'd be cool to watch
but also
would the booster be completely empty when it falls, or?
next sierra
wait what <:stare:948044683907592202>
I'm pretty sure
shell python
they did before try landing a cylindrical piece of carbon fiber from nearly half...
carbon fiber?
next sierra
but also
would the booster be completely empty when it falls, or?
Close to it
pulsar pollen
because a 50 m fall is a 100% dissassembly
next sierra
They'll probably vent the main tanks and run the headers to dry
Or just hover to burn prop like they did on the HAFTs
remote onyx
because a 50 m fall is a 100% dissassembly
Just speeding up the process
shell python
There's no reason it shouldn't, if anything it's easier than F9 ASDS landings
not really?? it needs to be more precise and watch for horizontal hazards. PLUS it has a huge risk if it goes wrong
pulsar pollen
not really?? it needs to be more precise and watch for horizontal hazards. PLUS ...
yeah this
remote onyx
I think just the hover time is gonna be an issue
shell python
That'd be cool to watch
same with the bellyflop, imma cry if they don’t
pulsar pollen
a hovering booster
a hovering SUPERHEAVY booster is gonna be hella dangerous
shell python
i’d expect them to have assets out there for engineering data at least
remote onyx
They'll have planes atleast
shell python
also a super heavy hovering 50m above the ocean is going to be surreal af to see
manic frigate
carbon fiber?
my fault i acidentally mixed it up with the landing legs
i think it was aluminum-lithium
maybe idk
remote onyx
also a super heavy hovering 50m above the ocean is going to be surreal af to see
How far off shore do we know
I'm hopping it's like the f9 tests
next sierra
i think it was aluminum-lithium
The Falcon stages are Al-Li yep
Also lol shocker, rip 25
next sierra
u didn't know?
I mean it's been clear for a while imo, I thought 26 would get scrapped too
It has no reason to exist
manic frigate
I mean it's been clear for a while imo, I thought 26 would get scrapped too
i mean without the fins and heat shield it looks like a rly big soda can
next sierra
Alex had a much more descriptive name for them 
manic frigate
Alex had a much more descriptive name for them <:troll:827026493162389585>
Don't tell me..
i think I know 😲
remote onyx
Fun stick is the og name
manic frigate
oh
next sierra
Fun stick is the og name
no, worse
I can't find it anymore because it's from back before forums
manic frigate
imma dm u my guess
modest heron
I can't find it anymore because it's from back before forums
Imagine not having access to the archived threads
next sierra
Imagine not having access to the archived threads
Yeah, I don't see the starship one though
Was probably deleted instead of archived unless I'm blind
tulip barn
modest heron
Yeah, I don't see the starship one though
It's not in #générał-space
next sierra
Where then
modest heron
But in the thread chan
tulip barn
no way those fly
For the second and third flights, after separation from Super Heavy, Starship’s engines would
start and burn to the desired orbit location. Upon reentry, Starship is expected to break up and
SpaceX proposed an area southwest of Hawai’i, to account for the potential Starship debris field (sounds like the bare ones will)
undone gull
correct
proven field
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1647051819661533187
lmao @upbeat flare
undone gull
it will go, 24/7, 26/9, 27 (first payload)/10, 28 (probably first soft splashdown from orbit) /11 (first potential catch)
past robin
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1647051819661533187
lmao <@318517142...
Lmao
@next sierra is your website updated
next sierra
Shameless
tacit kite
I am so unimaginably fucking hyped i cannot think straight
zealous crystal
https://istherealaunchlicenseyet.lol/
Should have written WE ARE GOING
tacit kite
well I cant think straight ever but im thinking even less straight due to the hype
zealous crystal
I am so unimaginably fucking hyped i cannot think straight
I'm ok
modest heron
I am so unimaginably fucking hyped i cannot think straight
Welcome into the LGBT family
next sierra
tacit kite
great im gay^2 now
viscid granite
welcome to the club
tacit kite
fuck off bezos
tacit kite
lmao
viscid granite
jeff is gay now
next sierra
being ninja'd sucks, it's even worse when someone says something even funnier 
proven field
The (standard) liability (and government property, not applicable here) insurance policy clauses for Starship.
