Starship's Third Flight Test [video] • Hacker News Board

Re: Starship's Third Flight Test [video]

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Post by dotancohen » Mon, Mar 18, 2024, 5:18 AM UTC

exDM69 wrote: post #409

dotancohen wrote: post #395

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I do remember the Shuttle pitch and roll real early, though I thought that was to point the antennas (K-band was it?) at the receivers.

The roll is to change the orbital inclination, the pitch is to set ascent trajectory.

Got it, great. Much appreciated!

Re: Starship's Third Flight Test [video]

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Post by huhtenberg » Mon, Mar 18, 2024, 12:15 PM UTC

yreg wrote: post #226

schnitzelstoat wrote: post #120

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Yeah, in HD. It's sci-fi stuff.

Just like the first belly flop video. The thirty seconds from 1:00 are unreal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6ppby3JC8

Plasma blocks all EM radiation. That's why livestreaming plasma views is so incredible, not just because views themselves are nice.

Re: Starship's Third Flight Test [video]

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Post by hagbard_c » Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 9:50 PM UTC

hagbard_c wrote: post #251

gameshot911 wrote: post #240

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I'm not sure the payload doors successfully opened and closed. Anyone have more details?

I heard the announcement about the door opening and saw - what I assume to be - live images from the inside which showed the door first opened, then closed so it seems that test worked.

Here's an evaluation of things going wrong on the flight by three 'Youtube space flight watchers' (Fraser Cain, Scott Manley and Marcus House) including possible mishaps with the cargo door:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVic941kQ44