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SpaceX building Starship in Texas (live videos of construction)
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Smiles and Cries
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that lean is scary
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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If ever there was a company to fanboy about. Well done SpaceX, I'm a huge fan.
Smiles and Cries
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and boom the fire caught it
Roll Fizzlebeef
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BOOOM
Landing legs are hard..
Landing legs are hard..
Smiles and Cries
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Dunno if we can count that if it blew after lol
SN11 bring it on
SN11 bring it on
Smiles and Cries
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Roll Fizzlebeef
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I like to count it, They proved alot and had complete control for the whole manuever. we do know landing legs are going to be one of the largest challenges, but i would call this a success
Smiles and Cries
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It was sitting there a long time getting hosed down but yeah this one shows this whole thing can work.I like to count it, They proved alot and had complete control for the whole manuever. we do know landing legs are going to be one of the largest challenges, but i would call this a success
an Amazing test
Jezbollah
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I suspect there was an issue with a leak before it landed, but 100% of this flight was a success.
Lighting three engines for landing, and gradually scaling back to one made the landing look so smooth.
The landing legs were always an issue. Looking forward to how they address that.
Lighting three engines for landing, and gradually scaling back to one made the landing look so smooth.
The landing legs were always an issue. Looking forward to how they address that.
Smiles and Cries
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Just rewatching the Everyday Astronaught stream, he was talking for a really long time after it landed before it blew up
that thing sat there a long time, it landed but the fire got to it.
that thing sat there a long time, it landed but the fire got to it.
Smiles and Cries
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news update
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Smiles and Cries
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Clean up
can't wait to see what SN11 does and if they learned anything from SN10
not sure what the changes are for SN15 but it is suppose to be the newer design with some changes
some people keep saying landing legs are not the point right now but I think it is a mistake they should at least put a little effort on working legs
can't wait to see what SN11 does and if they learned anything from SN10
not sure what the changes are for SN15 but it is suppose to be the newer design with some changes
some people keep saying landing legs are not the point right now but I think it is a mistake they should at least put a little effort on working legs
Smiles and Cries
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4k SN10
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SN11 preps for Rollout
Smiles and Cries
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more Raptors
Smiles and Cries
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nice little update
Smiles and Cries
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SN11 Rollout live stream been going on for 3 hours still going
Smiles and Cries
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news update
shorter video of full trip
shorter video of full trip
Smiles and Cries
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more super heavy prep
this guys is improving his info game
this guys is improving his info game
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Smiles and Cries
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update
Smiles and Cries
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SN11 testing
Smiles and Cries
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more Super Heavy
Smiles and Cries
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more testing
let me add some news updates from a channel I have not posted in a while
let me add some news updates from a channel I have not posted in a while
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Smiles and Cries
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Things are getting serious
Shadowplay1979
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I cant wait until we get Super heavy out there testing....well likely have both alternating testing days
Woo-Fu
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They haven't designed the real legs yet, these are basically "slap something on there for now." They don't need the final design at this stage so they don't have the final design. Makes sense considering there are any number of other changes to Starship that could happen which would require a rework of the legs.
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Great Hair
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Each launch has a price tag of 20 mln dollars or more, perhaps about time we take this shit serious, and he wants to send people to mars ...; if you happen to know one of the dummies, please tell them to add me as a beneficiary (testament).
Much appreciated.
It´s not like they had 25+ years to figure this shit out.
His tunnel project failed, a tiny tunnel for the model 3 .. on wheels at 50mph and not like he promised 200mph. Every good move with tesla "to go green", he throws away with his SpaceX projects wasting up to 80 tons of fossil fuel with each rocket launch.
Elon is a Conartist.
Much appreciated.
It´s not like they had 25+ years to figure this shit out.
His tunnel project failed, a tiny tunnel for the model 3 .. on wheels at 50mph and not like he promised 200mph. Every good move with tesla "to go green", he throws away with his SpaceX projects wasting up to 80 tons of fossil fuel with each rocket launch.
Elon is a Conartist.
Smiles and Cries
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^ We don't mind the Elon hate but if you want to debate please start a new thread on your perspective of Elon's failed adventures. Last time I checked The Boring Company had active and funded projects. So don't turn this thread into an Anti-Elon Fan shitfest. We are here to enjoy Science at work, to get away from a shitty uninspired world.