A Starship launch has a liability insurance of $500 million! That's like >2x a Crew Dragon launch, >3x Atlas V 541 and almost 50x a Electron launch
shell python
How far off shore do we know
it’s doing partial BBB iirc
whole hawk
next sierra
https://twitter.com/spacesudoer/status/1646858520221085696
THE HORDES shall DESCEND
undone gull
https://twitter.com/spacesudoer/status/1646858520221085696
*Space nerds assemble
starship flight test is captain america
or SpaceX
the hammer with the name i cant spell is the faa license
fervent aspen
https://twitter.com/spacesudoer/status/1646858520221085696
whole moat
Also lol shocker, rip 25
27 doesn’t exist and 28 has a heat shield right
Oh nah 27 is still around idk where I got that idea
next sierra
Truly beyond me why they continue with S26
S27 isn't that far behind it and they could've gotten it to the point 26 is at in just a few more weeks I would think... And it actually has a reason to exist
They're so far ahead on vehicles right now that there will inevitably be a couple of vehicles scrapped in the next year or so, may as well cut out the one that LITERALLY DOES NOT HAVE A FUNCTION besides testing the new block
timber relic
From this document it seems like both 26 and 27 won't even reach a proper orbit and we'll have to wait until S28
brittle spire
So now we pray that the first launch does not blow up anything
so they can keep launching
past robin
Uhhmmm what the fuck is that
rich blade
looks like someone was welding something and the sparks fell down
or some wire just exploded
rich blade
i dont think so
edgy dust
Does welding usually give off that volume of sparks
You could also hear something falling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_YaxHqXjSo
whole moat
Something fell, maybe took out a bunch of electrical stuff with it?
Or maybe the thing that fell was just made of flint
woeful kernel
Baswd on this, seems to start from above ship QD
Hope it doesn't delay launch
Possible dearming of FTS as well to check status of tower
shell python
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/577909263012462596/1096738375903490078/...
UH
LMAO WHAT
undone gull
Possible dearming of FTS as well to check status of tower
We don’t know what they are doing to the FTS so don’t jump to conclusions
woeful kernel
We don’t know what they are doing to the FTS so don’t jump to conclusions
That's why mentiomed possible...
whole hawk
I do not think it is serious and will not affect the launch.
I think Alex mentioned that what matters is the launch, even if there are still some "details to be completed" with the launch pad.
hollow knot
Guys
I'm not joking I legit had a dream last night about the Starship OFT
There were onboard camera but then like 1 minute into flight all but 3-4 engines shutdown
And the ones that were on were gambling like crazy
And then my alarm rang
And John Inspreucker was the host of the live stream
Pin this
Just thought in belonged in this thread rather than #générał-space
hollow knot
So what's up with the chopsticks?
shell python
Guys
I'm not joking I legit had a dream last night about the Starship OFT
There ...
lmao i could see that
wonder what the raptor plan in the case that happens is
proven field
Guys
I'm not joking I legit had a dream last night about the Starship OFT
There ...
Isn't that exactly what N1 did lmao
hollow knot
Isn't that exactly what N1 did lmao
Not 1 minute into flight no
umbral karma
SpaceX about to make fried turtle a Bcoa Chica specialty dish
pulsar pollen
Guys
I'm not joking I legit had a dream last night about the Starship OFT
There ...
Yknow I've always thought that Starship is really similar to N1 in terms of the number of engines strapped to it
SpaceX bois have the benefit of knowing what went wrong with the N1 tho so
maybe the problem might not emerge
vagrant moat
SpaceX bois have the benefit of knowing what went wrong with the N1 tho so
maybe...
The problem with N1's engines wasn't really related to the number of them, it was much more related to the fact that:
- N1 engines could literally only be fired once, so it was impossible to static fire them to test for defects, meaning every N1 engine was untested.
- N1 engines didn't have proper safing mechanisms to prevent one engine's failure from cascading to the other ones.
Both of these problems have been more or less dealt with by X by this point.
whole moat
Not 1 minute into flight no
yeah, N1 had all its engines shut off on the launches that failed a minute in
hollow knot
Yeah buttttt
In my dream the full stack was still pushing up, acceleration was slow but enough to reach space
Atleast thats what was happening before I woke up
hollow knot
The problem with N1's engines wasn't really related to the number of them, it wa...
