General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Zimme83 on March 30, 2017, 05:59:50 PM
Title: SpaceX launch used rocket
Post by: Zimme83 on March 30, 2017, 05:59:50 PM
After a successful launch and landing of a used Falcon 9 SpaceX have reached another huge milestone. :banana:
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Post by: Beefcake on March 31, 2017, 02:49:47 AM
I was watching the live feed a work, cheering and hoping everything would go well which it seems to have. Seeing a "Wright Brothers" moment really makes your day. :D
Title: Re: SpaceX launch used rocket
Post by: PR3D4TOR on March 31, 2017, 05:27:23 AM
Big day for "cheap" access to space. Step one complete. Step two: Bring the second stage back for reuse.
The vision:
https://youtu.be/sSF81yjVbJE
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Post by: hotcoffe on March 31, 2017, 05:42:27 AM
:banana: wait for me Mars ! :x
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Post by: PR3D4TOR on March 31, 2017, 08:23:04 AM
And the Falcon Heavy
https://youtu.be/4Ca6x4QbpoM
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Post by: eagl on April 01, 2017, 08:24:16 PM
Still need to man-rate everything.
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Post by: PR3D4TOR on April 01, 2017, 09:29:26 PM
True, but their long term goal is to minimize inspections between flights. At some point LEO-access spacecraft will be "refuel and go", like planes today.
Title: Re: SpaceX launch used rocket
Post by: Wolfala on April 02, 2017, 09:28:17 AM
Remember, the original Rockwall design concepts for the shuttle were SSTO. Reason you ended up with two strap ons was because of a parallel soviet effort we wanted to beat. So instead of a reusable design we ended up with a kludge. One could argue we got in-flight satellite servicing - which is a capability we can't duplicate without a version 2 orbiter. But the throw weight of the orbiter was way below the original specification and what we ended up with was more out of expediency then a rational design criteria.
Title: Re: SpaceX launch used rocket
Post by: PR3D4TOR on April 02, 2017, 10:17:45 AM
This year SpaceX and NASA will fly humans on the Crew Dragon. Like the rest of the system it will use propulsive landing. Wings are so 20th century...
https://youtu.be/RmfxqSseakM
They also plan on a Moon fly-by with two paying passengers this year, and an unmanned Mars mission next year.
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Post by: FBDragon on April 03, 2017, 12:18:35 AM
lol I've got front row seats for every launch!! I live in Daytona Beach and lived in Cape Canaveral, hell I just had go sit on my balcony and watch and feel them. Wife hated them cause they kept knockingcrap off the shelves! :old: :cheers: :salute