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@BellikOzan @spacekoala @ilikespaceplens Happy new year

@BellikOzan Ozan is SpaceX's biggest competitor

Overrated. And I say this as someone who's planning to do something similar (no I didn't get it from RL, I was thinking of it years ago; nothing new under the sun). Is it a solid choice? Yeah, I wouldn't plan on it if I didn't think it was. But its benefits are modest and its drawbacks are non-trivial. It's also not that hard to think of. People are treating it like this genius new invention that will be a key differentiator in operating cost. It's not. It's a oh-good-I'm-glad-someone-is-finally-trying-to do-it-that-way that'll hopefully be worth it.

Pope looks fine to me. 😳

@BrandonJLa Yay next game

‘25 goals: Release Patch 7, 8, 9 for Bonelab with Marrow 2, 2.1, 2.2. Bring Boneworks to Quest 3 in parallel on Marrow 2. Pre-production for the next game. By x-linking Marrow, we’re aiming for compatibility. Boneworks is the nearest kin but is still tricky. Godspeed, SLZ!

@jeff_foust I wonder what other "design vulnerabilities" there are that haven't been found

Summary of the Starliner call: - Helium leak likely caused by a defective seal in flange; an isolated issue; - Studies of that led to finding of a "design vulnerability" in propulsion system that could affect deorbit burn in rare circumstances; developed workaround for now.

@BellikOzan me waiting for Ozan to upload to his youtube channel

Waiting for X to fix basic usability glitches

@esherifftv @BellikOzan Yay Ozan

How much does each Starship cost? That's a loaded question with a complex answer. I'll be sharing my interview with @BellikOzan about this very soon!

@BrandonJLa release it as a beta so lava gang can make stuff with the new SDK

Release a Bonelab beta with minimal fanfare for the community to dissect over Christmas? Or delay until it’s further along and can be properly messaged? Current state is: no new content, no new features, 1 year of grueling core work, polish, optimization, and prep for the future.

@relativityspace @NASAStennis Archimedes: 🦗

📣 Aeon R Mission Duty Cycle complete!!! Last night @NASAStennis #AeonR burned in a flight-like configuration for 143 seconds at 70% power – marking a record-breaking pace for engine development and a very speedy 48-hour turnaround from Aeon R's first ever hot fires to successfully completing a full flight duration burn. < 2 days Aeon Rs first hot fires ➡️ Full MDC < 3 months ➡️ Powerpack install, testing, conversion to full engine, hot fires < 1 year empty land ➡️ dual-bay vertical engine test stand ≤ 2 years ➡️ 1,000+ Aeon R component level tests

@BellikOzan @spacekoala Ozan, are you confident that the first Vulcan launch going well?

@spacekoala A quarter of your respondents are even more pessimistic than I am

How many times will Vulcan Centaur launch in 2024

@eager_space @SirDeadPuppy @BellikOzan if you make a video, I will watch it

@SirDeadPuppy @BellikOzan I've thought about doing a Starship update but a) it's in a state where it's changing a lot and b) there are so many people devoted to it that I'm not sure what my value-add is. I'm thinking about the Vulcan one - I think that's a pretty clean subject area.

"When we introduce a LEO-optimized architecture. Booster fly-back is inappropriate for a high energy design, which is why we are doing engine recovery on Vulcan." The question was about full reuse, which is not the same as flyback. "Raptor would not work well with Vulcan's architecture." Doubt. reddit.com/r/ula/s/CJ0hkV… reddit.com/r/ula/s/TRlH7C…

@BellikOzan @KenKirtland17 I just hope it don't blow up during hot stage

@KenKirtland17 Most of all, though, I just really want it to get through SECO intact.

If you think that’s bad just wait until the scrub and 24hr recycle

@BellikOzan Thanks Ozan

They got unlucky. Well done with the investigation and the sharing. Best wishes on the return to flight.

@BellikOzan My bad Ozan

Please no more content on my timeline from flerfs, uncommonly nonsensical skeptics, ethnic cleansing proponents, crypto scammers, or sex workers. I'm this close to trying my hand at writing a filter layer.

@BellikOzan @Siwelthelongboi

@Siwelthelongboi Please. They bothered to model the spacecraft in detail but didn't care where the door is?

@Friendship718 @BellikOzan Was there anything bad about Patel?

@BellikOzan Equivalent of patel going out of Starbase, when Shotwell arrived everything kicked into gear, now, wonder if Bezos can find his own Shotwell

Is this Bezos waking up?

@BellikOzan wouldn't work for me. I need to bring my 36,287kg garbage truck

Hey it turns out this 3-stage 43 (total) Raptor 3 stack I specc'ed for sending 150t to TMI in one launch is also capable of sending Orion out of the solar system w/ a full prop load in the ESM (not that the prop load will do you much good).

@BocasBrain @DrPhiltill

@DrPhiltill Bear in mind, lunar launch facilities will not be subject to Booster exhaust forces (33 engines) and by eventually elevating and pitching thrust diagonally, lunar dust blast can be minimized. 3 elevated and pitched engines to 10 kilometers and then combo with 3 aft engines.

Thanks to all who sent info on the Starship launch wind conditions. I haven’t responded to all the replies individually yet to express thanks since I was swamped with three proposals last week and now I’m on travel. HOWEVER,… 1/2

@BellikOzan Yeah you should do that and upload the video to your YouTube channel

That's a tough one. B & C are less likely to speak their mind. A & D's opinions are well known & easily found. C probably has the best taste in food (cuz the others don't...) Lunch w/ A would be rushed It'd be awkward to have lunch w/ any of them (in unique ways) Eh, A or D

@MattKroc5762 @NEMo1103_ Dumb shit

@NEMo1103_ Why are people running for president of space twitter

Today, I am announcing that I am running for President of Spitter! I will be running with 2 main ideas in mind: a support for Team Space, and the idea that All Rockets Good!

@launcher Cool

We are aiming at the lowest temperature pre-burner due to our highest efficiency turbo-pump, providing ample margin for thrust boost and reducing oxygen flammability risk without the need for exotic coatings/materials (as typically needed in less efficient and higher temperature ORSC engines turbine and pre-burner).

Launcher E-2 🚀 Engine Development– Pre-Burner Testing at NASA Stennis Space Center  As we build up toward our integrated engine testing, we successfully designed, manufactured, and tested the pre-burner for our E-2 oxidizer-rich staged combustion engine.