Ponder
12-08-2020, 03:27 PM
Well it's actually the top half of the rocket referred to as Starship. A SpaceX project pioneered by Elon Musk. The total size of the rocket (when paired with its booster) is taller and larger than the historic Saturn 5 rocket. The lower section not yet tested (still under construction) is called super heavy. You can easily find more info on the net. I just figured if anyone is not doing anything, this the live feed might help you sleep. You never know - when you click on it you might be one of the few that gets to see the first major test of humans attempt to get to Mars.
Then again you may wind up staring at a screen for hours on end ... listening to shallow minded banter centered on Youtube's new Super Chat. More than likely the test will be scrubbed but it would be cool to see it take off.
Plan is to climb to 12.5km high, then cut the engines and plummet to the ground using its fins like arms and legs akin to a skydiver. Two things will happen. It will power up engines approximately 300 meters from the ground where it will then sling its bottom end out to one side and then back again pulling off an incredibly landing - OR it will create a huge crater and fireball. Alternatively they might just abort and angle the rocket towards the ocean.
Given the history of mission scrubs, I think it might the test could be put off. That said, this is the largest viewing audience to date and the fins are in the launching position.
I am slowly moving house and will be checking on my phone. Not exactly zen ... I know.
I'm excited despite my clinical depression. What to do. Laughs out loud.
In case you don't have time or could care less - I will link a video depicting the way this new age rocket intends to land.
The mission height has changed from 20 km to 15km and now down to 12.5km
It's not the latest animation - but the best one in my opinion out of watching many:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdTYMry7fq0
BELOW IS THE LINK TO A STREAM WITH A COUNTDOWN ... However I can't stress enough that the launch may be canceled or delayed: (stream countdown more of a gimmick I think)
SpaceX Starship 12.5-Kilometer Flight LIVE Stream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb59U01YybA) Doh - I knew his countdown was bogus. That's it Unsubbed! :)
OOO Starship is venting [I]Even if it craters - it will add a lot of info for the next launch. They already have a couple more in bays ready to come out for the next test. Expect an explosion. Musk claims only a 1 in 3 that it will actually land. It's how Elon works. Expect loss of life on the way to Mars - That's also how that works.
https://i.ibb.co/6J00rkm/Starship-streams.png
If you add up all the people watching on the different streams it's in the hundreds of thousands. Not bad considering Covid has been stealing the limelight.
Imagine if it actually lands? How awesome would that be. If not ... I'll just link the next test when it actually looks imminent.
Then again you may wind up staring at a screen for hours on end ... listening to shallow minded banter centered on Youtube's new Super Chat. More than likely the test will be scrubbed but it would be cool to see it take off.
Plan is to climb to 12.5km high, then cut the engines and plummet to the ground using its fins like arms and legs akin to a skydiver. Two things will happen. It will power up engines approximately 300 meters from the ground where it will then sling its bottom end out to one side and then back again pulling off an incredibly landing - OR it will create a huge crater and fireball. Alternatively they might just abort and angle the rocket towards the ocean.
Given the history of mission scrubs, I think it might the test could be put off. That said, this is the largest viewing audience to date and the fins are in the launching position.
I am slowly moving house and will be checking on my phone. Not exactly zen ... I know.
I'm excited despite my clinical depression. What to do. Laughs out loud.
In case you don't have time or could care less - I will link a video depicting the way this new age rocket intends to land.
The mission height has changed from 20 km to 15km and now down to 12.5km
It's not the latest animation - but the best one in my opinion out of watching many:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdTYMry7fq0
BELOW IS THE LINK TO A STREAM WITH A COUNTDOWN ... However I can't stress enough that the launch may be canceled or delayed: (stream countdown more of a gimmick I think)
SpaceX Starship 12.5-Kilometer Flight LIVE Stream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb59U01YybA) Doh - I knew his countdown was bogus. That's it Unsubbed! :)
OOO Starship is venting [I]Even if it craters - it will add a lot of info for the next launch. They already have a couple more in bays ready to come out for the next test. Expect an explosion. Musk claims only a 1 in 3 that it will actually land. It's how Elon works. Expect loss of life on the way to Mars - That's also how that works.
https://i.ibb.co/6J00rkm/Starship-streams.png
If you add up all the people watching on the different streams it's in the hundreds of thousands. Not bad considering Covid has been stealing the limelight.
Imagine if it actually lands? How awesome would that be. If not ... I'll just link the next test when it actually looks imminent.