Smooth sailing all around, night and day compared to the first Block 2s.
If this (troublesome) Block is remembered for anything, it’ll be:
* Refining the aerodynamic profile of the Ship
* Stress testing the heat shield
* Successful relights & mock payload deployments
* Painful toothing issues
Hopefully Block 3 is the first to be fully operational (edit: in expendable/semi-expendable configuration), as well as the first to trial Ship catch & fuel transfer. Gradually getting closer to the dream, even if it’s still a ways off.
redstercoolpanda on
Amazing flight, pretty much no major issues! I hope V3 can continue this success streak!
Flipslips on
Wow, what a big improvement, even over the last flight which was nearly perfect. Seems like they made a major advancement with the heatshield. It held up great!
Adeldor on
A great sendoff for Block 2; it went about as well as planned. No doubt there’ll be teething issues with Block 3, but Starship has now demonstrated enough capability to make it a viable path, IMO.
AffectionateTree8651 on
Go SpaceX. It’s ur birthday. We’re gonna parrty like itsur birthday…
Edit: lol at the haters. Poor souls. Cheers to a successful test! You make it even more enjoyable 😉
pmmeurb00bs on
Good news. Congratulations on another success.
GooglyEyeBandit on
lets start launching these from KSC please i wanna watch
nazihater3000 on
The cope is strong is this thread. Wonder where you all where when it was IMPOSSIBLE to tand a booster,
Decronym on
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters|
|——-|———|—|
|[HLS](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdw9zs “Last usage”)|[Human Landing System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program#Human_Landing_System) (Artemis)|
|[KSC](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdxloi “Last usage”)|Kennedy Space Center, Florida|
|[LEO](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdw9zs “Last usage”)|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)|
| |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)|
|Jargon|Definition|
|——-|———|—|
|[Raptor](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdy56t “Last usage”)|[Methane-fueled rocket engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptor_(rocket_engine_family)) under development by SpaceX|
|[Starlink](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdro4y “Last usage”)|SpaceX’s world-wide satellite broadband constellation|
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Smooth sailing all around, night and day compared to the first Block 2s.
If this (troublesome) Block is remembered for anything, it’ll be:
* Refining the aerodynamic profile of the Ship
* Stress testing the heat shield
* Successful relights & mock payload deployments
* Painful toothing issues
Hopefully Block 3 is the first to be fully operational (edit: in expendable/semi-expendable configuration), as well as the first to trial Ship catch & fuel transfer. Gradually getting closer to the dream, even if it’s still a ways off.
Amazing flight, pretty much no major issues! I hope V3 can continue this success streak!
Wow, what a big improvement, even over the last flight which was nearly perfect. Seems like they made a major advancement with the heatshield. It held up great!
A great sendoff for Block 2; it went about as well as planned. No doubt there’ll be teething issues with Block 3, but Starship has now demonstrated enough capability to make it a viable path, IMO.
Go SpaceX. It’s ur birthday. We’re gonna parrty like itsur birthday…
Edit: lol at the haters. Poor souls. Cheers to a successful test! You make it even more enjoyable 😉
Good news. Congratulations on another success.
lets start launching these from KSC please i wanna watch
The cope is strong is this thread. Wonder where you all where when it was IMPOSSIBLE to tand a booster,
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters|
|——-|———|—|
|[HLS](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdw9zs “Last usage”)|[Human Landing System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program#Human_Landing_System) (Artemis)|
|[KSC](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdxloi “Last usage”)|Kennedy Space Center, Florida|
|[LEO](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdw9zs “Last usage”)|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)|
| |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)|
|Jargon|Definition|
|——-|———|—|
|[Raptor](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdy56t “Last usage”)|[Methane-fueled rocket engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptor_(rocket_engine_family)) under development by SpaceX|
|[Starlink](/r/Space/comments/1o61lzh/stub/njdro4y “Last usage”)|SpaceX’s world-wide satellite broadband constellation|
Decronym is now also available on Lemmy! Requests for support and new installations should be directed to the Contact address below.
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