SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates

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On 09/02/2023 at 19:55, Warwagon said:

Reports are 31 of the 33 fired.

True, but no one is stressed over a thrust loss of ~3%. They'll find what caused the problem and fix it (often a bad sensor).  

The vehicle is designed with redundancy (engine-out capability) in mind; extra engines and a thrust:weight of 1.5:1 (most launchers have 1.2:1).  With 2 out they just throttle up the remaining engines and keep going. 

Falcon 9 has done this several times, but other rockets cannot - not enough engines.

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On 20/02/2023 at 14:51, bguy_1986 said:

So not only will it need to land on the chop sticks, it will have to orient itself so that it can hook up to the QD "arm"?  Or will it spin around another way to line up?

Still crazy either way.  I can't wait to see it.

The arms have fittings that attach to partners on the ship, which  automatically aligns it for the QD arm. Ditto the booster.

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Looks like some Starship launch dates/windows.

Likely provisional, we'll see how smooth the pre-launch preps go.

MSIB = Maritime Safety Information Bulletin

Dates: April 6-12

Times: 0855 - 1310 Eastern

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Flight tracks

Launch: Starbase, Texas

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Landing (on water): Pacific Missile Range off Kauai, Hawaii

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On 03/04/2023 at 01:31, DocM said:

One of the most beautifully rendered Starship video I have seen. 20 min, big screen & volume up recommended.

 

 

That was beautiful. When the booster came down and Ignited it's landing burn, we heard it before we saw it. Should have been the other way around.

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