Space exploration and rockets general thread

[DD_Bwest]

lol i knew i would sleep in, so i avoided evverything after i woke up and watched the stream recorded lol   awesome landing!

next launch no landing,  but the launch after that is a re used booster

[Legend]

So the first stage is going higher than normal on that one?

Oh that sounds good, they really are quite clever at spaceX aren't they

Yes it goes higher and faster.

[Xevross]

Yes it goes higher and faster.

Cool. What are they launching?

[DD_Bwest]

Just a heavier satelite

the extra weight effects the second stage the most, so they want the first stage to get going higher and faster to make up for it

[Xevross]

Just a heavier satelite

the extra weight effects the second stage the most, so they want the first stage to get going higher and faster to make up for it

Yeah that makes sense.

I wish we'd spent more time on rockets in classical mechanics

[Legend]

Wow great video. Clouds are perfect from that angle!

Yeah that makes sense.

I wish we'd spent more time on rockets in classical mechanics

It's a joke but it's seriously true. Games are the best teachers out there.

[Xevross]

Wow great video. Clouds are perfect from that angle!


It's a joke but it's seriously true. Games are the best teachers out there.

Eh I know a lot of orbital mechanics tbh. I haven't played kerbal that much but I can't see it being too complicated

[DD_Bwest]

Wow great video. Clouds are perfect from that angle!


It's a joke but it's seriously true. Games are the best teachers out there.

The amount i learned from playing kerbals is astounding.  If ksp was around when i was in high school, or if i was in high school now, i would surely try to go into engineering in the space industry.

i know the clouds look great, passes through just a portion of them, i hope we get some nice closeups.    

i also love the way the tallback for this pad does the quick pull back, as opposed to the slow one at vandenberg and the old florida pad.

[Xevross]

Also that video is pretty ridiculous

Well I guess I know more about the theory and the equations behind orbital mechanics but KSP helps you understand the practicalities better

[DD_Bwest]

yup, ksp will teach you how to apply it in practice.  I dont know any of the equation stuff, but i know what will happen when you apply thrust in given directions and how itll effect your orbit.   flying by the seat of your pants with help from computers lol

[Legend]

i also love the way the tallback for this pad does the quick pull back, as opposed to the slow one at vandenberg and the old florida pad.

I thought it would have moved back quicker and farther. This is still better than the old way but I imagined it'd go full horizontal.

[Xevross]

yup, ksp will teach you how to apply it in practice.  I dont know any of the equation stuff, but i know what will happen when you apply thrust in given directions and how itll effect your orbit.   flying by the seat of your pants with help from computers lol

KSP is a very cool game. I feel like I'd love it if I played it.

I could work out what the trajectory change would be given a certain thrust but it would probably take me a long time. We did it before in a tutorial but I've forgotten how you do it now.

I should revise  

[Legend]

SpaceX announcement tomorrow at 1pm PST

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 27, 2017

Also seems it's been awhile since the last post here.

Next rocket launch is the 12th. Was delayed.

[DD_Bwest]

SpaceX announcement tomorrow at 1pm PST

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 27, 2017

Also seems it's been awhile since the last post here.

Next rocket launch is the 12th. Was delayed.

yea i heard the launch got pushed back

any speculation as to what this is about?

[Legend]

yea i heard the launch got pushed back

any speculation as to what this is about?

Probably the space suit.