Greg

Aeronautics student |
Future is space |
Reposting aerospace stuff 🚀

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

I guess it's time for some #Starship Booster aft analysis !

Here is a model showing the internal plumbing of Booster 18.

Note: Most of the plumbing is represented, but due to the lack of views under the transfer tube, the lines feeding the 3 engines at the center are missing.

[RGV Aerial Photography @RGVaerialphotos]

Aerial view of Booster 18 taken yesterday.

[Latitude @Latitude_eu]

We said we would light it up.
So we did. 🔥

Two successful hot fire tests of our fully integrated #Navier engine at Titan, powered by our in house #Turbopump.

A major milestone for Latitude 🚀

Full video 👇
https://t.co/fzGpD0nwbk

[Stoke Space @stoke_space]

Sound🔊on: epic fly-by footage of the ongoing Zenith engine testing and Stage 1 structural qualifications happening at our test site in Moses Lake. 🤘🚀

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@CarstensPete @SpaceflightNow What a shot !! 🤩

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@X_Rayzzzz @CSI_Starbase It was the first even launch from this pad, there's always room for improvement and Spacex will work on it to make it rapidly reusable
It's already *far* better than pad 1

[Vast @vast]

🇫🇷 Today at Choose France, President @EmmanuelMacron announced a historic agreement with Vast for 2 astronaut missions: @Thom_astro to the International Space Station and @Arno_astro to Haven-1. Vast will also establish its European Headquarters in Paris. https://t.co/zOGyyruJwN

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@PeterHa85032916 @CSI_Starbase @ahmedshubber25 Second pad wasn't supposed to have a transporter erector, doubt they have any TE ready for assembly anytime soon, unfortunately

[Dave Limp @davill]

We have regained some access to Launch Complex 36 and are actively investigating the hotfire anomaly. We will start clearing the pad soon and have a good rebuild plan in place. The booster and GS2s in the integration facility appear healthy from quick looks.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

We go where we need to be, and today that was @NASAKennedy.

Some of my senior engineers and I spent time at @blueorigin with @JeffBezos and @davill, speaking with the workforce and seeing the damage at LC-36 firsthand. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from those working through the aftermath and better understand the challenges ahead.

There is a lot of work to do, but this is exactly why people choose careers in aerospace, whether at NASA, Blue Origin, or across the industry. The talent in this field thrives under pressure and performs at its best when solving the toughest problems.

We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes.

@NASA is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.

America’s greatest achievements in space were never the result of avoiding setbacks. They came from overcoming them. We have done it before, and we will do it again🇺🇸

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

NASA is aware of the anomaly that occurred tonight at Launch Complex 36 involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 

Spaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult. We will work with our partners to support a thorough investigation of this anomaly, assess near-term mission impacts, and get back to launching rockets.

We will provide information on any impacts to the Artemis and Moon Base programs as it becomes available.

[Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos]

All personnel are accounted for and safe. It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re already working to find it. Very rough day, but we’ll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It’s worth it.

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

We experienced an anomaly during today's hotfire test. All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@Beowulf345 @CSI_Starbase The breakover/horizontal transport fixture is suitable only with V3 vehicles.

[Stoke Space @stoke_space]

Getting frosty in Moses Lake. 🥶

A thin layer of frost forms around our Stage 1 structure as it fills with cryogenic liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen.

These tests let us demonstrate structural and fluid design margins, an important aspect of the proto-qualification process. 🍦💡🚀

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@SCEtoAUXs @KumatayDon https://t.co/ASi9S0SDmR

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@BJoshyy @TroastedHam Max G for B15 landing was 6.3 Gs right before it shuts down the middle ring

B14-2 one might have been a little bit higher but I doubt it exceeded 7 Gs

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship flip and landing burn at the end of its twelfth flight test

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@yingzhangphoto Wow, never late for shots like these !!
Great work

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@Spaceaxe22 Holyyy, that's a great one !

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@Pha7492Pham @FunnyGuyexe4 @AustinObsolete @SpaceX Correct

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@FunnyGuyexe4 @AustinObsolete @SpaceX No like the actual telemetry wasn't updated for that flight, middle ring is rotated by 18° on V3
https://t.co/oARNSMaJ6V

[ChameleonCircuit @ChameleonCir]

Here are both versions separate from each other for better individual viewing

[Greg @Greg_sbf]

@USS_BarrickU Great shots !!