Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 02:50:00 UTC No. 16466705

ITS OVER FOR PLOVERS

Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 04:12:00 UTC No. 16466780

>>16466591
He’s got to be careful with all those satellites possibly overcrowding Earth’s orbit.

https://youtu.be/qeEkfM0k7rQ

Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 06:37:16 UTC No. 16466863

>>16466591
The future is going to be fire.
When are they going to connect X to Neuralink

Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 23:08:29 UTC No. 16467677

>>16466591
>Elon can launch whatever he wants, whenever he wants.
Completely irrelevant. Threadly reminder that raptor engines are simply too pussy to boost the Starship to orbit. Clustering them doesn't "increase" the thrust, it only creates interference patterns in the exhaust and inevitably creates a bottleneck in the fuel supply...this is why green exhaust from cooked, exploding engines or fuel line blowouts are a routine on every flight to date. The efficiency takes a huge hit that the quantity of engines cannot possibly compensate for. So Raptor 3s won't do shit because of not only this, but the thrust chamber and nozzle size remaining unchanged...it's just rearranging deck chairs.

The net result is that a dead-empty Starship is still unable to achieve orbit and can only fly on a parabolic arc into the Indian Ocean, its maximum possible range. Landing the booster in Mechazilla is a hollow victory, because it's impossible to know the capacity of that given booster...it may actually be weaker than the Falcon Heavy or New Glenn, due to mounting inefficiencies.

To effectively test ANY rocket system, a ballast "dummy" load is typically used. Additionally, if Starship were capable of reaching orbit, this would be the best place to "park" it so its systems can be reviewed and a closer landing site can be prepared and the vehicle examined, post-reentry. Musk fans need to ask themselves why neither of these tasks are occurring. By flight 6, the Saturn V had landed men on the Moon. And the Space Shuttle had flown humans six times and hosted an EMU.

What you are watching is the most elaborate vaporware demo in history.

Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 23:22:34 UTC No. 16467700

>>16467677
well i mostly agree. a more coherent approach is closer to a falcon superheavy configuration
instead of 3x falcon-9 first stages, develop a falcon-15 and then triple that.

Anonymous at Fri, 8 Nov 2024 23:22:57 UTC No. 16467701

>>16466591
uhhh vased?

Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 00:23:18 UTC No. 16467786

>>16467700
Raptor is bigger than Merlin, you could just make a rocket with a core of 9 Raptors.