Starship! - The Future is Being Built Now

[Dale00]

It would be crazy expensive but it appears that Starship can be used for suborbital hops between continents..... NYC to Tokyo in 32 minutes.

 

[Dale00]

Is it moving or does the earth rotate that fast or a combination? I thought it was stationary?

I'm pretty sure the speed of 17,500 mph is relative to a fixed point of the earth.
The same source cited above says that "The Earth itself is moving around the Sun at about 67,000 mph."

Also...how fast is the earth rotating?...it depends on where you are standing:
The Earth rotates on its axis once each day. Because the circumference of the Earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles, a spot on the equator rotates at approximately 1,037.5646 miles per hour (1,037.5646 times 24 equals 24,901.55), or 1,669.8 km/h.
At the North Pole (90 degrees north) and South Pole (90 degrees south), the speed is effectively zero because that spot rotates once in 24 hours, at a very, very slow speed.
To determine the speed at any other latitude, simply multiply the cosine of the degree latitude times the speed of 1,037.5646"

Hopefully all these amazing developments will stir interest in technology and we will inspire a new and much needed generation of American engineers and scientists.

 

[Dale00]

Ready for SN9!

And Super Heavy SH1. (go to 33:00)....construction underway at same site

 

[O4L]

FYI
ISS is moving faster than a speeding bullet.....10X the speed of a rifle bullet actually.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-faster-than-the-speed-of-a-bullet?share=1

Yep. And it was about 250 miles up according to the info I received.

It was moving at about the speed of an airliner, maybe a little faster, from Earth's view, looking like a bright star visible from about 18:22 to 18:28 CST.

It was well worth the watch.

 

[Dale00]

SpaceX has purchased two oil drilling platforms in the Gulf. One is just now arriving in Pascagula ,MS to be rebuilt. The two rigs have been renamed Demos and Phobos (after the Martian moons).

 

[dennishoddy]

SpaceX has purchased two oil drilling platforms in the Gulf. One is just now arriving in Pascagula ,MS to be rebuilt. The two rigs have been renamed Demos and Phobos (after the Martian moons).

No launch today of the starship. The fog rolled in and they scrapped the launch.

 

[Dale00]

No launch of SN9 today.....problems with FAA approval. Apparently the approval is set for tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed and an eye on Boca Chica tomorrow.

 

[dennishoddy]

No launch of SN9 today.....problems with FAA approval. Apparently the approval is set for tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed and an eye on Boca Chica tomorrow.

Wind will be about the same as today, so it may launch. Fog on Tuesday, extreme high winds on Wednesday, and apparently air space issues today. NASA had two planes in the air from Houston to observe right before the scrub.

 

[Dale00]

More problems with getting FAA approval....I wonder if this has anything to do with it:

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, a man widely hailed as a world leader in the fight to combat climate change, has doled out nearly 7 times as much cash to Republican campaigns and political committees this election cycle as he has to Democratic ones.

Since the start of 2017, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has personally contributed $88,900 to Republicans, while he gave those on the other side of the aisle $13,300, according to a HuffPost review of Federal Election Commission data.

Musk came under fire this week after Salon first reported that he’d donated $38,900 to Protect the House, a GOP political action committee focused on maintaining Republican control of the House. The June contributions puts him among the PAC’s top 50 donors.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-donations-republicans_n_5b4e4bd8e4b0b15aba897481

 

[jfssms]

13K WOW!!!