@Mookafish@JK_Lundblad@blueorigin They didnโt actually say this would be used to renter the earth atmosphere from anything more then point to point. And point to point could much slower then what starship does
@Mookafish@JK_Lundblad@blueorigin No way this can withstand reentry like starship, starship was literally melting steel while in reentry a few flights ago. If so this must be some crazy material.
@MikeMazowski888@louis20016@RichardDive They use Avalon for maintenance. Thatโs why it has the long runway in the first place. Comes with the benefit of being great for air shows! (When managed properly)
The terminal countdown was paused due to a booster avionics system voltage anomaly, but resumed and continued to planned recycle point. The team is now resetting the countdown as planned.
I love the history of NASA as much as anyone, and I hate to see infrastructure that has been part of the skyline come down. I know many people previously worked in these buildings and have a real attachment to them. If there is a way to honor that history by collecting materials and using them for plaques or memorabilia, we should look into it.
That stated, we are carrying an enormous amount of dated infrastructure from decades ago. Much of it is in terrible condition. I walked through precision labs at GSFC yesterday with leaky roofs, and that is happening because dollars are still going toward trying to maintain infrastructure that has no demand, is falling apart, and in many cases is unsafe.
Our mission today is just as important as it was back then. But if we fund the past indefinitely, we will have very little left to invest in the mission of today. Clearing out old infrastructure, and anywhere else resources are not being efficiently allocated, is how we put more astronauts in space, build new space stations, and increase the rate of world-changing scientific discovery.
@C_S_Skeptic@Bishop_x_33@DrMirkin Why do u say falcon didnโt give data for starship?
Blue did there landing on there second attempt
Starship super heavy booster got caught on its first landing attempt.
Sure it wasnโt its first flight but they didnโt try to land it ether on previous flights.
@ThePrimalDino Itโs very exciting to see space x have some competition. Seem blue used all there knowledge and learnings from new Shepard and applied it to new glen, well done! Now we just need to see them cut down on that hover time as thatโs a large waste of fuel.
@bc304daedalus@JK_Lundblad@_maxq_ If u watch footage of a super heavy booster from afar, u see it does infact slow down to almost 0 (Hense a hover) but that is for less then a second, it then cuts down to 3 engines and proceeds to get caught by the tower. It was also always on point too.