Comments on: Watching Starship #9’s flight, take 2

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:43:20 +0000

I am starting to think that Musk and Bezos need to work together-but perhaps both under a former Rockwell man…maybe a James Martin, who wrote for the Journal of Rockets for many years. Starship is a defacto shuttle replacement, and the whole LV stack is just the Space Freighter concept. Starship may need wings. A Rockwell man to lead Boeing funded by Bezos and Musk could pave the way to powersats yet.

By: Todd Brown

Todd Brown — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 22:33:02 +0000

Thank you Robert. I’m glad you agree.
Looking forward to your next prodcast about what you think about this on John Batchelor.

Happy Caving.

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:57:51 +0000

In reply to Todd Brown.

Todd Brown: I agree. I watched SpaceX’s live feed, but periodically switched to both LabPadre and NASASpaceflight. The latter did a much better job, though their cameras don’t have as high a resolution. Good resolution is useless if the camera is not aimed properly.

I will adjust for the next flight.

By: Todd Brown

Todd Brown — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:54:06 +0000

Lapadre livestream was absolutely horrible.

Would’ve actually been nice to see the rocket reach it’s 10 kilometers.

They just stayed on the launch pad throughout.

I’d recommend something different.
In addition, I’d like to hear progress and what’s going on throughout the launch.

By: Diane Wilson

Diane Wilson — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:01:24 +0000

SN9 failed landing. Looks like a Raptor disintegrated on restart.

By: Lee Stevenson

Lee Stevenson — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:26:35 +0000

Great news, and can’t wait to watch the video… ( It’s bed time here..)
“It appears that SpaceX has finally gotten approval from our benevolent government”… 48 hours is not “Finally”, indeed, it seems to me that if the launch was given the thumbs up after a genuine legally correct challenge, then whatever authority which gave the go ahead should be praised rather than condemned for the speed of the decision. I know that no one here likes the government you have, but it seems to me that this incident actually shows an efficacy of government, rather than the reverse. We should all keep our fingers crossed, across the whole political spectrum, that this trend continues!

By: Diane Wilson

Diane Wilson — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:16:10 +0000

NSF describing there livestream as “roadside rocket science.” Ha!

By: creeper

creeper — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 18:06:05 +0000

Thank you for this link. Wish the tip could’ve been bigger.

By: V-Man

V-Man — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:35:18 +0000

Another live stream:
What About It? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LUEQmsnVac