YESSS FINALLYYYY, SOMEONE BRINGS TO LIGHT THST IT WSSNT THE NUMBER OF ENGINES THAT CAUSED FAULIEUREZ!!
vagrant moat
My hot take is still that UR-700 would probably have been more practical than N1 was
true aspen
If the N1 got around to use the nk33s instead of the nk15s I believe it could’ve made it
vagrant moat
Maybe but TBH that's kinda copium
true aspen
On one side the 700 was someeewhat simpler in concept
vagrant moat
The engines were far from the only problem
true aspen
No docking, all hypergolic
rich blade
possibly unpopular opinion: N1 was sick and i love it
true aspen
The engines were far from the only problem
Definitely, but the nk33 did have proper valves, so they would’ve caused less issues than the 15s
vagrant moat
True
rich blade
i stg if that falling elevator or whatever it was that happened at night delays teh launch then imma be mad
vagrant moat
Definitely, but the nk33 did have proper valves, so they would’ve caused less is...
But also uh... CRS Orb-3 might be indicative of something
Granted they were in a warehouse for 40 years, but still
rich blade
vagrant moat
Inb4 pad explosion
true aspen
But also uh... CRS Orb-3 might be indicative of something
Iirc it was corrosion on the turbine blades? I mean the engines were stored in warehouse for decades so I can see why
vagrant moat
Yeah
True
I dunno it's just kinda funny to me how many people say "whoa NK-33 was such a good engine, too bad it never got to fly on N1" and then immediately turn around and rib on Antares for being slapped-together and unreliable
true aspen
Iirc it was corrosion on the turbine blades? I mean the engines were stored in w...
Also Aerojet blew up one in the test stand some months prior to orb-3 so maybeee they should’ve checked them
rich blade
the fascinating thing was that like u said, they were in a hangar for 40 years and finally got to fly on a rocket, outside of USSR/Russia
true aspen
700 also had a ton of engines on the first stage didn’t it?
true aspen
9 engines nearly as powerful as the f1 🤯
gleaming schooner
vagrant moat
9 engines nearly as powerful as the f1 🤯
Hypergolic propellants are a hell of a drug
true aspen
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1095461367772885023/1096832923266715648/2...
Oh I hope they’re ok
Doesn’t sound like a nice fall
tacit kite
next sierra
Also Aerojet blew up one in the test stand some months prior to orb-3 so maybeee...
They blew another one up in 2012 as well
next sierra
From this document it seems like both 26 and 27 won't even reach a proper orbit ...
So not even a proper Starlink deploy on 27? Holy shit, that's disappointing
shell python
...no idea, actually
keen plover
ayyyyyyyyy
rich blade
nicee
rich blade
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/715551468509462619/1096865615207202916/...
whoever made this image
thats unironically a great render
keen plover
Up next on bottom gear: can a mug survive orbital entry
james may launches a mug into LEO using a kick stage on new shepard to find out!
modest heron
We know a petunia can but a whale can't
next sierra
tacit kite
COWABUNGA IT IS
viscid granite
slowly insert (the pins)
tacit kite
nah just ram it in
viscid granite
can i eat a heat tile
tacit kite
they’re the size of dinner plates so you can more than likely both eat a heat tile and eat off a heat tile
rich blade
make a cake in the shape of a heat tile
tacit kite
it went up a bit then stopped
rich blade
orbit 2019
keen plover
I still remember "ready for orbit 2021 if only the FAA lets us" days
modest heron
Orbit 2019 !
tacit kite
the number of active SHLLVs will triple this month
rich blade
the number of active SHLLVs will triple this month
will it?
tacit kite
FH3E, Starship, SLS
rich blade
well i guess FH3E is having its debut
but FH has already flown
just not in that config
rich blade
so its gonna be christened as a SHLLV now
tacit kite
but “triple” sounds more profound
next sierra
i know it’s bullshit semantics
Lmao, beat me to it
It's not bullshit semantics though, it literally isn't even a SHLV
tacit kite
i am a bullshit individual
tacit kite
also tf you on about FH3E does above 50 tons
next sierra
Payload adapter is only rated to 30
next sierra
Yes, but as it stands now FH3E is not capable of >50mt, and is therefore not a SHLV
tacit kite
true
i guess
solution: no adapter at all, bolt it to the fwd dome
NSF stop plugging merch mid lift please
it’s a good patch but i wanna watch alignment : (
timber relic
Payload adapter is only rated to 30
I still remember when it was rated for 11 tonnes and people said F9 couldn't launch payloads heavier than that. Then Starlink happened and that shut up a bunch of idiots
Just cause the current adapter has a mass limitation, it doesn't mean it will be like that forever and a new one can't be made
next sierra
Just cause the *current* adapter has a mass limitation, it doesn't mean it will ...
