Some good reading has arrived just in time for the weekend:
https://netspublic.grc.nasa.gov/main/20 ... arship.pdf
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- Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:35 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
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- Wed Jul 31, 2019 5:10 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Vortex rocket engine: lighter, more efficient, more reusable
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Re: Vortex rocket engine: lighter, more efficient, more reusable
Wow! That's a much better answer than I was expecting. Thanks!
- Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:54 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Vortex rocket engine: lighter, more efficient, more reusable
- Replies: 17
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Re: Vortex rocket engine: lighter, more efficient, more reusable
Anyone have a decent idea how the Vortex compares to SpaceX's Merlin engines? I did a couple of searches but couldn't find any real discussion. It might be because the various sources currently seem a bit vague on the exact specs of the Vortex. One of the major benefits SpaceX is looking for in the...
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:38 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Lawaranceville E-Newsletter
- Replies: 829
- Views: 358392
Re: Lawaranceville E-Newsletter
We’re now over 30 shots and we have tripled fusion yield over last week. Not time yet to break out champagne, as we are still a factor of 4 short of our own record yield of ¼ joule. But going in the right direction. We’ve scanned from low to high fill pressure and we have found the sweet spot for n...
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:31 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Lawaranceville E-Newsletter
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- Views: 358392
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Indeed they did... new post as of 15 minutes ago: Beryllium experiment started! In the first week, we fired 13 shots, starting June 4. As anticipated, first shot vaporized thin beryllium oxide layer, creating dust. Good news is that the dust is steadily being cleared off, with very little evidence o...
- Fri Jun 14, 2019 5:23 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
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It does appear they are now actively de-orbiting one of the Starlink satellites: https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1139334848001314816 Regarding ESA, they are actually now dipping their toes in a commercial launch provider program as well: https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Transportation/...
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:54 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
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Re: SpaceX News
Right. I think one of the reasons they are launched below their operational orbit it to help ensure any DOA satellites de-orbit that much faster.


- Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:44 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
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Re: SpaceX News
Are you sure about that? I know I've seen conversation about how the Starlink sats will actively de-orbit... though I have to admit I can't find an actual source behind that conversation for the moment. It doesn't make sense to me why you wouldn't. I imagine with an active de-orbit you could likely ...
- Thu May 30, 2019 5:57 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
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“Prior to this the idea was to decouple the legs from the wings. This wasn’t very aesthetic, so now we have 3 large legs/wings that actuate. It is slightly more risky because we are combining multiple functions together” Don't care what you choose to fixate on, or details you care to invent for you...
- Tue May 28, 2019 10:32 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Lawaranceville E-Newsletter
- Replies: 829
- Views: 358392
Re: Lawaranceville E-Newsletter
Watch closely because there's something of interest in one of the videos? Or for updates coming soon?
- Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:52 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
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COPV episode 3? Does this use COPVs? Thread on Reddit suggested it did?
- Sun Apr 21, 2019 5:56 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
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?? This is the demo Dragon II capsule
- Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:41 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
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Welp, I’m guessing this will end up being a full year delay.
Glad this didn’t happen with astronauts onboard tho:
https://youtu.be/crqPsqk2VdQ

https://youtu.be/crqPsqk2VdQ
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:22 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
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The Starship hopper was destroyed last night by a storm 
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index ... msg1904371

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index ... msg1904371
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:46 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: SpaceX News
- Replies: 2289
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Elon Musk: Why I'm Building the Starship out of Stainless Steel I was contemplating this for a while. And this is somewhat counterintuitive. It took me quite a bit of effort to convince the team to go in this direction. But now I believe they are convinced—well, they are convinced. So that certainl...