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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1075 on: February 10, 2022, 03:04:21 PM »
Huh oh
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1076 on: February 10, 2022, 03:04:49 PM »
Well *expletive deleted*ck
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1077 on: February 10, 2022, 03:05:46 PM »
Looks like the 2nd stage went out of control
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1078 on: February 10, 2022, 03:06:43 PM »
Last view it was tumbling end over end
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1079 on: February 10, 2022, 03:08:10 PM »
At least I'm hoping that was the camera view from the 1st and not the 2nd.
But silence so far
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1080 on: February 10, 2022, 03:14:11 PM »
On the left camera view (1st stage?) there was an jerk (MECO I suppose), a pause, then a really big jerk right before everything went haywire on the right camera view (2nd stage)

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1081 on: February 10, 2022, 03:15:02 PM »
Yep, they confirmed they lost the 2nd
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1082 on: February 10, 2022, 03:20:54 PM »

Video starts right before Murphy said hi

https://youtu.be/8jlQmW7mnYM?t=3740
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1083 on: February 10, 2022, 03:43:48 PM »
I feel bad for Astra.  They are struggling financially from what I heard a while back.  I really hope they can get their act together and not have to fold up shop.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1084 on: February 10, 2022, 03:56:09 PM »
Awaiting Scott Manley's video

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1085 on: February 10, 2022, 05:06:55 PM »
Okay think I have a better grasp of what I'm seeing.
You can see the fairing flex but fail to detach followed by the 2nd stage slamming into it at 2nd stage deployment. Then the 2nd stage fired while still within the fairing crashing through it. https://youtu.be/8jlQmW7mnYM?t=3740

This is what it should have looked like https://youtu.be/8jlQmW7mnYM?t=292
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1086 on: February 10, 2022, 05:51:25 PM »
I should add it appears that unlike on a Falcon 9 where the fairings are attached to the 2nd stage the fairings on Astra's rocket are attached to the 1st stage with the 2nd stage fully contained within.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1087 on: February 10, 2022, 07:28:48 PM »
NSF Live Special: Elon Musk Gives Starship Update Presentation | Live Reaction & Analysis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ZVzv9kn2k
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1088 on: February 10, 2022, 08:35:53 PM »
Raptor 2 (left) vs Raptor 1
Note the simplification. Produces ~25% more thrust as well
https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-spacex-starship-raptor-2-engine-progress/

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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1089 on: February 10, 2022, 08:49:38 PM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1090 on: February 10, 2022, 08:51:04 PM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1091 on: February 10, 2022, 08:51:47 PM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1092 on: February 10, 2022, 08:52:20 PM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1093 on: February 10, 2022, 08:54:35 PM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1094 on: February 10, 2022, 09:03:36 PM »
Waiting on Elon
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1095 on: February 10, 2022, 09:05:36 PM »
There he is
Maybe we'll find out what's going on
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1096 on: February 10, 2022, 09:31:58 PM »
Raptor 2 is 1/2 the cost of Raptor 1
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1097 on: February 10, 2022, 09:37:31 PM »
NSF Live Special: Elon Musk Gives Starship Update Presentation | Live Reaction & Analysis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ZVzv9kn2k

That feeds audio is wacked out.

Better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N7L8Xhkzqo
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1098 on: February 10, 2022, 09:45:36 PM »
No real news from the FAA. He has heard maybe approval in March
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1099 on: February 10, 2022, 09:48:50 PM »
1 Raptor per day production rate
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