I knowwww I'm just being pointlessly semantic
tacit kite
bullshit semantics are fun
true aspen
make a cake in the shape of a heat tile
Hyper realistic starship cake
tacit kite
im so fuckign hyped
viscid granite
we are gong
tacit kite
we are gay
viscid granite
yes
true aspen
🫡
tacit kite
godspeed tubes
viscid granite
sodas cans
hollow knot
true aspen
We really need to get the girl that does super realistic cakes on YouTube to do a starship heat shield tile one
hollow knot
im inspired and am going to make a scale starship stack lol
manic frigate
noice
true aspen
It happens around this time of the year…
tacit kite
this goddamn tube has been my entire personality for 3 years thank fuck it’s finally flying
when sqd
tacit kite
ship stand moving
whole moat
tacit kite
whole moat
shows picture of it not stacked
next sierra
*shows picture of it not stacked*
ALMOST
remote onyx
So erm like its happening then?
low totem
On Monday theoretically
true aspen
Time for we are going spamming
next sierra
I wouldn't be surprised if Discord struggles Monday morning
I've seen @/everyone pings in giant servers being it to its knees, and this is pretty much Mecca for nerds
And everyone's gonna be sharing images and videos and in voice chat and streaming
true aspen
And everyone's gonna be sharing images and videos and in voice chat and streamin...
Its gonna be so lit
even more so than artemis I (especially because this one isn't launching at 2 in the morning)
remote onyx
I'm soo skipping class if isn't not delayed
hollow knot
im skipping class if it is delayed
next sierra
If it scrubs more than once I'm kinda screwed
hollow knot
altougth the next 3 school days we have state testing for the last hour or so of the launch window
hollow knot
If it scrubs more than once I'm kinda screwed
are you at boca?
next sierra
No
hollow knot
oh
whole hawk
tacit kite
work platform stand moving
umbral karma
That first pic makes me so hard
Its so detailed now
The little S24 is a nice touch
rich blade
if it scrubs on monday then on tuesday im screwed
hollow knot
i hope it scrubs until Thursday
hollow knot
because then i can skip class with full confidencise of not missing the state test, more so not missing it but really just they wont let me go
remote onyx
I'm hoping it's Tuesday
rich blade
im hoping monde
pulsar pollen
I couldnt be happier that this baby launches on Monday
vagrant moat
So did the thing that fell not turn out to be a problem?
pulsar pollen
Plenty of time to see this time even if we get hit with a bunch of delays
pulsar pollen
So did the thing that fell not turn out to be a problem?
huh?
was that a mission-delaying issue?
vagrant moat
That's what I'm asking
true aspen
apparently the elevator died or something
tacit kite
skill issue, just use lifts
manic frigate
https://vxtwitter.com/mcrs987/status/1647041005688897539 me when
if the first launch went like this, i wouldn't be surprised fr
mystic pilot
Just use stairs
west umbra
24 hour notif is gonna be surreal
remote onyx
Ggrsfdse
tacit kite
so true bestie
true aspen
Starship-SuperHeavy (Prototype) | Starship Flight Test
24 hours until launch from Orbital Launch Pad A, Starbase, Texas, USA .
tacit kite
said goobers are now departing
undone gull
will go back
remote onyx
So soon
shell python
probably to test improvements to whatever fails on the first test flight
still odd
vagrant moat
Its actually happening?
undone gull
Yes
vagrant moat
Its actually happening?
