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publiusr said:
spacenews.com

Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris

For the second time in just over three months, a SpaceX Starlink satellite has generated debris from an apparent on-orbit malfunction.
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"Both SpaceX and LeoLabs downplayed the risk from the incident. SpaceX said that the debris posed no threat to the International Space Station or the upcoming Artemis 2 launch. The company proceeded with a Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-16 mission early March 30.

“Due to the low altitude of the event, fragments from this anomaly will likely deorbit within a few weeks,” LeoLabs stated."
 
That speaks to the wisdom of SpaceX operating in low orbits, and moving many satellites to even lower orbits, for fast debris burnup.
 
Sferrin said:
Better latancy and at the rate they iterate they probably don't want them staying up for a decade or more anyway.
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BlueAbyssal said:
That speaks to the wisdom of SpaceX operating in low orbits, and moving many satellites to even lower orbits, for fast debris burnup.
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But it is the equivalent of all the spacecraft and burning them in a dump.
 
Byeman said:
But it is the equivalent of all the spacecraft and burning them in a dump.
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I’m all for reusing, repurposing, or otherwise making further use of satellites if we can, and perhaps in a world with cheap full reuse we can find affordable alternatives to deorbiting them.
 
NMaude said:
If these delays continue there are going to be a lot more SLS flights.
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I doubt it. Speeding up SLS core production is going to be a challenge for Boeing, no matter what Isaacman says, and even if one thinks Starship will never work, we can do a lot more with FH than we are, and New Glenn will also increase its flight rate. A delay of a month means little when the SLS will be lucky to fly again in two years, and at a dramatically higher cost per flight.
 
current state of Launch pad one
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Falcon
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UhrfsVShOXE&pp=ugUEEgJlbtIHCQnaCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D


Orbit?
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SpaceX Starship 13 Should be the First Orbital Flight | NextBigFuture.com

Starship FCC licenses for Flight 12 and 13 have been modified.
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Now, I'm going to defend Starship here--from this:


Technology has progressed, after all:
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USC Scientists Build a Memory Chip That Survives Temperatures Hotter Than Lava - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering

A discovery using graphene has produced a record-breaking high-temperature memory device, with implications for space exploration, deep-earth drilling, and the future of AI hardware.
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I have to admit, at this point watching launch vehicles moved around like chess pieces is not the pace of progress I hope for/expect - I'm more looking for "The next scheduled flight to the ISS and back is on April 20"... We're looking for reliable airline like service, people...
 
And they accuse OldSpace of moving deck-chairs around.

You know—I have to make a confession…SLS was a mistake…psst…it’s really a balloon!


You got me guys!

Okay…taking dibs on when this new Boca booster tumbles…

And Bossart has risen from the grave—offended at the balloon dig. “Low Orth Erbit” quote of the year.
 
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publiusr said:
And they accuse OldSpace of moving deck-chairs around.

You know—I have to make a confession…SLS was a mistake…psst…it’s really a balloon!


You got me guys!

Okay…taking dibs on when this new Boca booster tumbles…

And Bossart has risen from the grave—offended at the balloon dig. “Low Orth Erbit” quote of the year.
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Let me guess. You thought they test fired rockets in the VAB?
 
publiusr said:
Okay…taking dibs on when this new Boca booster tumbles…
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Super Boosters don't have issues. They haven't had ascent failure since the first flight and the next to two boosters only failed during return. There was one other failure during return but that was due to pushing the limits on angle of attack.
 
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Byeman said:
Super Boosters don't have issues. They haven't had ascent failure since the first flight and the next to two boosters failed during return. There was one other failure during return but that was due to pushing the limits on angle of attack.
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And they've reflown at least one of them. I wonder if he thinks Artemis II was reflying Artimis I.
 
Oops the bottom blew out.

Bezos--topless
Elon --bottomless.

The universe must have its little jokes.

At least the toilet survived this blow-out.

Fate called, to inform everyone that April is Old Space month.

Oh, and the NSF video of this debacle wasn't great either.

Elon...I'm laughing at the superior intellect.

The NSF guys did show a side view that didn't look quite as bad....but there was some debris.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gATVyKYCHGc
 
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publiusr said:
Oops the bottom blew out.

Bezos--topless
Elon --bottomless.

The universe must have its little jokes.

At least the toilet survived this blow-out.

Fate called, to inform everyone that April is Old Space month.

Oh, and the NSF video of this debacle wasn't great either.

Elon...I'm laughing at the superior intellect.

The NSF guys did show a side view that didn't look quite as bad....but there was some debris.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gATVyKYCHGc
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Yeah, it's called FOD. But do go on. It's amusing watching you tell us how much you hate it.
 

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