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Amazon posted a big update, giving insight into their plans to deploy larger payloads. Starting with LA-05, Atlas V will increase from 27 to 29 satellites. Ariane 6 currently carries 32, initial New Glenn missions will carry 48, and initial Vulcan missions will carry 40.
Holy shit bro that was probably the sketchiest landing in a long while. Genuinly honest to god no cap thought it was gonna abort the landing there omg
Initial Super Heavy V3 and Starbase Pad 2 activation campaign complete, wrapping up several days of testing that loaded cryogenic fuel and oxidizer on a V3 vehicle for the first time. While the 10-engine static fire ended early due to a ground-side issue, we saw successful startup on all installed Raptor 3 engines. Next up: preparing the booster for a 33-engine static fire
Slightly used Raptor 3 engines | @NASASpaceflight
In this chart- I’m just considering when a rocket/launch system is considered *operational* Which means it does the following: •Reach SECO & maintain a stable attitude •Enter an orbit that actually stays in space beyond 1 orbit •Deploy/operate an functional payload 🧵3/14🧵
So, given Starship is continuing to have developmental struggles- I decided to dig into rocket development history & compare it to rockets that have come before. In this thread I’ll explain this chart & why it is indeed problematic. 🧵 1/14 🧵
@PebMet1 Taps the graph People don’t like it but it’s true
@AeroBigMike @xdNiBoR @PebMet1 Okay, I'll just grab the Astra 3.3 rocket price, put a minuscule blue bar on it, do the same with Saturn V but with a huuuge bar, and then claim Astra rocket 3.3 is better than Saturn V. We don't care about the context behind these comparisons anyways- right?
