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Seeing those boosters land will never get old. I drive by one on my way to work every day and it's just amazing how large they are.
And for some reason seeing 2 land at the same time is a 100 times cooler. Seems like coolness is non-linear.
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Hopefully once Starship launches, we'll never see a disposable core again.
They are different classes of launch vehicles. This payload is not really a good one for starship, and conversely, starlinks will never fly on heavy
When does/do the research/space programs enabled by these more frequent launches start to benefit us all? It must have already contributed to something somehow. Agriculture? Defense? Oil exploration? Seems like the sort of information that's hard to find.
This doesn't perfectly answer your question.
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You don't need to imagine - just look up the SLS program and it's budget + timeframe
And the fact it will cost about 10x as much compared to SpaceX rockets to deliver something to orbit. SLS is a total failure.
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Hopefully once Starship launches, we'll never see a disposable core again.
They are different classes of launch vehicles. This payload is not really a good one for starship, and conversely, starlinks will never fly on heavy
Since we really don't know why the Space Force wanted direct GEO we can't know for sure if refueling or a kick stage would have met requirements or not. Would it be good enough as long as the satellite to stay hidden inside the fairing during refueling?
Possibly the most expensive thing in the world with a publicly listed price ($97M) and sales contact (sales@spacex.com)? https://www.spacex.com/media/Capabilities&Services.pdf Just find that amusingly 'accessible'.
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I'm guessing you're referring to the stiffener that helps the second stage engine's nozzle hold its shape?
no not the stiffener but in the shot were you can see the stiffener at stage separation you can see the cables flying around too.
When does/do the research/space programs enabled by these more frequent launches start to benefit us all? It must have already contributed to something somehow. Agriculture? Defense? Oil exploration? Seems like the sort of information that's hard to find.
People living in areas that telco and cable refuse to serve are finally able to join civilization.
When does/do the research/space programs enabled by these more frequent launches start to benefit us all? It must have already contributed to something somehow. Agriculture? Defense? Oil exploration? Seems like the sort of information that's hard to find.
3,700 kg to geosynchronous orbit... man that is a hefty satellite. Would love to know what they packed in there.