SpaceX (general discussion)

today is another launch of a Falcon Heavy
it took three years to have Client who need this rocket
and sadly it will be last time that Falcon Heavy fly as "The world’s most powerful rocket"
next time a Falcon Heavy is on Launch pad, SLS And Starship will have made there launches

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwsm32DtRKc
 
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Now, the center core needed bracing. Could that be enough to hold/be an axle for an oblique-wing that swings out? Do the landing legs weigh more than a B-52 landing bogie. If so, I could see this landing in a crosswind as a Baikal. Nosewheel uses wing axle-rudder and aft bogie similarly. Maybe upper oblique wing scissored down in the "6:30" position along the one flank-and the lower pair scissored up in the "12:00' position-also like clock hands. It would look like a spindly biplane on return...engine cluster where the radial goes. Nose of rocket hitched to truck with wings folded-B-52 bogie has wheel and seat attached so as to be steered like long fire truck.
 
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My Theory were this third Launch Tower will be installed.

Or better say catch Tower !

A evidence is that second launch Tower got smaller arms as first tower in Texas
means this could only be use as assembly on launch pad 39A and not to catch the returning Booster.
since Pad 39A is NASA property and leased by SpaceX
next to that is only launch pad for Manned flight to ISS with Dragon.
I think SpaceX and NASA not take the risk that deviate Booster hit that part of Launch pad !

and that returning Booster land at SpaceX landing zone or near by Launch complex were the catch Tower stands
if this is case, i guess they take Launch Complex-12 (former Atlas now abandon)
from here road transport either pad 39A or Robert road Starbase
Bonus: it disrupt operation of competitor Blue Origin on Launch Complex-11
 
Did some maths about Super Heavy and Starship. Wanted to know how much delta-v that thing had, with zero payload - and then how "far" could it go with or without LEO refueling.
Well, say what you want of Musk, but the goddam thing truly has jaw dropping performance.

Super Heavy has a 0.95 prop mass fraction, which is nothing short of astonishing. Then again, Atlas made of steel - balloon tanks - and Titan II stage 1 were in the same ballpark.

Starship is a bit lower, 0.923 but that's still quite good, on par with Saturn S-II and better than a S-IVB. Which used LH2, to their credit.

The whole thing stacked fueled fired, with zero payload and no refueling in LEO would have a total delta-v of 14 000 m/s. Not enough for 9400+3100+2400 that is, Earth surface to Moon surface one-way trip: that would be 14900 m/s. Well, that's why it refuels in LEO.
Still, 14 000 m/s is plenty enough for 9400+3100 = 12500 m/s to a TLI... and that, with 50 mt of payload. Enough to carry and drop Apollo CSM+LM (45 mt together).

I also get 200 mt to 9600 m/s, which is plenty enough for LEO. Six flights like this would lift 1200 mt of methalox, enough to refuel a Starship and send it to TMI : Trans Mars Injection.

That thing is a beast of a rocket, for sure.
 

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Starship 25 is moving to production site to get its Raptor engines
https://twitter.com/x/status/1590113804134027266
View: https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1590113804134027266


About the 3 Large Methan tanks removed from Launch Pad 39A
One show up in Brownsville, at new Testing side and future Raptor production site.
https://twitter.com/x/status/1590110078216318978
View: https://twitter.com/chrisk_91/status/1590110078216318978


https://twitter.com/x/status/1590100395086721027
View: https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1590100395086721027
 
Truckload Starlink v2 arrived at Starbase

while SL v1 were size of office-desk, SL v2 are size of car (and have much larger dish antenna)
Source: Nasa Space Flight Forum via Twitter
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Grey Havoc said:
www.cnbc.com

SpaceX just bought a big ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink

Elon Musk's aerospace business SpaceX just ordered one of the larger advertising packages available from Twitter.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com

www.reuters.com

Elon Musk's SpaceX buys ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink

SpaceX has bought an advertising package on Twitter for its satellite internet service Starlink, said Elon Musk, who owns the rocket company and the social media platform that is seeing an exodus of advertisers.
www.reuters.com www.reuters.com

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1592228773939892224
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Pending official confirmation, SpaceX likely just conducted the most powerful rocket engine firing in company history.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1592230603197681664
View: https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1592230603197681664


Each Raptor has approximately the thrust of three Merlin engines. Falcon Heavy has 27 engines. Even if they ran at slightly lower thrust, I think it is safe to say the above is now confirmed.

twitter.com/elonmusk/statu…
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1592437205708214273
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Super! How many repeat/incremental increase (number of engines) static fire tests do you predict until the full set 33 if all goes to plan?
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1592441977525923841
View: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1592441977525923841


Next test is ~20 sec firing with max oxygen fill to test autogenous pressurization, possibly one more static fire, then orbital launch attempt
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