SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates

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That was SO cool!

 

And I concur, changes are afoot. MANY changes ... I bet the new 2.0 landing legs are gonna be beefy. My guess is SN-10 gets those along with "full dress" and the three engine test. Internally I expect the plumbing will most likely see changes by then too (re-routes/improved design flow as they get things sorted out when space will be at a premium later on).


Always a moving target, SpaceX.

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Summary of Musk tweets;

 

@Elon Musk

V1.1 legs will be ~60% longer. V2.0 legs will be much wider & taller — like Falcon, but capable of landing on unimproved surfaces & auto-leveling.
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What's next, Elon? 20km hop?

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We’ll do several short hops to smooth out launch process, then go high altitude with body flaps
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when will you do a hop and a relight? i.e. - land and take off again?

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Soon
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Today marks the beginning of a new era, even though this is a small step. We are a giant leap closer to mars than we were yesterday, the future of interplanetary travel is upon us. MARS HERE WE COME!

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Mars is looking real

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The test stand looks like it's in pretty good condition, and they're preparing to move SN-05...somewhere. Back to the test stand, or to the build area? Dunno.

 

With SN-08 parts present and stacking an SN-05 reflight isn't out of the question - see what she can take.

 

 

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There will be external hardware covered by the drag fin chines.  Chines are longitudinal  fairings along the sides of an airframe. 

 

Examples of this hardware are the Tesla-built motors and pumps for the drag fin hydraulics, lines from the liquid oxygen header tank in the nose, wiring, etc.

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The big hexagon foundation is getting 2.5 meter steel-cased concrete columns at each apex, and those have ginormous fittings under them. I smell either a Super Heavy pad or the pad access tower & crane.

 

 

 

 

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