Press releases from SpaceX have alluded to a possible launch date of 420, which I think would be hilariously on brand.
That would be a date only in America, however…
SpaceX closing in on first Starship Super Heavy launch
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#12Press releases from SpaceX have alluded to a possible launch date of 420, which I think would be hilariously on brand.
How fucking lame, especially for a company that drug tests.
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#13What could prevent them from getting a launch license?
What’s the FAA considering in approving or denying a request like this?
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#14Press releases from SpaceX have alluded to a possible launch date of 420, which I think would be hilariously on brand.
That would be a date only in America, however…
Edit: please disregard, the California senate bill seems to actually be a reference to the number's existing use.
Given that it's a reference to a specific California prop, I don't think this is a problem in any way.
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#15What could prevent them from getting a launch license? What’s the FAA considering in approving or denying a request like this?
Essentially, environmental/safety checklists... but it seems unlikely they'll get browbeaten because they're pretty critical to US space superiority.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
That would be a date only in America, however…
Edit: please disregard, the California senate bill seems to actually be a reference to the number's existing use. Given that it's a reference to a specific California prop, I don't think this is a problem in any way.
> it's a reference to a specific California prop
That seems like a retcon
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#17Press releases from SpaceX have alluded to a possible launch date of 420, which I think would be hilariously on brand.
How fucking lame, especially for a company that drug tests.
I assuming they drug test because it's a requirement for govt contracts. Given that they get something like 98% of their funding from the govt, they can't exactly flippantly violate their best customers rules.
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#18Whether or not they hit April specifically (some of which isn't under their control, freak weather or the like can happen) they've clearly been checking through prep at an impressive, disciplined pace and it'll be soon. And importantly once they start they've set things up to keep the iteration going and do more and more ironing things out, and then going into full production. All technical merits aside, that, mass production and cadence, will itself be amazing vs previous efforts. The first launch will simultaneously be incredibly exciting and meaningful, and yet also meaningful in that it won't be that meaningful if that makes any sense. If it operates perfectly beyond expectations great, if it blows up at Max-Q that'd still give them a fair amount and they can quickly try again. Not a multi-billion white elephant that we might only ever see a handful of launch in history, but something aimed to ultimately be as unremarkable and reliable as a commericial airline.
I'm a bit too young for Apollo, so it feels incredibly fortunate to be able to watch the next great step forward for humanity. Starship is both the first true economics focused rocket to production and after F9 the end of the beginning of a shift in mindset for space. The ripple effects of the disruption will be fascinating and exciting as well. And we'll get to watch if live, in beautiful detail.
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#19A rocket size comparison video [1] [1] https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1602270207287902209
Two big take-aways from this video: - Half the size of the statue of liberty is it's base. Not that tall as a statue. - Seadragon, of which I'd never heard. 1) 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Dragon_(rocket)
For All Mankind scene featuring this rocket :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6YJ5oIcT4g
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Edit: please disregard, the California senate bill seems to actually be a reference to the number's existing use. Given that it's a reference to a specific California prop, I don't think this is a problem in any way.
> it's a reference to a specific California prop That seems like a retcon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)
I had no idea, I had only heard about it from the bill... Thank you for correcting me!