Sour Grapes is when you disparage something that has proven unattainable. Coping is a slang that refers to a mechanism or a self-delusion that an individual clings to in order deal with a situation. European Space Agency Director of Space Transportation Toni Tolker-Nielsen says he does not think Starship will be a game-changer or a …
The SpaceX Super Heavy Starship is the largest and heaviest object ever flown it will be caught with the launch tower. Elon Musk talked about the flaps and heat shield. SpaceX will over-compensate for the flap and heat shield issues for the next flight. SpaceX will redesign the forward flaps. The front section flaps will …
SpaceX is less than 48 hours from a scheduled Starship orbital launch attempt. The FAA has granted the license for the launch. Thursday, June 6 for Starship’s fourth flight test. A 120-minute launch window opens at 7:00 a.m. CT. Targeting Thursday, June 6 for Starship’s fourth flight test. A 120-minute launch window opens at 7:00 …
According to Kshatriya, SpaceX will perform a Starship-to-Starship cryogenic propellant transfer test in 2025. According to Kshatriya, SpaceX will perform a Starship-to-Starship cryogenic propellant transfer test in 2025. pic.twitter.com/S6f17Rr6zy — Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) April 26, 2024 We have known that fuel transfer capability is critical for the $3.5 billion NASA-SpaceX Lunar Starship program. SpaceX will …
Elon Musk says the Long term cost of a single Starship launch can reach $2 million. The reusable payload of 200 tonnes would mean $10 per kilogram for launch cost. If engines were further improved to 250 tons of reusable payload the cost to orbit would be $8 per kilogram. Nextbigfuture notes that sending only …
Many SpaceX Starship heat tiles fell off during the last orbital launch. The number of heat tiles that fell off were so high that one group of people have found some that washed up from the ocean after a storm. The heat tiles are light and fragile. SpaceX must determine improved ways to prevent the …
SpaceX COO Gwynn Shotwell said We’ll figure out what happened on both stages as well and get back to flight, hopefully in about six weeks, flight four hopefully, beginning part of May. SpaceX’s President and COO Gwynne Shotwell gave the opening keynote at the Satellite 2024’s opening session today. Shotwell also said 1. SpaceX’s immediate …
Elon Musk tweeted that SpaceX Starship will travel across the solar system and to the cloud of objects around us. The cloud of objects around us are either referring to the Kuiper Belt (35-80AU and possibly larger) and the Oort Comet Cloud (0.03 to 3.2 light-years). Nextbigfuture has covered recent research findings that the Kuiper …
SpaceX had the huge success on March 14, 2024 with the successful launch of Starship to orbit. The Super Heavy booster returned most of the way but lost control before a soft landing attempt. The Starship was lost after about 49 minutes when it tried to re-enter but burned up with some lost heat shield. …
SpaceX has shown us the inside of the Starship while it was in orbit and opening the Pez bay door. Gases in the bay were shown escaping the door. This would be the real life venting into space shown in many science fiction movies. They also provide the first footage of re-entry plasma heating. This …
Here is a summary of what seems to have happened. Launch – Successful. Separation – Successful. Boost back – Successful I think. Super Heavy hover – Not successful. Achieving “orbit” – Huge success. Door open / close – Successful. Prop transfer – Big success. Re-entry upper stage – Partial success. Upper stage hover – Unsuccessful …