Space exploration and rockets general thread

Legend · Jan 11, 2019, 02:59 PM

Legend · Jan 11, 2019, 03:31 PM

Lift off!

Legend · Jan 20, 2019, 05:42 AM

Stratolaunch abandons launch vehicle program - SpaceNews.com

Sucks. It's understandable but it still would have been awesome to see them progress.

Legend · Jan 23, 2019, 03:06 PM

Legend · Feb 01, 2019, 02:32 AM

Preparing to fire the Starship Raptor engine at @SpaceX Texas pic.twitter.com/8JCOi1BG6z
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2019

Legend · Feb 04, 2019, 04:40 AM

pic.twitter.com/yFhNx3fiOD
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2019

Look at that beast go!

Legend · Feb 26, 2019, 01:01 AM

New starship render.

Legend · Feb 26, 2019, 08:12 PM

Boca Chica is looking ready for hopper tests.

Legend · Feb 28, 2019, 03:52 PM

DM-1 is here.

Only one day till SpaceX launches their demo mission to the ISS. This will be the first launch of Dragon 2.

Legend · Feb 28, 2019, 08:57 PM

Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rolled out to the launch pad ahead of the spacecraft’s first test flight. Liftoff targeted for 2:49 a.m. EST on March 2 pic.twitter.com/Dud93ZrkgH
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 28, 2019

Legend · Mar 01, 2019, 11:49 PM

Legend · Mar 02, 2019, 06:56 AM

Stream is live!

Legend · Mar 02, 2019, 07:47 AM

Lift off!!!

(mini heart attack, thought it fell sideways)

Legend · Mar 02, 2019, 08:05 AM

So far so good. Looks like spacex might manage to launch humans this year.

Xevross · Mar 02, 2019, 12:25 PM

Quote from: Legend on Mar 02, 2019, 08:05 AMSo far so good. Looks like spacex might manage to launch humans this year.

Whoop! BBC are running this as their main story today.