Monday morning
undone gull
Approaching 24 hours from evac
vagrant moat
Yee haa
past robin
Oh god
tacit kite
mr. X it isn’t this difficult to align a goddamn projector
sure it’s taking up the whole high bay but the rotate button is RIGHT THERE
vagrant moat
mr. X it isn’t this difficult to align a goddamn projector
Mr. X?
vagrant moat
What projector
vagrant moat
Ah
undone gull
Last night before we enter the countdown
true aspen
Big day
proven field
Nothing in front now
hollow plaza
amazing
tacit kite
truly the aerospace company of all time
looking like a justice concert now
is that a fuckin mouse drawing lines
west umbra
💀
tacit kite
ms paint for mega bay
yeah this is infinitely entertaining
can’t even draw the lines straight
west umbra
most sane spacex employee
viscid granite
what
tacit kite
watch sbl
vagrant moat
Fuck's sake
viscid granite
miranda:
tacit kite
they’re fucking around with a projector
aand it’s misaligned again
top one aligned
bottom one
not
bottom one got worse
what are you doign spx
viscid granite
FOUR
whole moat
SpaceX what you doin
viscid granite
mentally challenged operator
tacit kite
attempt 5 woozOooOo
spx logo
they’ve done it, they’ve managed to install RGB lights on the fucking mega bay
the lines are VERTICAL now
groundbreaking
west umbra
oh my they've advanced to copy paste
tacit kite
they’re evolving in real time
good job spacex
nope they’ve botched it
nvm
imagine they do this
none of those lines are straight
lmao threw it out entirely
viscid granite
you know what else isn’t straight
tacit kite
half this godawful server
tacit kite
me included
viscid granite
yeah me too
tacit kite
this is hell but it’s our hell
limpid robin
half this godawful server
Real
viscid granite
God’s blessed hell
tacit kite
god bless this mess
tacit kite
oh my god cfour jumpscare
tacit kite
he’s fucking telepathic
viscid granite
it doesn’t play
limpid robin
BRO I STARTED TO SEND THE OH CFOUR GIF BUT DELETED IT
Im just good
limpid robin
BRO I STARTED TO SEND THE OH CFOUR GIF BUT DELETED IT
Wait what where you thing to summon me for 💀
viscid granite
idk
tacit kite
they’ve discovered the undo button!
still struggling with the triangles
woah it actually looks good now??
what’s the intern cooking now
more lines
fascinating
west umbra
they've advanced to squares
past robin
this is like an alien learning a new language
the alien in spacex's basement drawing symbols it knows from earth:
whole hawk
uwu
timber relic
Stupid fog
If this is how it's gonna be tomorrow at this time we ain't gonna see shit
mystic pilot
Stupid fog
are you the real alex from nsf?
timber relic
I sure hope so 
edgy dust
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/907359598351106151/1097063363634274435/im...
Here is the person that ran the light show: https://twitter.com/LaserShane
proven field
Holy
timber relic
Less than 24 hours...
oak sable
ye I saw it earleir in Twitter 
modest heron
Hi Jello
tulip magnet
hi step
modest heron
"What are you doing step-french ?"
tulip magnet
😳
edgy dust
SBL now has a countdown clock [ Credit: NSF Starbase Live ]
timber relic
Chat literally was like can you change it can you change it can you change it can you change it can you change it
So we were like bah okay, let's do it
edgy dust
Chat literally was like can you change it can you change it can you change it ca...
can you change it back can you change it back can you change it back /s
oak sable
So we were like bah okay, let's do it
edgy dust
tacit kite
fuck wind
modest heron
I'm not sure that's possible
tacit kite
not with that attitude
rich blade
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1647601303634460674?s=20
oh no pls
sharp flower
they just need to build a wall all the way up to space to block wind
simple solution
modest heron
And add an elevator to the wall
low totem
I’m teaching a class from 8am-11:30a CST on Monday, and have flying lessons from 9am-11am on Tuesday. I swear if I miss this launch…
modest heron
Show the launch to the class
umbral karma
they just need to build a wall all the way up to space to block wind
Make the wind pay for it
umbral karma
oh
modest heron
imagine Starlink having priority over other SpX missions <:TrollPolite:901878835...
Starlink having priority over Starlink
oak sable
ISS rescue mission got delayed due to Starlink mission
sharp flower
Make the wind pay for it
We will make the wind pay
edgy dust
next sierra
viscid granite
him
timber relic
He better take a last good look at his beloved stage zero before that thing obliterates it with a pad fallback /s
umbral karma
He better take a last good look at his beloved stage zero before that thing obli...
