Mr. Cat

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@PebMet1 Had this happened to Starliner, I have a feeling we wouldn't have heard the end of it though...

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@Radios4Freedom @thunderf00t Yeah man, stop talking about STS, it only had a huge payload, 7 people, EVA’s, manipulator arms, servicing sats ability, could bring payloads back down to earth, could be its own space station and, could configure the payload bay to support multiple mission types. Not impressive.

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@Radios4Freedom @thunderf00t SpaceX did let it slip a couple of times that refurbishing an F9 booster was in fact not much cheaper than building a new one.

Hell, every single space agency did studies on the matter and found out the same answer, ULA and BO as well. New Glenn might change things, who knows.

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@Radios4Freedom @thunderf00t Notice how the payload capacity is advertised as 5.5mT to GTO and 8.3mT at the same time. I don't think the fairing can even support such a payload (nor sure)

The H3-24 can have a payload of 7.9mT to GTO

People forget F9 expendable used to be less expensive than "Reusable", lol

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@vincent1701 @pronounced_kyle This capsule was already used once before for the OFT-1 mission. The scorch mark was gained during re-entry due to plasma buildup. While refurbishing the capsule they determined it was harmless (cosmetic) and left it on as a " battle scar" from a previous mission.

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@Spaceguy5 @HalcyonHypnotic @PileOfGeorge @HeySlattz Could you elaborate on the two flights more? I know about the Crew-4 parachute FOD, the thruster issues and the escape system blowing up a capsule. But which two flights are you referring to specifically?

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@SpaceBasedFox @NominalJoe SpaceX did this exact thing with Raptor 2. At first they revealed what was supposedly a super lean, more efficient design. It turned out to be a stripped out version with missing components. Over time they revealed how it really looks like.

Tory isn't coming out of nowhere.

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@Transcendence @Tahoma206_LV There is a chance that might happen if the data review results in more than a 0.37% chance of loss of crew (Yes, that's how strict the requirement is)

But so far, saying NASA is considering Dragon for the return has just been made up speculation without credible sources.

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@Tahoma206_LV They are also calling absurd the fact the capsule has mission specific profiles programmed into its guidance computer. And needing the code to be updated in the event the mission profile changes.

This is literally how all spacecraft operate. How does this pass as journalism?

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@ThePrimalDino Eric Berger is openly lying about Starliner CFT. Here is Bill Spetch, operations integration manager at NASA, confirming the emergency response study awarded to SpaceX was unrelated to CFT. He said it was about Tracy Dyson flying back on Dragon.

https://t.co/2yOrOEOxbQ

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@ThePrimalDino @JamesHenkel05 What new information? If you're talking about that article written by SpaceX fanboy Eric Berger, he provided no sources and went against official NASA sources. Saying Dragon is being considered to return the Starliner crew, when NASA and Boeing specified it was never the case.

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@akafacehots

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@larsiusprime These are endangered species of animals and birds that only exist in that area of North America.

Boca Chica is a natural reserve home to hundreds of endangered species, the beach that SpaceX keeps hitting with debris is one of the few nesting grounds for sea turtles in the area.

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@krishnanrohit These are extremely endangered species of animals and birds that only exist in that area of North America...

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@torybruno @kvgilly ULA-chan here to explain why Vulcan is very competitive against (a theoretically working version of) Starship.

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@MattB_M2M @thunderf00t NASA paid $4.93 billion to SpaceX for 14 missions. That is roughly $88 million per seat. $80 million was the cost of the entire Soyuz, not just one seat.

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@firecycloneX88 @thunderf00t Again, even the documents you provided speak of NASA contracting missions and seats as per their contracts with Boeing and SpaceX. They never mention "investment" in their development because they're private entities. I thought Musk was a genius billionaire with sufficient funds.

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@firecycloneX88 @thunderf00t And I don't know how saying the Soyuz program being 50 years old supports your argument. It's the complete opposite. The Russians are doing the same thing the Americans are struggling to do while using 50 year old hardware. They use long sticks to push buttons in the cockpit.

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@firecycloneX88 @thunderf00t Can the SpaceX Dragon capsule be its own space station, service sats, bring payloads back to earth, build an entire space station, carry 7 astronauts, conduct experiments in a pressurized cargo hold, support multiple mission types and support EVA's? You window licking wet biscuit

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@firecycloneX88 @thunderf00t A disposable Falcon 9 rocket used to be priced cheaper than a current "reusable" one. But nobody seems to remember that either.