[Centraal] SpaceX #24 - Pure awesomeness achieved!

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Op zondag 7 juni 2020 10:50 schreef puzziepie het volgende:
Heel toevallig zat ik van de week te kijken op Discovery World naar het programma 'Extreme engineering' wat over Nasa ging , en dat was erg interessant
Redelijk 'simpel'uitgelegd voor mensen zoals ik

https://dai.ly/x5wnahy

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Op zondag 7 juni 2020 11:14 schreef Nikonlover het volgende:

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Er komt dacht ik ook een docu over Launch America volgend week. Zag het ergens langskomen op facebook maar heb het niet gelezen omdat ik geen TV heb

SpaceX Starship News with SN5, SN6 and SN7, Crew Dragon to be reused for Crew flights, Starlink

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NASASpaceflight twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 01:43:40 @elonmusk Amazing how much the place has grown. Any more additions we can look forward to? Like another High Bay, some more big tents, etc? reageer retweet

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elonmusk twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 01:57:35 @NASASpaceflight Giant high bay coming soon reageer retweet

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NASASpaceflight twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 02:00:59 @elonmusk Oh my! And we thought the High Bay currently being used to stack Starship was impressive. Something for Super Heavy stacking I assume? KSC VAB scale? 😲 reageer retweet

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elonmusk twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 02:02:25 @NASASpaceflight Yeah, for Super Heavy stacking reageer retweet

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Erdayastronaut twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 02:47:58 @elonmusk @NASASpaceflight Holy moly!!! How tall will the building be? 80m tall-ish? 🤔 reageer retweet

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elonmusk twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 03:59:55 @Erdayastronaut @NASASpaceflight 81m reageer retweet

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Op zondag 7 juni 2020 13:00 schreef Tourniquet het volgende:
Nieuwe assemblagehal die wordt gebouwd in Boca Chica wordt 81 meter hoog en is voor Super Heavy!

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NASASpaceflight twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 01:43:40 @:elonmusk Amazing how much the place has grown. Any more additions we can look forward to? Like another High Bay, some more big tents, etc? reageer retweet

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elonmusk twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 01:57:35 @:NASASpaceflight Giant high bay coming soon reageer retweet

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NASASpaceflight twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 02:00:59 @:elonmusk Oh my! And we thought the High Bay currently being used to stack Starship was impressive. Something for Super Heavy stacking I assume? KSC VAB scale? 😲 reageer retweet

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elonmusk twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 02:02:25 @:NASASpaceflight Yeah, for Super Heavy stacking reageer retweet

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Erdayastronaut twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 02:47:58 @:elonmusk @:NASASpaceflight Holy moly!!! How tall will the building be? 80m tall-ish? 🤔 reageer retweet

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elonmusk twitterde op zondag 07-06-2020 om 03:59:55 @:Erdayastronaut @:NASASpaceflight 81m reageer retweet

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Op zondag 7 juni 2020 13:32 schreef slashdotter3 het volgende:
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Op zondag 7 juni 2020 14:00 schreef Tourniquet het volgende:
Wow, prachtig beeld nu op de Lapadre stream van de zonsopkomst

4K Cam Live! 24/7 SpaceX Boca Chica Starship Construction and Launch Facility

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"Under a blood red sky"

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 09:07 schreef puzziepie het volgende:

SpaceX Boca Chica - Launch Pad prepares to receive Starship SN5

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 09:16 schreef Nikonlover het volgende:

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Vandaag is het zover Tussen 14:30 en 15:30 (onze tijd) Is de weg afgesloten en gaat SN5 naar de teststand

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 09:17 schreef puzziepie het volgende:

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Whut??

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 09:41 schreef Nikonlover het volgende:

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Planning kan nog wijzigen natuurlijk

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 09:42 schreef puzziepie het volgende:

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Uiteraard Maar ik heb er wel vertrouwen in

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 09:43 schreef Nikonlover het volgende:

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Me2
Dan hebben ze weer ruimte om SN7 in elkaar te zetten

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 12:33 schreef puzziepie het volgende:
https://www.cameroncounty.us/space-x/

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 12:55 schreef beantherio het volgende:

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Vandaag alweer een test begrijp ik uit dit lijstje?

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 09:44 schreef puzziepie het volgende:

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Haha ja!!
Wat zijn die lui snel!!

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SpaceX launched astronauts for the first time barely a week ago but CEO Elon Musk does not want the company resting on its laurels.

Instead, Musk urged SpaceX employees to accelerate progress on its next-generation Starship rocket “dramatically and immediately,” writing Saturday in a company-wide email seen by CNBC.

“Please consider the top SpaceX priority (apart from anything that could reduce Dragon return risk) to be Starship,” Musk wrote in the email.

SpaceX did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on Musk’s email.

