SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates

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Pinch of salt required but apparently there is a TFR in place for a potential flight on Thursday. 

Given we've not seen any static fires yet my guess is this won't happen that quickly but SpaceX are clearly not slowing down the pace. I'm surprised the changes for the landing sequence has been implemented this quickly but it will be interesting to see how quickly they can keep up these test launches, SN11 looks almost complete.

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On 05/02/2021 at 17:49, DocM said:

The SN-08 FAA license violation was a "miscommunication,"

 

 

 

Maybe they'd have less trouble with the FAA if they just said "Hey guys, we're gonna crash one of our ships today, 'kay?  We good? Great!" ;)

 

 

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1 hour ago, FloatingFatMan said:

Maybe they'd have less trouble with the FAA if they just said "Hey guys, we're gonna crash one of our ships today, 'kay?  We good? Great!" ;)

 

 

I don't think it's that simple. FAA is probably a bureaucratic body with a lot of incomprehensible and obscure rules, but they're not playing with garden rockets here. If something really goes wrong they could be stopped for months. Better to play by the rules. Of course, asking to have clear rules, precise guidelines and trying to get some people to move from the armchairs they are heating is quite another thing.

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3 hours ago, SteveL said:

I don't think it's that simple. FAA is probably a bureaucratic body with a lot of incomprehensible and obscure rules, but they're not playing with garden rockets here. If something really goes wrong they could be stopped for months. Better to play by the rules. Of course, asking to have clear rules, precise guidelines and trying to get some people to move from the armchairs they are heating is quite another thing.

 

The FAA was bent out of shape over the modelling of blast effects in case of a boomski.

 

Given the vehicles have an autonomous destruct system that breaks them up if they stray (no more guy with a red button), the village had been evacuated, and SpaceX has enough insurance to pay for every privately held property 1000 times over (2 permanent residents; Nomadd and BocaChicaGal, both NASASpaceFlight reporters), and a handful of snowbirds who sometimes winter over...

 

Whatever, the FAA - AST rules change March 12 and the changes are pro-commercial - loosening up licensing.

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6 hours ago, FloatingFatMan said:

Maybe they'd have less trouble with the FAA if they just said "Hey guys, we're gonna crash one of our ships today, 'kay?  We good? Great!" ;)

 

 

Crashing metal was expected, that's how you do agile development in aerospace. Fly, crash, fix cause, fly again. Repeat.

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12 hours ago, anthdci said:

 

Sounds like this one will light all 3 engines then throttle them/cut one if they are all working.

But not until the weather breaks. BocaChicaGal says her car was covered with ice today.

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