<Scolar_Visari>
Sons and daughters of Kerbin: With the rising of sea levels, every coastal launch facility will become a Sea Launch!
<UmbralRaptor>
Free water for sound supression!
* Scolar_Visari
ponders if the Dragon V2 loss was related to their previous propellant problems.
<UmbralRaptor>
AMOS-6? I thought different propellants were involved?
<Scolar_Visari>
No, there was a Dragon V2 lost during a test with rather nasty looking hypergolic propellant clouds wafting from what appeared to be a sizeable detonation.
<Scolar_Visari>
The SuperDraco's propellant lines (or something related to them) seemed to have had recent issues prior to that.
<Scolar_Visari>
Apparently fuel line freezing
<UmbralRaptor>
hrm
<Scolar_Visari>
Having said that, I suppose NASA's reluctance to employ SpaceX's original scheme for propulsive landings has now been solidly justified on grounds other than severe R&D headaches.
<Scolar_Visari>
I'm . . . Not sure a lot of SpaceX supporters understand just how much of a problem this is, as the SuperDracos are also the launch escape system. Exploding on the pad is the exact opposite of what they're supposed to do.
<UmbralRaptor>
I feel like (ironically), one of SpaceX's big innovations in reusability is being able to just lose a vehicle sometimes.
<UmbralRaptor>
Obviously this presents problems when launching humans
<Scolar_Visari>
And cargo.
<Scolar_Visari>
Particularly if a Progress MS is lost around the same time.
<Scolar_Visari>
And, as far as I understand, Starship isn't to have anything approaching a launch escape system. Unless you like setting your first stage on fire.
<AmbulatoryCortex>
We know how bad this is, Scolar. General mood is pessimistic hope that it wasn't the vehicle itself that caused the problem, which is unlikely.
<Scolar_Visari>
AmbulatoryCortex: A lot, not all, and the SpaceNews commenting crowd generally attack anyone who so much as dare point out even the smallest of issues with SpaceX.
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* Scolar_Visari
ponders a high occupancy model, LES-equipped Starship variant to shuttle people up to an Interplanetary Transfer Vehicle.
<AmbulatoryCortex>
I'm just glad it happened now. It could have happened while docked to the ISS...
<Scolar_Visari>
Could've been related to additional stress upon splashdown, as this was a pre-owned capsule.
* Scolar_Visari
warily eyes the people continuing to assume Starship will assuredly be a thing.
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<Guest09368>
hi
<Mod9000>
Hello, Guest09368
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<Fluburtur>
might contrast too much with the rest tho
<Fluburtur>
it is built of pretty light wood and mahogany is rather dark
<Althego>
dark. i thought emos died out already. but tuday i saw one, completely black clothes, black hair, hair in eyes, longer on one side, and piercing in lip
<Mat2ch>
Fluburtur: part 3? ;)
<Althego>
lol
<Fluburtur>
soon
<Fluburtur>
I wanted to edit it but im watching redneck brothers again
<Mat2ch>
;)
<Mat2ch>
Have you all watched the autonomy conference yesterday?
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<Gasher[work]>
and when i launched that plane earlier one time it spawned in space in the middle of nothing and the other it spawned on Moho. And there was no sun https://imgur.com/a/1srNLGJ
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<Ragnaman>
Hello
<Mod9000>
Hello, Ragnaman
<Ragnaman>
I was wondering about transfer options.
<Ragnaman>
so there is hohmann transfer, which is basically a transfer that requires orbits
<Ragnaman>
is it possible to go to the Moon without an orbit
<Ragnaman>
just straight up hitting the moon by launching the rocket in a straight line at the right time
<Gasher[work]>
yes?
<Ragnaman>
what is this method called ?
<Gasher[work]>
idk
<Gasher[work]>
not long ago someone here showed off a craft file which orbits by a single click of spacebar
<Fluburtur>
I think that is called direct ascent
<Ragnaman>
with kOS ?
<Gasher[work]>
hm, though i think it's impossible with the mun cause you'd have to make one correction
<Fluburtur>
I have a rocket that can do a direct ascent directly to jool
<Fluburtur>
I did it only once by accident
<Gasher[work]>
accidental ascend lol
<Fluburtur>
it is now on an escape trajectory out of kerbol
<Fluburtur>
it is like 10AU away
<Fluburtur>
kerbin AU
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<packbart>
MechJeb's Ascent Guidance did have a button for that, "Launch to rendezvous" to timewarp to the launch window. I never really tried it, though
<Mat2ch>
some things to consider: A direct transfer is most of the time possible
<Mat2ch>
it can have some corrective manouvers in it, but doesn't have to
<Mat2ch>
and yes, you can build a rocket that orbits without touching the controls.
<Fluburtur>
the japanese are good at that
<Mat2ch>
but it has to be designed carefully.
<Mat2ch>
Orbiting the Mun without slowing down should be impossible
<Mat2ch>
But with real orbital mechanics it might work.
<Ragnaman>
it requires less dV in total than hohman transfer ?
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<Mat2ch>
A direct transfer should be more efficient, yes
<Gasher[work]>
Mat2ch, who said obiting? hitting :)
<Mat2ch>
Hitting is even easier ;)
<Fluburtur>
if the m700 scanner still works as a lithobraking device it would make for a very efficient mun lander
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<Scolar_Visari>
Sons and daughters of Kerbin: You know, maybe space is just a really well done sky box?
<VanDisaster>
it's on the inside of your eyeballs
<Scolar_Visari>
But . . . I DON'T HAVE EYES!
<VanDisaster>
the amount of stuff our visual system makes up is almost unbelievable
<Scolar_Visari>
Psht, I get more content with Space Engine.
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<UmbralRaptor>
Well, your cameras then?
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<Scolar_Visari>
Crappy 90's era webcams.
* Scolar_Visari
begins their Rogue Servitor playthrough, hoping to migrate all biological life in the galaxy from planets into secure habitats and ringworlds.