Science and engineering is hard you don't have to be an Elon fanboy to understand none of this is easy to do. It would be worth a debate if your numbers came close to a balance of facts. Elon = Conartist is not a newsworthy statement, when his company is public facing and funded much less than his rivals who get millions to billions and show up with failing projects or no progress at all.
It has been done before sure, but why did they stop funding those projects 25 years ago? 25 years of someone working seriously on these things would have been amazing. Even if work never stopped for those projects, they would most likely gone dark under military funding.
In this country *USA there is a better chance that a company like The Boring Company would close up shop due to not in my back yard mentality.
A tunnel from D.C. to Baltimore, yeah right under who's politics would this project be approved? There are many reasons a company like this should fall on its face trying to dig mega projects under US Cities. Las Vegas might work out but not many areas are going to be open to having tunnels dug under their homes. So if you want to say The Boring Company will fail, I would agree that chances are that company will not find much support in the US.
Still this thread is about what is being built and tested in Boca Chica, not about the politics of the man or the conspiracy that all of this is a con job.
Could the Starship project fail, yes. But it sure beats not trying at all. If you like Science and Space this is your dream candy store. It is fun to watch.
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Science and engineering is hard you don't have to be an Elon fanboy to understand none of this is easy to do. It would be worth a debate if your numbers came close to a balance of facts. Elon = Conartist is not a newsworthy statement, when his company is public facing and funded much less than his rivals who get millions to billions and show up with failing projects or no progress at all.
It has been done before sure, but why did they stop funding those projects 25 years ago? 25 years of someone working seriously on these things would have been amazing. Even if work never stopped for those projects, they would most likely gone dark under military funding.
In this country *USA there is a better chance that a company like The Boring Company would close up shop due to not in my back yard mentality.
A tunnel from D.C. to Baltimore, yeah right under who's politics would this project be approved? There are many reasons a company like this should fall on its face trying to dig mega projects under US Cities. Las Vegas might work out but not many areas are going to be open to having tunnels dug under their homes. So if you want to say The Boring Company will fail, I would agree that chances are that company will not find much support in the US.
Still this thread is about what is being built and tested in Boca Chica, not about the politics of the man or the conspiracy that all of this is a con job.
Could the Starship project fail, yes. But it sure beats not trying at all. If you like Science and Space this is your dream candy store. It is fun to watch.
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Bitmap Frogs
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Each launch has a price tag of 20 mln dollars or more, perhaps about time we take this shit serious, and he wants to send people to mars ...; if you happen to know one of the dummies, please tell them to add me as a beneficiary (testament).
Much appreciated.
It´s not like they had 25+ years to figure this shit out.
His tunnel project failed, a tiny tunnel for the model 3 .. on wheels at 50mph and not like he promised 200mph. Every good move with tesla "to go green", he throws away with his SpaceX projects wasting up to 80 tons of fossil fuel with each rocket launch.
Man, the space shuttle was goddamn amazing. A legit spaceplane.
I'll always be eternally sad NASA bungled the Shuttle succesor because of a fuel tank design imposed by the NASA administration.
Smiles and Cries
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news updates
meanwhile more records setting flights
meanwhile more records setting flights
Smiles and Cries
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update
Smiles and Cries
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Live Stream, static fire talkie talkie
Victor Omega
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Idk whats better. Too see the beginning of mankind leaving earth or to be mankind to explore space
Smiles and Cries
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Elon in Boca Chica
changing times
changing times
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Smiles and Cries
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New Stuff we don't know about
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Smiles and Cries
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SpaceX seems to be in the middle of expanding the whole area and keeps adding new things everyday
It might take a few months to see how things are shaping up
It might take a few months to see how things are shaping up
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Smiles and Cries
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SpaceX story
SLS testing?
SLS testing?
RaptorGTA
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Ballthyrm
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I give it a snowball chance in a flame trench.
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RaptorGTA
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woooooooow it worked!
Smiles and Cries
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strean moved to super heavy stacking live now
shorter clip
shorter clip
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Smiles and Cries
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Starship Obital in July? Crazy
Smiles and Cries
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tank stacking
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Bitmap Frogs
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July? Holy shit no way.
I mean I’d like to see that but space and delays go hand in hand.
Smiles and Cries
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That might be just Elon and his crazy time frames I think. He tends to tweet weird stuff like this. But if they really did July that would be something. It would make Dear Moon launch year make sense at least.
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