Comments on: Musk gives update on Starship/Super Heavy https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/musk-gives-update-on-starship-super-heavy/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 19:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Lee Stevenson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/musk-gives-update-on-starship-super-heavy/#comment-1087631 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 19:50:16 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=68915#comment-1087631 On a kinda related note…. The CEO of RocketLab gives a great and personal interview here…
https://theorbitalmechanics.com/show-notes/peter-beck
He might be mostly vaporware in the ambitions he talks about…. Time will tell, but they are doing ok right now…. I recommend all the space fans have a listen! It’s a few minutes into the podcast, but the whole thing is worth listening to!

]]> By: V-Man https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/musk-gives-update-on-starship-super-heavy/#comment-1087613 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 16:11:51 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=68915#comment-1087613 I don’t want to watch it. I want to ride it.

]]> By: geoffc https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/musk-gives-update-on-starship-super-heavy/#comment-1087611 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 16:01:05 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=68915#comment-1087611 I think other useful snippets from that call.

Dropping from 31 to 28 engines on Super Heavy. Turns out Raptors are hitting higher thrust than initially predicted.

Start construction of first Super Heavy prototype this week! (!!!!!)
At the rate the can make and weld rings, that means we can start to see stuff growing like weeds very very quickly.

Main hard part is going to be the thrust structure going from 3 engine mounts (from Starship so far, needs to get to 6) to 28. (or even 8 for the inner ring, with an outer ring of 20).

This is going to be so much fun to watch.

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