It wont happen
positive energy
tacit kite
explosions have positive energy
umbral karma
Increaser of entropy
hollow plaza
explosions have positive energy
There is no positive energy
Will the energy be turned into kinetic energy(orbit) or heat(explosion), that is the question
rich blade
well theres also gravitational potential energy
which will all be lost as thermal energy when it flattens the pad
hollow plaza
Lmao
rich blade
yeah its not N1, N1 was smaller and had less fuel on board
umbral karma
I guess both were made by underpaid minions under a ruthless leader
rich blade
proud ginkgo
Dishes pointing at the Launch Site
hollow knot
https://twitter.com/daily_hopper/status/1647583098694176768
🥹
oak sable
He better take a last good look at his beloved stage zero before that thing obli...
LET'S GOOOOO
true aspen
time for "WE ARE GOING"
shell python
Less than 24 hours...
damn that’s pretty
shell python
SBL now has a countdown clock [ Credit: NSF Starbase Live ]
that’s crazy, feels abt as surreal as the artemis clock
shell python
He better take a last good look at his beloved stage zero before that thing obli...
LMAO
timber relic
that’s crazy, feels abt as surreal as the artemis clock
Yeah we had thought about the clock no clock cause technically Starship isn't in countdown yet. When we did it for Artemis I, it was under countdown
shell python
explosions have positive energy
they conserve it, no?
the amount of energy in the system at the end is theoretically the amount at the start
timber relic
But people were asking in chat a million times so just so they're happy we put the clock
shell python
net energy anyway
rich blade
does SLS have the longest countdown
shell python
Will the energy be turned into kinetic energy(orbit) or heat(explosion), that is...
both
shell python
https://twitter.com/daily_hopper/status/1647583098694176768
if we lose hoppy tomorrow i’m actually going to bawl
it’s so sad
he’s been there the entire time and watched everyone else live and die as he grows old
oak sable
does SLS have the longest countdown
Depends on where u start to count I think
rich blade
if we lose hoppy tomorrow i’m actually going to bawl
its in relation to losing B7 and S24
rich blade
Depends on where u start to count I think
call to stations
shell python
Yeah we had thought about the clock no clock cause technically Starship isn't in...
fair. when does it start into count?
shell python
its in relation to losing B7 and S24
i know, but it reminded me. i’m emotionally attached to hoppy
rich blade
i know, but it reminded me. i’m emotionally attached to hoppy
everyone is
hoppy has seen it all
whole hawk
Add
shell python
hoppy and i are besties
shell python
rich blade
hoppy is the goat
shell python
😭😭
vagrant moat
Question
shell python
shoot
vagrant moat
If it explodes on the pad and all of the fuel ignites
Will I be able to hear it from here
shell python
prob no
vagrant moat
Thought not
shell python
it’ll be the largest non-nuclear human made explosion in history i think
vagrant moat
Even bigger than the Halifax explosion?
shell python
i think?
timber relic
fair. when does it start into count?
For F9 I know it is at about T-4h except for crew missions
tacit kite
whole hawk
rocket take off?
tacit kite
oak sable
real
tacit kite
tweet deleted lmao
whole hawk
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1647654616455319552?s=46&t=dYnSl0r_IaE16aITLGg...
BFR
tacit kite
18 hours
umbral karma
If this explodes, it might well be the largest non-nuclear manmade explosion right?
modest heron
Probably not
umbral karma
Lebanon explosion might be bigger yea
A full stack of CH4 and LOX is an insane amount of potential explosive though
Yeah looked it up Beirut explosion was the biggest
0.8-1.1kT
N1 explosion as estimated 1kT
So actually yes, it could definitely take the record
raven scroll
can't we figure out how much energy will drop out of a ss/sh stack
next sierra
If this explodes, it might well be the largest non-nuclear manmade explosion rig...
