News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

From the Everyday Astronaut stream, the booster is still there, this time looking very inert.
 
They just caught a booster stage bigger than the Saturn S-IC. I really thought that was going to be practically impossible. I was fully expecting a fiery crash and a heavily scorched pad and tower. That's amazing.

They seem to have some work to do yet on the TPS, but it seems whatever the problems are, they don't affect the ability of the ship to fly and land, which is also insane to think about. Going with stainless steel was a good choice, thermally very tough stuff.

Heinlein would be pleased.
 
Amazing flight. Perhaps I shouldn't be disappointed, but it kinda nags me that , technically speaking, this is the fifth test where the Starship itself falls short of what they're trying to achieve, not to mention no on-orbit engine restart.
As it looks like now, even if they may be able to recover both in the next few flights, it doesn't look like there will be reusability without major overhauls and repairs between flights
 
steph said:
As it looks like now, even if they may be able to recover both in the next few flights, it doesn't look like there will be reusability without major overhauls and repairs between flights
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Reusability was a question for the Falcon 9 until they were able to recover and inspect the stage. When they were able to do that, they were able to do iterative design modifications based on that understanding that now lets that rocket be reused dozens of times or more. They'll be able to do the same with the booster and Starship when they can get a look at the damage in person.
 
Sunhillow said:
It's a pity that so many videographers don't bother to set the audio level correctly.
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I am not sure you can in case of a rocket launch. Not unless you develop a microphone specifically for it (probably one that uses a square foot of leather as a membrane or something similarly silly...)
 
The required precision for that catch is insane. What the hell are they going to do if they encounter an unexpected wind gust?? Build a new tower? :oops:
 
jedidia said:
The required precision for that catch is insane. What the hell are they going to do if they encounter an unexpected wind gust?? Build a new tower? :oops:
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Maybe they can build one which can weathervane, so it will always be shielded by the tower when it comes down. Not sure how much explosive power it still has, but even the flames touching the tower looked like it could have done some damage
 
jedidia said:
I am not sure you can in case of a rocket launch. Not unless you develop a microphone specifically for it (probably one that uses a square foot of leather as a membrane or something similarly silly...)
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Schoeps writes, their general use microphones can record a sound level of 130 dB with 0.5% THD. And special microphones designed for close distance recording of drums and human voice withstand > 140 dB.
If the sound gets louder, distortion will increase, but there will be no hard clipping as recorded in this certain video which comes from the electronics
 
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Well, Musk's companies seem to do better the less he is involved with them. Maybe he finally figured that out as well?
 
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