Comments on: Starship prototype #11 launch attempt today-SCRUBBED

By: mrsizer

mrsizer — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:05:37 +0000

Thanks.

By: Blair Ivey

Blair Ivey — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:37:15 +0000

It appears the wings (fins?) on the upper stage are more closely folded against the body than previous versions. Would appreciated commentary from the experts.

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 23:17:12 +0000

Super-Heavy, not Starship is what is aimed at SLS.

It is hard to tell a rocket’s size due to them always being framed up well. Having someone in a rocket garden, and having same person at Boca might help. Starship is about as tall and wider than the entire Soyuz/R-7 launch vehicle stack!

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:34:51 +0000

In reply to mrsizer. mrsizer: Starship is the upper stage, yes. However, its lower stage is not Falcon Heavy, but Super Heavy, which is being developed also at Boca Chica.

By: mrsizer

mrsizer — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:18:28 +0000

Just to be sure I understand, Starship is not really intended to launch itself into orbit, right? It’s meant be the payload on a Falcon Heavy.

This is basically testing a super-big crew capsule. Nominally, if it flies on its own on the way up, it’s the launch abort system. It is intended to land – and then get put on top of another (or even the same!) Falcon Heavy for the next trip up.

This is also the Raptor engine test-bed, which means the Falcon Heavy should (hopefully) have a short test cycle because any Raptor problems are being worked out here/now.

Thanks,
-Mark

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:20:52 +0000

In reply to V-Man. V-Man: It appears these two live streams are simply using the LabPadre feed.

By: V-Man

V-Man — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:10:14 +0000

Other live streams:

Marcus House – https://youtu.be/Uzf2RDEC49g
What About It – https://youtu.be/PgOxxS_jJRE (he’s playing with a giant 3D-printed model of a Raptor right now, keen!)

Surprised that Everyday Astronaut is not online…