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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by Gfamily » Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:42 pm

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SpaceX's SN9 lining up for a 10km altitude lift off and return - I assume they are hoping for some time today...
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/02 ... clearance/
https://youtu.be/wfHqbahPKpY
Lift off was at 2:24CST if you want to watch it.
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Post by Grumble » Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:43 pm

Bang

Wonder if the FAA are happy?
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by Gfamily » Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:51 pm

Grumble wrote:
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Bang

Wonder if the FAA are happy?
Not happy, but maybe feeling a bit vindicated.
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Post by Gfamily » Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:02 am

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Re: Astronomy and Space

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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by Grumble » Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:59 am

And from further down that thread here’s a side by side with the last attempt. This latest one was worse.
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by JQH » Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:39 am

Why do they call it a starship when it only goes to low Earth orbit*?

This probably bugs me more than it should.


*when it doesn't go boom.
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by Gfamily » Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:49 am

JQH wrote:
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Why do they call it a starship when it only goes to low Earth orbit*?

This probably bugs me more than it should.


*when it doesn't go boom.
My understanding is that It's designed to go op top of a Falcon SuperHeavy rocket so that it will go beyond Low Earth Orbit and ultimately to Mars and beyond.
The use of Methane burning engines is (in principle) so that it can land in one piece on Mars - create replacement methane using Solar Panels and then return from Mars to Earth without having to take stupid amounts of fuel with it.

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Starship:
https://everydayastronaut.com/definitiv ... -starship/
The engine:
https://everydayastronaut.com/raptor-engine/
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by JQH » Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:05 pm

Still not a starship unless it goes to Alpha Centauri or further [/pedantry]
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Post by shpalman » Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:35 pm

I don't think going into low Earth orbit should be called "space exploration" either.
having that swing is a necessary but not sufficient condition for it meaning a thing
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Post by dyqik » Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:38 pm

JQH wrote:
Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:05 pm
Still not a starship unless it goes to Alpha Centauri or further [/pedantry]
I'll accept the Sun, and maybe Jupiter. Although that's more of a "failed-starship", which is more in keeping with Musk's capabilities.

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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by Martin_B » Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:39 pm

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Still not a starship unless it goes to Alpha Centauri or further [/pedantry]
When was the last time you saw a Ford Fiesta host a party, or a Ford Focus concentrate on anything?
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by JQH » Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:37 am

Martin_B wrote:
Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:39 pm
JQH wrote:
Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:05 pm
Still not a starship unless it goes to Alpha Centauri or further [/pedantry]
When was the last time you saw a Ford Fiesta host a party, or a Ford Focus concentrate on anything?
They're model names not vehicle types. The motoring equivalent of calling musk's rockets "starships" would be calling a mini minor a luxury coach.
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by bolo » Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:01 pm

Starship is also a model name.

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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by monkey » Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:46 pm

People seem to be annoyed at the star bit being wrong, rather than the ship bit.

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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by dyqik » Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:59 pm

monkey wrote:
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People seem to be annoyed at the star bit being wrong, rather than the ship bit.
Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.

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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by Grumble » Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:07 pm

Space submarines.

(In naval parlance a boat is something that goes under the water)
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by monkey » Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:10 pm

dyqik wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:59 pm
monkey wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:46 pm
People seem to be annoyed at the star bit being wrong, rather than the ship bit.
Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.

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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by dyqik » Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:35 pm

monkey wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:10 pm
dyqik wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:59 pm
monkey wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:46 pm
People seem to be annoyed at the star bit being wrong, rather than the ship bit.
Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqXN9OA41uw

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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by dyqik » Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:44 pm

dyqik wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:35 pm
monkey wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:10 pm
dyqik wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:59 pm


Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqXN9OA41uw
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by JQH » Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:33 pm

monkey wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:10 pm
dyqik wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:59 pm
monkey wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:46 pm
People seem to be annoyed at the star bit being wrong, rather than the ship bit.
Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.
Didn't involve the "Dean Drive" by any chance, did it?
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by monkey » Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:02 am

JQH wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:33 pm
monkey wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:10 pm
dyqik wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:59 pm


Spacecraft get called ships by simple analogy. Although since they are more like submarines than surface vessels in their self-dependency requirements for housing crew, maybe they should be called starboats.
I once watched a conspiracy theory "documentary" that had space submarines in it. And that wasn't the most bonkers bit.
Didn't involve the "Dean Drive" by any chance, did it?
I'm afraid I can't remember. Think there was some sort of anti gravity thing given to the Nazis by the reptilians.

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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by Millennie Al » Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:20 am

Grumble wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:07 pm
Space submarines.

(In naval parlance a boat is something that goes under the water)
But spcecraft don't (necessarily) go under water, so shouldn't they be supermarines?

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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by Martin_B » Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:49 am

Millennie Al wrote:
Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:20 am
Grumble wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:07 pm
Space submarines.

(In naval parlance a boat is something that goes under the water)
But spcecraft don't (necessarily) go under water, so shouldn't they be supermarines?
Plus, spacecraft and submarines are fundamentally different; spacecraft keep a livable atmosphere inside when it's a vacuum outside, whilst submarines keep a livable atmosphere inside when there's several atmospheres of pressure outside.
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Re: Astronomy and Space

Post by Grumble » Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:46 am

*quietly shelves plans for space diving bell*
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