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Engineering / Re: Interesting stuff about SpaceX Starship (hate the name)

« Last post by Nemesis on July 14, 2025, 07:39:43 pm »

IFT 10 Booster 16, Ship 37.

Projected To Launch August, 2025

Subject to change of course.


ULA has a Vulcan scheduled "July" getting rather late to set a firm date if it is to launch in July.  I expect it to slip to August or later. 

EDIT: As I predicted ULA has slipped the Vulcan launch to August.   I won't be surprised if it keeps slipping. 

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Engineering / Re: Interesting stuff about SpaceX Starship (hate the name)

« Last post by Nemesis on July 04, 2025, 05:50:15 am »

New Glenn had a bunch of launches "planned" for December.  All but one of them has been eliminated.  This leaves their September and 1 December launch as being left.  I doubt both of them will happen on schedule, they will most likely be delayed.

Vulcan (ULA) has a bunch of launches "planned" as well.  One in July multiple September and December launches.  Few if any of them will go.  I'd be very surprised at more than 2 launches this year, maybe none. 

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Engineering / Re: Denisovan Genome decoded.

« Last post by Nemesis on July 02, 2025, 01:13:09 pm »

Video on the Denisovan skull.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8oD9g95jGE

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Engineering / Re: Interesting stuff about SpaceX Starship (hate the name)

« Last post by Nemesis on July 02, 2025, 01:07:52 pm »

There are some indicators that while cleaning up the test site they will use an adapter and a transport stand mounted on the OLM to do the static fires for the next Starship.  Typical SpaceX, can't use the test site so lets use the launch site.  Lets hope they have no "incidents"?

This could potentially allow a July launch.

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Engineering / Re: NEW Amiga500 mini

« Last post by Nemesis on June 30, 2025, 09:51:16 pm »

Been watching some youtube videos on this and apparently there is a plan (no guarantee that it will happen) to make a A500 Maxi version sometime later.

Link to video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pizwMpD7JZI

It will be THE A1200.   Details lacking due to a lawsuit from one of the "rights holders".  It will be full size and apparently full function.  What exactly is included in "full function" is unclear at this time.

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Engineering / Re: COMMODORE® 64x

« Last post by Sirgod on June 30, 2025, 05:30:49 pm »

very nice

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Engineering / Re: COMMODORE® 64x

« Last post by Nemesis on June 30, 2025, 02:24:09 pm »

Two videos that Commodore fans will likely find interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN8r4LRcOXc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke-Ao-CpI7E

I'm watching the 2nd video now.

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Engineering / Re: Denisovan Genome decoded.

« Last post by Nemesis on June 22, 2025, 09:18:53 pm »

The skull known as "Dragon Man" has had genetic sequencing identifying it as Denisovan.  It is unclear whether this will make them Homo Denisovan or Homo Longi the name ascribed to the skull previously.

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Engineering / Re: Interesting stuff about SpaceX Starship (hate the name)

« Last post by Nemesis on June 19, 2025, 07:39:22 am »

IFT 10 will be delayed.

Starship 36 had an "incident" during a static fire.  Something burst higher up (the line down from the header tanks may have burst) followed by an explosion.  Starship 36 was destroyed.  No personnel injuries (and everyone accounted for).  Damage likely to the test stand. 

Unless something went wrong in the filling procedure and over pressured the system this would seem to be either a manufacturing flaw or a design flaw.   At this point I'm guessing procedural flaw resulting in an over pressure. 

So the naysayers finally have their explosion destroying a Starship on the ground (but only a Starship not a full stack).  It would have been much worse if it had been a booster.  Boca Chica survived unlike the naysayers predictions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71AwkBt3_ts

More as I learn more.

Elon Musk has indicated that a COPV Nitrogen tank failed BELOW its designed pressure use.  I am not totally sure but I think these are not made by SpaceX themselves. 

More as data is released.

EDIT:  The failed COPV?  It was NOT the correct COPV and failed as it was not designed to the same standards for pressure (and maybe capacity) as the correct one.  How this happened is not yet explained.

It does appear that SpaceX custom builds their own COPVs. 

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Engineering / Re: Interesting stuff about SpaceX Starship (hate the name)

« Last post by Nemesis on June 18, 2025, 04:13:07 pm »

IFT 10 Booster 16, Ship 36.

Sun • Jun 29th, 2025, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Subject to change of course.

New Glenn currently has the 2nd flight scheduled for September.  Not betting on it achieving another launch this year.  Not at this time willing to bet against it either.