His space company launched a pair of NASA astronauts on May 30, marking a historic first for SpaceX and a crucial step forward for the U.S. space program. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule carried the astronauts to orbit and on to the International Space Station. That mission is ongoing, as Musk noted, with the spacecraft set to return the astronauts to Earth in the next couple months.

The Falcon 9 rocket that launched the astronauts is the mainstay of SpaceX’s business, with 85 missions over the past decade. But Starship represents the company’s aim to make obsolete even the cost-saving advances of its Falcon 9 fleet. Its Falcon 9 rockets are partially reusable, as the company often lands the large “booster” stage of the rocket and recovers the rocket’s nosecone. But Musk’s goal is to make Starship fully reusable — envisioning a rocket that is more akin to a commercial airplane, with short turnaround times between flights.

Musk last year unveiled the Starship prototype, built of stainless steel and dwarfing the company’s existing spacecraft. SpaceX is developing Starship with the goal of launching as many as 100 people at a time on missions to the moon and Mars.

So far, the company’s Starship development program in Boca Chica, Texas has suffered four dramatic setbacks. While SpaceX has made progress on each iteration, the most recent prototype exploded shortly after an engine test on May 29.

“We need to accelerate Starship progress,” Musk said in Saturday’s email.

Musk’s emphasis on Starship comes nine months after a controversial comment by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, just before SpaceX unveiled the latest prototype. The NASA chief declared his agency wanted “to see the same level of enthusiasm” for SpaceX launching NASA astronauts as there was for the Starship program, saying it was “time to deliver.”

At the time, Musk said that SpaceX “resources are overwhelmingly” focused on finishing development of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Now, with SpaceX having delivered on the first part of its commitment to fly NASA astronauts, Musk is turning the company’s attention to Starship.

SpaceX has raised nearly $1.7 billion since the beginning of 2019, with its valuation rising to around $36 billion according to CNBC sources. The company has steadily raised funding as its developed three ambitious programs: the Crew Dragon spacecraft, its Starlink internet satellites and the massive Starship rocket.

The Starship program has seen prototypes pass several critical milestones but SpaceX has yet to begin flight testing its most recent design. A previous iteration, known as Starhopper, completed a short launch and landing flight test in August.

Airlift to Texas

SpaceX continues to build up its facility in Boca Chica, an area along the Gulf of Mexico at the most southern part of the U.S. and Mexico border in Texas. Musk noted that he’s often been on site at Boca Chica recently and continues to do so. On Saturday he tweeted an aerial view of the complex, showing its growing array of production tents and rocket manufacturing bays.

In his email, Musk asked SpaceX employees to “consider spending significant time” in Boca Chica to help further accelerate Starship development. SpaceX has about 8,000 employees, most of whom are at the company’s Los Angeles area headquarters or its facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida or near Austin, Texas. Although SpaceX has some land under lease in the Port of Los Angeles for Starship development, Musk’s email implied that the company is seeking to incentivize employees to move to Texas from California and Florida.

“For those considering moving, we will always offer a dedicated SpaceX aircraft to shuttle people,” Musk wrote.

SpaceX owns and operates at least one private jet, as the company has charged Tesla for use of the aircraft as recently as the first quarter of 2020. But the extraordinary relocation offer underlines how crucial Musk sees the Starship project. The company’s Boca Chica team is already working nearly around the clock but Musk wants more, urging SpaceX employees to help Starship development progress even more quickly.

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 12:57 schreef Tourniquet het volgende:

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Maar nog niet snel genoeg naar mening van Elon.
Dus heeft hij een mail gestuurd naar alle werknemers van SpaceX:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020(...)he-top-priority.html
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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 13:00 schreef beantherio het volgende:
Anderhalve week geleden was de plek nog een vuurbal en inmiddels is het dus waarschijnlijk weer gereed om in gebruik te nemen. Die lui zijn snel.

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 12:57 schreef puzziepie het volgende:

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Geen idee wat ze precies gaan doen , Nikon poste vanmorgen dat de weg vanmiddag afgesloten zal zijn , ik zag net pas dat er meer dagen zijn
Ik ben wel benieuwd

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Op zaterdag 6 juni 2020 01:55 schreef Tourniquet het volgende:

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Wellicht woensdag al:

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Op maandag 8 juni 2020 13:02 schreef Tourniquet het volgende:

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Vandaag is de weg een uur afgesloten (14:30-15:30 onze tijd), waarschijnlijk voor het transport van SN5 van de bouwplaats naar de testplaatst.

Woensdag t/m vrijdag zijn de weg én het strand afgesloten en de omschrijving voor die dagen luidt: pneumatic proof, cryo proof, static fire. Ze gaan dan dus waarschijnlijk de tank onder druk zetten, daarna vullen met (waarschijnlijk) vloeibare stikstof en later weer static fire.

Maar in het verleden hebben we gezien dat dat schema zomaar kan opschuiven.
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