March 10, 20242 yr Thursday it is, space cadets. And they are trying some really fancy stuff this time. Really pushing the envelope. Opening and closing payload door. Propellent transfer during upper stage coast phase. First ever relight of a Raptor while in space Controlled reentry of starship.
March 10, 20242 yr Administrators Oh, Boy! More Badda-booms! 🚀 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!
March 11, 20242 yr I want a 100% successful flight. Make it so, Mr Musk. 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
March 11, 20242 yr Author 4 hours ago, Christopher Low said: I want a 100% successful flight. Make it so, Mr Musk. Me too. If it's not, it will be quite a big delay for Artemis and NASA will be getting in a panic.
March 13, 20242 yr On 3/10/2024 at 4:42 PM, charliearon said: Oh, Boy! More Badda-booms! 🚀 This one's a good 'un! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-68551401
March 13, 20242 yr Administrators Guess I gotta get up a little earlier tomorrow to watch! 😴 💤 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!
March 13, 20242 yr 6 hours ago, DD_Arthur said: This one's a good 'un! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-68551401 "The Tokyo start-up was racing to become Japan’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit" I think that I have detected the source of the problem. 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
March 14, 20242 yr Author Just over an hour to launch. The official SpaceX coverage is on X. Edited March 14, 20242 yr by martin-w
March 14, 20242 yr Author Bit of a delay due to boats where they aren't supposed to be. 🙄 Edit: Propellant now loading. Edited March 14, 20242 yr by martin-w
March 14, 20242 yr Administrators 22 minutes ago, martin-w said: Bit of a delay due to boats where they aren't supposed to be. 🙄 Edit: Propellant now loading. Another 2 hour delay....a fly landed on the nose of the rocket and the launch director is taking an extended Loo break! Must have been something he ate! 🌯🌯 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!
March 14, 20242 yr Author 8 minutes ago, charliearon said: Another 2 hour delay....a fly landed on the nose of the rocket That would impact the thrust to weight ratio. 🤔
March 14, 20242 yr Well, looks like this time they did it. Starship is now in orbit (as far as I understand). Although I thought SpaceX would bring the first stage the same way they did before, i.e., soft landing on ground. Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
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