April 6, 20233 yr Quote SpaceX is planning to launch its giant Starship rocket as early as Monday, according to a flight notice.The 120-metre tall rocket is the centrepiece of Elon Musk’s plans to colonise Mars, with deals already in place with Nasa to use it to shuttle astronauts to the Moon.Before it can transport any crew or cargo, the biggest rocket ever built must first complete an orbital flight test that will see it lift off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas, before splashing down off the coast of Hawaii. https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/spacex-starship-launch-date-time-b2314775.html The FAA are faffing around of course, and have not yet made a license determination for Spaceship, so that could mess it up. But the planning notice is in for 10th 11th and 12th. Edited April 6, 20233 yr by martin-w
April 7, 20233 yr I'm looking forward to this. I can see them from my house. Thank you. Rick $Silver Donor EAA 1317610 I7-7700K @ 4.5ghz, MSI Z270 Gaming MB, 32gb 3200, Geforce RTX2080 Super O/C, 28" Samsung 4k Monitor, Various SSD, HD, and peripherals
April 7, 20233 yr Author 5 hours ago, 188AHC said: I'm looking forward to this. I can see them from my house. Should be very spectacular. I'm envious. There's some confusion at the moment, because the local authorities seem to be suggesting these are not flight tests taking place. However, FAA information suggests this is the orbital test, and the media certainly seem to think so. Lets hope it is the orbital test and lets hope the FAA orbital launch license is issued.
April 7, 20233 yr Author Looks like it's Monday for wet dress rehersal. Then following week for orbital flight test.
April 15, 20233 yr Administrators Approval given! Is the big bang coming? 🚀 Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
April 15, 20233 yr I really hope that this works first time. I can't wait to see those Raptors in action! Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
April 15, 20233 yr Author 48 minutes ago, charliearon said: Approval given! Is the big bang coming? 🚀 😲👍 Great news, I had visions of the FAA dragging their feet. A big bang could well be coming. As with the previous tests, a rapid unscheduled disassembly could well be on the cards.
April 15, 20233 yr Author 50 minutes ago, Christopher Low said: I really hope that this works first time. I can't wait to see those Raptors in action! 50/50 I reckon. But if it does go kaboom, and if its an airburst, like the Russian N1, we can expect debris propelled a very long way. Shattered windows and debris propelled 10 kilometers, I recall. Scheduled for Monday, I presume? Edited April 15, 20233 yr by martin-w
April 15, 20233 yr Administrators Possibly tomorrow...Sunday! Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
April 15, 20233 yr Author 1 hour ago, charliearon said: Possibly tomorrow...Sunday! ] Hmm.... doubt it, they have to check the oil, and the dipstick is right at the top.
April 17, 20233 yr T-4h50m to launch! Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
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