Depends on mixture ratio but possibly
next sierra
can't we figure out how much energy will drop out of a ss/sh stack
Perfect mixture ratio is 7.7kT if memory serves
raven scroll
ouch
next sierra
More likely in the 1-2 range
next sierra
Which would beat out N1 F2, Beirut, Halifax, Tianjin, etc
raven scroll
I can't get over the idea that if sh doesn't sink they're just gonna shoot it
next sierra
I can't get over the idea that if sh doesn't sink they're just gonna shoot it
Most Texas solution ever
raven scroll
exactly lmao
umbral karma
Why not haul it back?
raven scroll
how could we do this if we banned guns?
true aspen
If this explodes, it might well be the largest non-nuclear manmade explosion rig...
Doubt it'll be more than halifax
whole hawk
next sierra
Why not haul it back?
Because it'd be full of CH4 and GOX..?
whole hawk
Tomorrow
umbral karma
Its an empty tank, it will float. Can attach a tug boat and simply pull it back
true aspen
SEND THE A-10 
next sierra
The only reason they would shoot it would be if they were unable to open its valves, in which case it would still have a good bit of prop left (probably a couple dozen tons)
next sierra
SEND THE A-10 <:LETS_GOOO:824788663979343882>
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTT
true aspen
30mm of FREEDOM
next sierra
Gun first, airplane second
true aspen
umbral karma
ULA sniper is foaming at the mouth
umbral karma
MOAB2
pulsar pollen
Even bigger than the Halifax explosion?
definitely not, but it'll be pretty big
shell python
If this explodes, it might well be the largest non-nuclear manmade explosion rig...
yes iirc
vagrant moat
Yeah Halifax was insane
pulsar pollen
'll be the biggest eplosion in spaceflight history tho
it'll trump the N1 explosion by a very wide margin
but far less loud
vagrant moat
||Make sure Gene isn't nearby||
pulsar pollen
well, depends on the explosion cause, but whatever
pulsar pollen
||Make sure Gene isn't nearby||
FFS
shell python
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1107378575924035584
wonder if this is still happening https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1107380559834046465?s=20
Twitter
rich blade
||Make sure Gene isn't nearby||
they dont have those cheeseburgers in starbase
vagrant moat
He's still alive too y'know
vagrant moat
He is
modest heron
wonder if this is still happening https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1107380559...
Won't happen
true aspen
Sounds pretty complicated
vagrant moat
Transpiration cooling would be rad as fuck but yeah it's not happening
next sierra
wonder if this is still happening https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1107380559...
No, that was pre-Starbricks I think
Or at least was supposed to replace them eventually
Not happening anymore
hollow knot
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1107378575924035584
No shit really?
edgy dust
hollow knot
thick sphinx
proud ginkgo
thick sphinx
they needed to squeeze the post in before it's too late
sinful schooner
the SLS slander to going to get real
rich blade
sadge
tulip barn
does anyone have a reentry visibility map?
rich blade
fleet lichen
Is a scrub tomorrow at all likely?
hollow knot
a scrub for any launch at any day is likely
rich blade
the starship launch hype is starting to kick in
im slowly realising that its launching tomorrow
fleet lichen
It's just that the way they're talking about it is less "launch window opens tomorrow" and more "tomorrow it happens"
rich blade
optimism
rich blade
i feel like it will and i hope it will
low totem
Cuz it's the only time I won't be able to watch
same here
viscid granite
It’s at 6am for me
School is at 8 (thank god it’s not 7:30 still)
If it’s on time splashdown should be around 8:30 cst?
low totem
Yes?
viscid granite
ok
low totem
I can watch the first ~15 of the window, then from 8am-9am, then nothing past that
I feel like I'm going to miss it
and I hate it
viscid granite
rip
low totem
Then I'm going to be flying on Tuesday morning, so I'm liable to miss the backup window then too
Between the two of us, its 100% launching first try
hollow knot
7am for me
i feel like there going to hold and then launch at the time im in school
becuase i can watch for the first 1 and a half of the launch window
then im in school
pulsar pollen
Is a scrub tomorrow at all likely?
Oh yeah definietly
I'm kinda half-expecting a scrub
The rocket is pretty tall, so wind shear can be a potential reason to scrub
I doubt it'll launch at its designated time, more than likely to hold for a little bit before everyone in mission control is happy
fleet lichen
This would be the only starship test flight I've ever missed if it happens Monday :/
Literally any other day! Arrgh
whole moat
It isn’t true now and never was regardless of the existence of starship but who’s counting